pay TV
Fee-based broadcasting
Pay TV is television programming that requires a subscription or per-view fee rather than being broadcast free over the airwaves.
Cable, satellite, and streaming services all fall under this umbrella: We cut pay TV and just use an antenna now.
Premium channels like HBO were the original pay TV, distinct from basic cable packages.
Sharing a central axis
- set-top boxTelevision signal conversion device
- cable boxTelevision signal decoder
- bundleGathered items tied together
- wiringInstalled electrical conductors
installation · provider · channels · infrastructure · cord-cutting · basic cable · PPV · cable guide
Subscription streaming service
- Amazon PrimeE-commerce membership program
- PeacockNBC's digital streaming brand
- HuluVideo streaming platform
- HBO MaxWarner's subscription streaming platform
binge-watching · on-demand · Roku · Chromecast · buffering · bandwidth · app · download
Food container or recipe
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- DirecTVSatellite television provider
- Dish NetworkSatellite television company
Sky · encryption · scrambling · installation · satellite receiver · multiroom
Recurring periodic payment
- billingCharging for services rendered
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- renewalMaking current again
- packageWrapped item for delivery
bundle · tier · membership · cancellation · free trial · annual plan · premium tier · price increase
Feature-length filmed entertainment
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- documentariesFilms depicting real events
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- live eventsGatherings occurring in real-time
original programming · exclusive content · blockbuster · premiere · box office · championship · back catalog · simulcast
coaxial
Sharing a central axis
- set-top boxTelevision signal conversion device
- cable boxTelevision signal decoder
- bundleGathered items tied together
wiring · installation · provider · channels · infrastructure · cord-cutting · basic cable · PPV · cable guide · DVR
Netflix
Subscription streaming service
- Amazon PrimeE-commerce membership program
- PeacockNBC's digital streaming brand
- HuluVideo streaming platform
HBO Max · binge-watching · on-demand · Roku · Chromecast · buffering · bandwidth · app · download · watchlist
dish
Food container or recipe
Dish Network · Sky · encryption · scrambling · installation · satellite receiver · multiroom
monthly fee
Recurring periodic payment
- billingCharging for services rendered
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- renewalMaking current again
package · bundle · tier · membership · cancellation · free trial · annual plan · premium tier · price increase · subscriber
movies
Feature-length filmed entertainment
- seriesOrdered set of related items
- documentariesFilms depicting real events
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
live events · original programming · exclusive content · blockbuster · premiere · box office · championship · back catalog · simulcast · season pass
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- pay TVsubscription, subscriber, monthly fee, subscription fee, PPV
- Digital TVHDTV, SDTV, broadcast, cable systems, set-top box
pay TVfree-to-air
Unencrypted broadcast reception
broadcast television · network television · public television · free streaming · public broadcasting
pay TVfree-to-air
Unencrypted broadcast reception
public airwaves · public access television · broadcast networks