Enveu Media & OTT Glossary

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Pay-Per-View

Pay-Per-View is a pricing model where users pay one time to access a specific event or piece of content.

What is Pay-Per-View?

Pay-Per-View is a pricing model where users pay one time to access a specific event or piece of content.

Why Pay-Per-View matters in OTT platforms

It affects how a streaming business earns revenue and retains subscribers, influencing ARPU, churn, and overall unit economics.

How Pay-Per-View works in practice

Pay-Per-View (PPV) allows viewers to pay a one-time fee to access specific content, commonly used for live sports, concerts, or special events.

Where you encounter Pay-Per-View

You will encounter it in subscription and billing flows, ad break configurations, revenue dashboards, and entitlement rules applied during playback.