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cable television

NOUN
television system transmitted over cable to subscribers
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That’s a problem only if vehicle ownership turns out to be like cable television subscriptions, where a departure by the young was an early warning sign.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

And at a time when the cable television business is collapsing in many markets, the Dodgers have a blockbuster TV deal that will pay them more than $330 million a year through 2038.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Discovery, including its laggard cable television channels like CNN, TBS and the Discovery Channel, was rejected, came back on Monday with a higher, all-cash bid with an enterprise value of $108.4 billion, which includes debt.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

Unlike Paramount, Netflix isn’t offering to buy Warner-Discovery’s substantial cable television assets.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

Because the mountains interfered with reception, in 1954 he erected an antenna on a high ridge and provided one of the first cable television systems in the United States as a free service.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam