noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a radio/TV appearance
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John hated the endless TV appearances to promote each new album.
a television/TV actor
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For several years he had small parts as a television actor.
a television/TV crew
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Journalists and TV crews were waiting outside their house.
a television/TV/Internet advertisement
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the new TV advertisement for the Volkswagen Golf
a TV comedy
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The actor played the character Baldrick in the TV comedy 'Blackadder'.
a TV star
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Most TV stars do quite a lot of charity work.
a TV/radio play (= a play written to be performed on TV/radio )
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This horror story would make a good radio play.
a TV/television/radio drama
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The book has been made into a television drama.
a TV/television/radio show
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What’s your favourite TV show?
breakfast television/TV (= programmes on television in the early morning )
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The children all eat their cereal in front of breakfast television.
car-crash TV
open access TV
pay TV
political/media/TV etc pundits
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If you believe the fashion pundits, we’ll all be wearing pink this year.
reality TV
television/TV/computer monitor
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She was staring at her computer monitor.
TV dinner
TV dinners (= meals that you eat while watching TV )
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TV dinners in aluminium containers can be found in the freezer departments of many supermarkets.
TV networks
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the four biggest TV networks
TV screen
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He went on staring at the TV screen .
TV/sports etc addict
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My nephew is a complete video game addict.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a TV/sports etc junkie
commercial radio/TV/channel etc
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At least on commercial channels they have ad breaks for this sort of thing.
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By way of exception, the Regulations do not give the Director General powers in relation to commercial radio and television advertisements or to cable advertisements.
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Local operators hope that, if national commercial radio takes off, some cash will trickle down to them.
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The commercial channel had lured away two of its top acts, Morecambe and Wise and Bruce Forsyth.
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The bill includes proposals for a new television channel, three new national commercial radio channels and numerous local services.
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There are fourteen commercial television companies, and a host of commercial radio stations.
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Two commercial radio broadcasters, two television stations and cable networks provide more news.
have (got) the TV/radio/washing machine etc on
in front of the television/TV/computer etc
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It is immoral to do the ironing in front of the television when there is a good film on.
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Put three movie fans in front of the computer, start the game and quietly leave.
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She would install Hannah in front of the television and retreat to another room.
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Smoke could be seen seeping in front of the television camera.
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That night I cooked dinner and we ate in front of the television.
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Then she went back into the living room and sat in front of the television set without turning it on.
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Too many hours in front of the computer screen can destroy physical fitness.
pirate radio/TV (station)
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That's our very own pirate radio.
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Unfortunately Phil had unwittingly chosen a bad time to clash with the pirate radio vessel.
terrestrial TV/broadcasting/channels etc