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'''Pay television''' or '''Premium Television'' refers to [[subscription]]-based [[television]] services, usually provided by both analogue and digital [[Cable television|cable]] and [[Satellite television|satellite]], but also increasingly by [[Digital terrestrial television|digital terrestrial]] methods. |
'''Pay television''' or '''Premium Television''' refers to [[subscription]]-based [[television]] services, usually provided by both analogue and digital [[Cable television|cable]] and [[Satellite television|satellite]], but also increasingly by [[Digital terrestrial television|digital terrestrial]] methods. |
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== Pay-per-view ambiguities == |
== Pay-per-view ambiguities == |
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Pay television or Premium Television refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods.
Pay-per-view ambiguities
Pay-per-view (PPV) services are similar to subscription-based pay TV services in that you must pay to have the broadcast decrypted for viewing, but usually only entail a one-off payment for a single or time-limited viewing.
Free-to-view ambiguties
"Free" variants are free-to-air (FTA) and free-to-view (FTV), however FTV services are normally encrypted and decryption cards either come as part of an initial subscription to a pay TV bouquet or can be purchased for a one-off cost.
Selective access of free content
- FTA and FTV systems may still have selective access. ABC Asia-Pacific is one example. This channel's content is free-to-air but NRL games are encrypted.
See also
- Premium television - previously known as "pay television" in North America
- Pirate decryption