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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. List of United States pay television channels - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of pay television networks or channels broadcasting or receivable in the United States, organized by broadcast area and genre. Some television providers use one or more channel slots for east/west feeds, high definition services, secondary audio programming and access to video on demand .

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 JCP/WCW closed-circuit events and pay-per-view events

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   This is a list of all closed-circuit television and pay-per-view events held by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and its predecessor Jim Crockett Promotions (JCP). From 1983 to 1987, these events aired live on closed-circuit television under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. Beginning in 1987, the events would air live on pay-per ...

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. Qube (cable television) - Wikipedia

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   On the top of the remote was a hole in which a "key" (really just a magnet in a proprietary plastic holder) was inserted to unlock viewing of pay-per-view programming, which could be billed in much the same way as modern cable pay-per-view programs are. Without the key inserted, restricted channels displayed a default access denial screen.

9. 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 ...