pay tv
pay tv — noun
1. a television service you pay a subscription to receive, giving you access to cha
a television service you pay a subscription to receive, giving you access to channels and programmes that are not available for free
Rohan subscribed to pay TV just to watch the cricket World Cup final.
subscribe to + pay TV + for + purpose
Tyler thinks pay TV costs too much now that streaming apps are everywhere.
The hotel room includes pay TV, but the Wi-Fi is completely free.
Manuela cancelled her pay TV package after the monthly bill nearly doubled.
Yasmin and her flatmates share one pay TV account across three devices.
- subscription television
a more formal term, often used in industry or regulatory contexts
- premium TV
emphasises higher-quality or exclusive content rather than the payment model itself
- cable TV
a specific type of pay TV delivered through underground cables; not all pay TV is cable
- free-to-air TV
television channels you can watch without any payment or subscription
- broadcast TV
traditional television transmitted over the air and received with an antenna at no cost
文法句型
pay TV + channel/package/subscription/service
用法筆記
Uncountable — do not say 'a pay TV'. Use a phrase like 'a pay TV subscription' or 'a pay TV package' instead.