Process whereby a viewer pays a fixed amount to view a single event or series of events on a given television venue.
You pay for and watch content in the moment. Pay per view can mean you get to access to the content once or for a prolonged, but short period of time, i.e. two hours. Each PPV (Pay Per View) system will have their unique terms.
Pay per view is exactly that - watching a program which has an associayed cost, and is purchased separately from any package or subscription. This could include a movie, special event, sporting event or an adult program. The event may be purchased using either impulse PPV (IPPV) by using your remote or over the phone PPV (OPPV). IPPV requires a 24/7 land based phone connection. OPPV usually carries a surcharge for the ordering process.
an event that you order with your remote at the time of viewing
PPV allows users to watch Live events such as Sports Matches or Music Concerts. The user pays (roughly the price of renting a DVD) to watch the event on TV as it is happening.
The system by which you pay every time when somebody views your ad, even if that person doesn't click on it; A concept that is not very popular anymore.
With satellite TV, you are able to interactively browse their selection of movies and, for an additional fee, you can have that movie sent to your home after a short phone call to order the movie. In the past pay-per-view was restricted to certain movies at certain times. Now there is impulse pay per view, which allows you to order movies from a far wider selection through the interactive display menu on your TV.
A pay-per-view event may be purchased separately from any package or subscription. This could include a movie, special event, sporting event, or an adult program.
An event that has an associated viewing cost, and which may be purchased separately from any package or subscription. This could include a movie, special event, sporting event, or an adult program. The event may be purchased using either IPPV or OPPV.
The subscription model as pioneered on cable TV has potential life on the internet, replacing or adding to advertising as an income source for those providing useful/valuable content.
A big company's money making avenue. Angles are built up on free TV to book major matches, which are then put on PPV for people to pay to see.
Pay television programming for which cable subscribers pay a separate fee for each program viewed.