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Pay television

Also called: pay TV

ELI5

Television services available through subscription or other payment.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the pay television clearer in the season overview?”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Pay television” in scripted television conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

Connected terms

  • Free-to-air televisionComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.