Whois & Analysis for showtime.com

Showtime is an American premium cable and satellite television network that serves as the flagship service of the Showtime Networks subsidiary of CBS Corporation, which also owns sister services The Movie Channel and Flix.

Showtime's programming primarily includes theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy specials and made-for-TV movies.

Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a provider.

The verb "to stream" refers to the process of delivering or obtaining media in this manner; the term refers to the delivery method of the medium, rather than the medium itself, and is an alternative to file downloading, a process in which the end-user obtains the entire file for the content before watching or listening to it.

Pay television, subscription television, premium television, or premium channels are subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analog and digital cable and satellite television, but also increasingly via digital terrestrial and internet television.

Subscription television began in the multi-channel transition and transitioned into the post-network era.

Some parts of the world, notably in France and the United States, have also offered encrypted analog terrestrial signals available for subscription.

Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television service by which a subscriber of a television service provider can purchase events to view via private telecast.

The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it (as opposed to video-on-demand systems, which allow viewers to see recorded broadcasts at any time).

Events can be purchased using an on-screen guide, an automated telephone system, or through a live customer service representative.

Events often include feature films, sporting events, and other entertainment programs.

With the rise of the Internet, the term Internet pay-per-view (iPPV) has been used to describe pay-per-view services accessed online.

PPV is most commonly used to distribute combat sports events, such as boxing, mixed martial arts, and professional wrestling.

W (formerly Watch) is a general entertainment channel broadcasting in the United Kingdom and Ireland, as part of the UKTV network.

The channel launched on 7 October 2008 on satellite through Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, BT TV, TalkTalk TV, and TVPlayer (When subscribed to TVPlayer Plus).

On 15 February 2016, the channel was rebranded as W.