cable television

NOUN

television system transmitted over cable to subscribers

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cable cable system

WEAK

cable TV cablevision community antenna television pay television subscription television

Example Sentences

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Joseph Collins, a longtime cable television executive who helped pioneer the industry’s transition to broadband, died April 2 at his home in Weekapaug, R.I.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Paramount’s offer includes acquiring HBO, the Burbank studios and Warner’s cable television channels like CNN and HGTV.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

“Emeril Live” turned Food Network into one of the fastest-growing cable television networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Since accepting Netflix’s $82.7 billion bid in early December, the Warner Bros. board has twice formally rejected Paramount’s competing $108 billion bid, questioning its financing and the way it valued the cable television business.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

So, right then and there, she walked onstage, pretending to read a bill from the cable television company.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell