• NutWrench@lemmy.ml
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      6 days ago

      In the US, it was probably called “Preview.” It was an over-the-air movie channel that needed a decoder box to view it.

      They usually broadcast from a UHF TV station that had made a deal with HBO or CineMax (often nicknamed “Skin-a-Max” because they tended to show pron after 11pm or so). It was basically cable TV without the cable.

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        That’s a new one, kids called it “paper view” when I was growing up. It’s pay-per-view, and you could get it on cable and satellite too.