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2. 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 ...

3. Pay-per-view - Wikipedia

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   Pay-per-view. 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.

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. United States pay television content advisory system - Wikipedia

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   The United States pay television content advisory system is a television content rating system developed cooperatively by the American pay television industry; it first went into effect on March 1, 1994, on cable-originated premium channels owned by the system's principal developers, Home Box Office, Inc. and Showtime Networks.

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. Spice Networks - Wikipedia

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   The logo for the brand. The Spice Networks are a group of television channels operated on a pay-per-view basis that broadcast pornographic content. The channels are owned by the adult entertainment conglomerate Aylo, but they were originally launched by Playboy Enterprises in March 1994. They are available via cable, IPTV, and satellite in over ...

8. Sky Box Office - Wikipedia

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   Sky launched a sister pay-per-view channel in August 2001, Premiership Plus, which shown select football matches from the Premier League live. The service closed in 2007 as Sky were forced by the European Union to break their broadcasting monopoly on the competition. A range of pay-per-view 3-D films were also screened on Sky 3D.

9. Showtime (TV network) - Wikipedia

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   Also in 1988, the company formed Showtime Event Television (now Showtime PPV) as a pay-per-view distributor of special event programming. In 1990, Showtime ventured into acquiring and premiering independent films exclusively for the channel as part of the 30-Minute Movie short film anthology series.