Enveu Media & OTT Glossary

A practical knowledge base for OTT platforms, streaming tech, monetization, playback, analytics, DRM, FAST, and media operations. Use A–Z to browse or search to jump to a term.

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.

Ready to build your streaming platform?

Turn these OTT concepts into a real-world solution with Enveu.