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Multichannel video programming distributor
In the United States, a
multichannel video programming distributor
(
MVPD
) is a
service provider
that delivers video programming services, usually for a subscription fee (
pay television
). These operators include
direct-broadcast satellite
(DBS) providers,
cable television
(CATV) systems, and other various
wireline
video providers (including
Verizon FiOS
as well as
AT&T U-verse
) and
competitive local exchange carriers
(CLECs) using
IPTV
. The corresponding term used by Canadian regulators is
Broadcast distribution undertaking
(
BDU
).
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Pay television
Pay television
,
subscription television
,
premium television
, or
premium channels
refer to
subscription
-based
television
services, usually provided by both
analog
and
digital
cable
and
satellite television
, but also increasingly via
digital terrestrial
and
internet television
. Subscription television began in the
multi-channel transition
and transitioned into the
post-network era
. Some parts of the world, notably in
France
and the
United States
, have also offered encrypted analog terrestrial signals available for subscription.
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