Pay Television. Pay Television means the exhibition of Productions on a television receiver by a Pay Television network operator distributed by means of broadcast, cable, closed circuit, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) or any other form of distribution whether in conventional, scrambled, encoded or otherwise altered form where there is a requirement that the audience shall make a payment to receive such production. Such payment may be in the form of (i) a separate amount for each production or portion thereof, (ii) a payment to receive a dedicated Pay Television channel which payment is made either in addition to a regular Cable Television subscription fee, or to the proprietor of a free standing microwave distribution system or a satellite master antenna television distribution system (SMATV) which distributes the said channel. Exhibition in theatres or comparable places is theatrical exhibition and shall not be considered Pay Television.
Pay Television. The term “pay television,” as used in this Article, shall mean exhibition of theatrical motion pictures on a television screen by means of telecast, cable, closed-circuit, satellite to home or CATV, where substantially all systems to which the program is licensed meet the following tests:
(A) a separate channel is provided for which the subscriber pays a separate fee (which fee is a major charge relative to other charges made to the subscriber) for that channel;
(B) the subscriber pays for the motion picture or motion pictures selected (except that a motion picture or motion pictures selected for which only a token charge is made shall not be considered pay television);
(C) the subscriber pays a fee for an encoded telecast, which fee is a major charge relative to other fees paid for encoded telecasts. The foregoing tests cover those types of services and systems which exist in the industry today and are commonly understood in the industry today to be pay television services or systems. The term “pay television,” as used in this Article, shall also include the exhibition of theatrical motion pictures through a television receiver or comparable device by means of a telecast, cable, closed-circuit, satellite or CATV for which the viewing audience (whether by the individual viewer or by the hotel, motel, hospital or other accommodation where the viewer is) pays to receive the program by making a separate payment for such specific program. Exhibition in theatres or comparable places by such means is theatrical exhibition and shall not be considered pay television. The term Supplemental Markets does not include the exhibition of a theatrical motion picture by cassette or otherwise over a television broadcast station or in theatrical exhibition and, for this purpose, “theatrical exhibition” includes the educational market, the exhibition of theatrical motion pictures on any commercial carrier (referred to herein as “in-flight”), such as commercial airlines, trains, ships and buses, and other uses which have been traditionally considered theatrical exhibition of theatrical motion pictures, other than the specific home use hereinabove defined as the “Supplemental Market” for cassettes. Whenever reference is made in this Article to pay television, such reference shall be deemed to include only those uses of motion pictures as to which a charge is actually made to the subscriber for the program viewed, or when the subscriber has the option, by additional payment, to ...
Pay Television. For the purpose of this Agreement, “pay television” is the exhibition of television programs on a home-type television screen by means of telecast, cable or closed circuit, in which the viewing audience pays to receive the program by making a separate payment for such specific programs.
Pay Television. Exhibition of television programs on a home type television screen by means of telecast, cable or closed circuit, in which the viewing audience pays to receive the program by making a separate payment for such specific programs.
Pay Television. The exhibition of Programs on a home-type television screen by means of telecast, cable, closed circuit or any other form of distribution requiring that the audience pay to receive such Program. Such payment may be in the form of (a) a separate payment for each Program; or a payment to receive one or more special channels which shall be in addition to the regular Cable subscription fee. Exhibition in theatres or comparable places is theatrical exhibition and shall not be considered Pay Television. PILOT A Script which leads to a further Script or Scripts using the same concept characters. Minor revisions to a Script within the basic structure of the scenes as written but not including any substantial change in story or structure, or any addition or deletion of characters, alterations of plot, or reworking of more than of the dialogue. PRIME TIME The broadcast period from to
Pay Television. Pay Television" (also known as Pay Cable), as used in this Agreement, means exhibition on a home-type television screen by means of telecast, cable, closed circuit, or CATV where substantially all systems to which the program is licensed meet the following tests:
a. Where a separate channel is provided for which the subscriber pays a separate fee (which fee is a major charge relative to other charges made to the subscriber) for that channel; and/or
b. Where the subscriber pays for each program he/she selects (except that a program he/she selects for which only a token charge is made shall not be considered a Pay Television program); and/or
c. Where the subscriber pays a fee for an encoded telecast or telecast which fee is a major charge relative to other fees paid for encoded telecasts. It is expressly understood that "Pay Television" does not include theatrical exhibition and does not include methods such as community antennas and community television systems when used to supplement free television transmission.
