cable television

Example Sentences

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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

Netflix’s proposal would see the cable television business, including channels CNN, TBS and the Discovery Channel. spun off into a separate company.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 12, 2026

Thompson said recently that a study commissioned by CNN showed that some 18 million Americans who had ditched cable television since the coronavirus pandemic would be "very interested" in paying for standalone subscriptions.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 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