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PAY-PER-VIEW TELEVISION SERVICE [1 record]

Record 1 2015-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

Discretionary service, typically consisting of movies and special events, offered to cable subscribers on a pay per program basis.

CONT

The pay-per-view service is offered on a different cable and can be received only via special receiving equipment. The signals are also scrambled. This kind of programming offers certain programmes at certain times. When subscribers watch a programme on a pay-per-view cable, they are charged for every programme watched ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Service facultatif, composé typiquement de films et d'événements spéciaux, offert aux abonnés sur une base «facturation par émission/à l'utilisation».

OBS

TVC : télévision à la carte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Televisión (Radioelectricidad)
CONT

[Se trata] de un nuevo servicio de una compañía de taxis para empresas y profesionales que trabaja en París [y que ofrece] un servicio de televisión a la carta, es decir, el usuario puede ver [...] lo que elija.

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