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2. Pay-per-view - Wikipedia

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   Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television or webcast service that enables a viewer to pay to watch individual events via private telecast. Events can be purchased through a multichannel television platform using their electronic program guide , an automated telephone system, or through a live customer service representative .

3. United States pay television content advisory system - Wikipedia

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   Liberty Media-owned pay services Starz (which launched on April 1 of that year) and Encore soon followed in implementing the system by September 1994, and by early 1997, it was in use across several of the major pay-per-view services, including Viewer's Choice (now In Demand) and Request TV.

4. Pay television - Wikipedia

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   Pay-per-view (PPV) services are similar to subscription-based pay television services in that customers must pay to have the broadcast decrypted for viewing, but usually only entail a one-time payment for a single or time-limited viewing. Programs offered via pay-per-view are most often movies or sporting events, but may also include other ...

5. List of countries by tax rates - Wikipedia

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   Map of the world showing national-level sales tax / VAT rates as of October 2019. Additional local taxes may apply. [citation needed]A comparison of tax rates by countries is difficult and somewhat subjective, as tax laws in most countries are extremely complex and the tax burden falls differently on different groups in each country and sub-national unit.

6. Cable television in the United States - Wikipedia

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   AllVid is a CableCARD replacement proposed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), U.S.A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), intended to provide bidirectional compatibilities such as interactive programming guides, video-on-demand and pay-per-view, since retail CableCARD-ready devices are unable to access such systems.

7. Telemeter (pay television) - Wikipedia

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   Telemeter was an American subscription television service developed by the International Telemeter Corporation, that operated from 1953 to 1967. Telemeter was used on a coin-to-box machine connected to any television set. When the right amount of money was deposited into the box, a scrambled signal sent through coaxial cables was unscrambled ...

8. In Demand - Wikipedia

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   Website. www .indemand .com. In Demand (stylized as iN DEMAND) is an American cable television service which provides video on demand services, including pay-per-view. [1] Comcast, Cox Communications, and Charter Communications (with former independent companies Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks) jointly own In Demand.

9. DirecTV Cinema - Wikipedia

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   1994. Headquarters. United States. Products. Film distribution. DirecTV Cinema (previously known as Direct Ticket, Blockbuster Ticket, Blockbuster Pay-Per-View Movies, and DirecTV Pay-Per-View) is DirecTV 's video on demand and pay-per-view platform for film content. Films are released as is done on other pay-TV services, along with exclusive ...