ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Pay television

Okay kiddo, so you know how sometimes the TV shows you like to watch have commercials that interrupt them? Well, with pay television, you can watch your favorite shows without any commercial interruptions!

But, you have to pay for this service. It's like if you want a toy, you have to pay for it with your allowance money. Pay television is like paying for your favorite TV shows so you can watch them without any interruptions from annoying ads.

Pay television is usually delivered through cable or satellite, which means the TV signals are sent to your home through a special wire or dish. You need to have this wire or dish installed in your home before you can start watching pay TV.

Some pay TV companies also offer other features like on-demand movies and shows, where you can pick what you want to watch and when you want to watch it. Some even have TV channels that you can't get on regular free TV!

So, although you have to pay for it, pay television means you can watch your favorite shows uninterrupted and sometimes get access to special TV channels and on-demand features.