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cable television

NOUN
television system transmitted over cable to subscribers
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The plaintiffs allege that combining Warner and Paramount would give one company too much power over theatrical movie distribution and cable television.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Spectrum owner Charter Communications is nearing the finish line in its long-awaited $34.5-billion purchase of Cox Enterprises to form the nation’s largest internet and cable television company.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

What she is now discovering is that a courtroom does not run on the same rules as a cable television set.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

In 2008, Gov. Eliot Spitzer thought he had a deal with James Dolan, the cable television scion whose family controls Madison Square Garden, to relocate the arena so a new Penn could be born.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

They followed their success with Capital One with a similar success, in a distressed European cable television company called United Pan-European Cable.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis



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