In 1985, the first pay-per-view cable channels in the United States – Viewer's Choice (now In Demand), Cable Video Store, First Choice and Request TV – began operation within days of each other.
В 1985 году в США зарегистрированы первые платные кабельные провайдеры: Viewer's Choice (ныне In Demand), Cable Video Store, First Choice и Request TV.