Korean slang profile
PPV
ppv
Payment per broadcast program
An abbreviation for selecting individual broadcasts, such as films or matches, and paying for the programs watched.
- Expanded form
- Pay Per ViewPay Per View
- Other spellings
- 페이퍼뷰, 피피브이
- Earliest source found
- May 15, 2001
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
경기 한 편을 PPV로 결제해 시청했다.
I paid for and watched one match through PPV.
02Documented history
- 2001-05-15This source introduced “PPV” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Electronic Times in 2001 and Financial News in 2006 give the English expansion and explain payment per program. Its first user has not been identified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
It is related to VOD, which concerns selecting and playing video, but this entry is limited to charging per program.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- <오늘의 용어> PPV(Pay Per View) (전자신문)Published May 15, 2001Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
- [재미있는 방송 이야기] 골라보는 재미,PPV서비스 (파이낸셜뉴스)Published Jan 25, 2006Original source checked Nov 14, 2026