Pay Television definition

Pay Television means the delivery over the System of pay-per-channel or pay-per-program audio-visual signals to Subscribers for a fee or charge, in addition to the charge for Basic Cable Service or Cable Programming Services.
Pay Television means the exhibition of motion pictures on a home-type television screen, receiver, or monitor by a Pay Television network operator or single station 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 motion picture. Such payment may be in the form of:
Pay Television means the delivery of pay-per-channel or pay-per-program audio-visual signals to Subscribers for a fee or charge, in addition to the charge for Basic Cable Service or Cable Programming Services.

Examples of Pay Television in a sentence

  • All of Licensor’s rights and interest in, to and with respect to the Licensed Pictures, the Picture Masters and the respective elements and parts thereof, and media mode or means of transmission or exhibition not specifically granted herein to DISH including, without limitation, theatrical, non-theatrical, home video, electronic sell through, Pay Television, basic television, Free Television and ‘Clip-and-Sling’ rights, shall be, and are specifically and entirely, reserved to Licensor.

  • In addition, for clarity, in no event shall any Current Film be available via Free Television or Pay Television during such Licensed Picture’s DISH License Period hereunder.


More Definitions of Pay Television

Pay Television means the delivery over the System of pay-per-channel or
Pay Television means the delivery over the System of per-channel, per-channel group or per-program audio-visual signals to Subscribers for a fee or charge, in excess of the charge for Basic Service or Cable Programming Services.
Pay Television means exhibition over a service for which subscribers pay a premium for the programming transmitted (e.g., HBO).
Pay Television means the delivery over the System of pay‑per‑channel or pay‑per‑program audio‑visual signals to Subscribers for a fee or charge, in addition to the charge for Basic Cable Service or Cable Programming Services.
Pay Television means transmissions or exhibitions by any form of Television (including, without limitation, the right to authorize transmission by third parties, including, without limitation, carriers such as cable systems, master antenna systems, direct satellite systems, IPTV systems, Internet connectivity providers and Open Internet Service providers) to subscribers of a Programming Service upon payment by such subscribers of a periodic subscription fee charged on a not less than monthly subscription basis except as set forth in Section 16(c) and Section 2(a)(iii). All such Pay Television channels or services shall be (i) encrypted at all times (except as set forth in Section 16(c)), (ii) on a commercial-free, non- advertiser supported basis, (iii) offered to such subscribers for an additional charge (for a single channel or service or group of channels or services) over and above the obligatory basic cable subscription charge; provided, however, that the requirement in subclause (iii) shall not apply to transmissions or exhibitions of an STE Service over the Internet that are subject to the requirements of Sections 2(c)(ii), 2(c)(iii) or 2(c)(iv) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the tier of programming over which STE Pay Television services are commonly delivered via satellite and IPTV providers as of the Amendment Date (e.g, “Essentials from Fios TV” from Verizon and the “Choice package” from DirecTV) shall be sufficient to satisfy the “basic cable” requirement set forth in subclause (iii) above with respect to those providers. For purposes of clarification, “home-shopping” segments and “infomercials” (as such terms are commonly understood as of the Amendment Date) shall each be considered advertiser-supported activities, but (A) billboards and signboards within a given program (which may include the name and/or logo of a third-party commercial entity and/or product), provided, that ads in such billboards and signboards are not served via dynamic insertion, and (B) product placements that are contained in any program (e.g., clothing worn by sports figures) shall not be considered advertiser-supported activities.
Pay Television as used in this Agreement, shall mean exhibition on a home-type television screen by means of telecast, cable, closed circuit or CATV when substantially all licensed systems meet the following tests:
Pay Television means the delivery over the System of pay-per-channel or pay- per- program video signals to Subscribers for a fee or charge, in addition to the charge for other Basic Cable Services or other Cable Services.