A pay-per-view television service makes you pay for each programme you watch, not for a whole channel all month. The classic picture is a big boxing match, a wrestling show, or a film you buy for one night on cable. You order it, you pay once, you watch that one thing.

A pay-per-view television service這種電視服務 makes you讓你 for each programme you watch為你看的每一個節目 pay付費, not for a whole channel all month而不是整個月付一整個頻道。The classic picture最經典的畫面 is是 a big boxing match一場大型拳賽, a wrestling show一場摔角秀, or you buy for one night on cable或在有線電視上買一個晚上的 a film一部電影。You order it你下訂, you pay once付一次錢, you watch that one thing看那一樣東西。

People often shorten it to PPV. It was a huge cable-TV idea in the 1990s and 2000s.

People人們 often常 shorten it to把它縮成 PPV。It它 in the 1990s and 2000s在 1990 和 2000 年代 was a huge cable-TV idea是有線電視的一個大主意。

Streaming has eaten a lot of everyday films, though actually live sports and special events still sell this way, and older people may still say pay-per-view for any one-off TV purchase. It is a bit technical, a bit old-cable, and very normal in sports talk. It is not a monthly subscription, even if you buy several shows in one month.

Streaming串流 has eaten已經吃掉了 a lot of everyday films很多日常看的電影, though actually不過其實 live sports and special events體育直播和特別活動 still sell this way仍然這樣賣, and older people年長一些的人 for any one-off TV purchase對任何單次購買的電視內容 may still say可能仍然說 pay-per-view。It is它 a bit technical有點技術味, a bit old-cable有點老有線電視的味道, and in sports talk在體育話題裡 very normal非常平常。It它 is not a monthly subscription不是按月訂閱, even if就算 you buy several shows in one month你一個月買了好幾個節目也一樣。