Subcategory of pay television in which individual events, instead of monthly service, are sold separately at premium prices.
Comparable to pay-per-view events on television, this refers to streaming media which viewers must pay to see on their computer.
Pay television programming for which cable subscribers pay a separate fee for each program viewed. Or a service that allows customers to buy content on a program by program basis. Most customers today order programming via phone. OCAP 1.0 systems will enable the development of services to allow customers to order pay-per-view programming directly from their TV.
Usually movies or special events that a cable subscriber specially requests to receive for a single fee added to the monthly cable bill.
Conditional access service where the user is able to buy one particular program.
In the cable television industry, the ability to view programming on a pay-per-play basis. See also Video on Demand.
A method of marketing television programs to subscribers where a fee is paid upon each separate viewing of a program. (See also: Video on Demand)
The ability to select and view the cable television programming of one's choice for a fee.
An interactive pay-TV service where the viewer chooses and pays for the specific programme they want to view, eg a concert or a football match.
Users are charged a price for individual programs requested, typically a movie or special event.
A technique of controlling television access whereby the customer is charged on the basis of what programs he/she watches. Progressive A picture-scanning process where all the lines of the image are scanned by every vertical scan.
Programming services which are paid for by subscribers on the basis of the number of hours or programmes watched rather than through a straight subscription fee.
Programming that cable/satellite company charges the customer for viewing an individual program, such as a boxing event or recent motion picture.
Reception of a scrambled film or sporting event after the payment of a one-off fee for that broadcast.
Pay service that enables a subscriber to order and view events or movies on an individual basis.
The purchasing of programmes and services by a television viewer or service user on an individual basis (e.g. televised coverage of a sports event). Access to purchased material is controlled by means of a Conditional Access system.
Pay-per-view is a service that allows the user to request specific programs for viewing, with a fee charged.
Televised programs, such as cable television channels, that require payment by the viewer.
An event that has an associated viewing cost, and which may be purchased separately from any package or subscription. The ordered events could include movies, special events, such as sporting, or adult programming. The event could be purchased by either impulse PPV by using a television remote (this application requires a continuous land line phone based connection), or over the phone PPV (this application may have additional costs for processing).
Pay-per-view is a method of purchasing programming one a per-program basis.
Pay-per-view (abbr. PPV) is the system in which television viewers can purchase events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. The event is shown at the same time to everyone ordering it, as opposed to video on demand systems, which allow viewers to see the event at any time.
