cable television

noun

1. a system of broadcasting television programming to private subscribers by means of coaxial cable.

cable television

noun

1. a television service in which programmes are distributed to subscribers' televisions by cable rather than by broadcast transmission

Example Sentences

It's also on cable television in 10 other countries.

From BBC

Are we in for a new age of scripted basic cable television?

From Los Angeles Times

Consumers’ habits have shifted, where more people are watching YouTube on TV screens these days instead of on smartphones in the U.S., eating into territory held by broadcast and cable television.

From Los Angeles Times

Even on broadcast and cable television, most dysfunctional family series take a one-step-forward-two-steps-back approach to their characters’ emotional growth.

From Los Angeles Times

The reunion comes as Paramount struggles to retain the cachet of some of its biggest franchises, including the VMAs, as the cable television landscape shrinks because of the shift to streaming.

From Los Angeles Times

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