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I have quite a bit of experience reporting on corporate behavior, both doing it with independent operations in early in my career, in the underground press, to magazines like 'Rolling Stone,' to regional newspapers and television, and television news programs, to papers like the 'New York Times' and public television.
Lowell Bergman

Meaning of "public television" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUBLIC TELEVISION

public television  [ˈpʌblɪk ˌtɛlɪˈvɪʒən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBLIC TELEVISION

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Public television is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUBLIC TELEVISION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

public television

Public broadcasting

Public broadcasting includes radio, television and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is public service. Public broadcasters receive funding from diverse sources including license fees, individual contributions, public financing and commercial financing. Public broadcasting may be nationally or locally operated, depending on the country and the station. In some countries, public broadcasting is run by a single organization. Other countries have multiple public broadcasting organizations operating regionally or in different languages. Historically, public broadcasting was once the dominant or only form of broadcasting in many countries. Commercial broadcasting now also exists in most of these countries; the number of countries with only public broadcasting declined substantially during the latter part of the 20th century.

Definition of public television in the English dictionary

The definition of public television in the dictionary is publicly funded television; non-commercial television.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUBLIC TELEVISION


cablevision
ˈkeɪbəlˌvɪʒən
decision
dɪˈsɪʒən
division
dɪˈvɪʒən
envision
ɪnˈvɪʒən
Eurovision
ˈjʊərəʊˌvɪʒən
misdivision
ˌmɪsdɪˈvɪʒən
night-vision
ˈnaɪtˌvɪʒən
occasion
əˈkeɪʒən
precision
prɪˈsɪʒən
pretelevision
ˌpriːtɛlɪˈvɪʒən
prevision
prɪˈvɪʒən
provision
prəˈvɪʒən
redivision
ˌriːdɪˈvɪʒən
reprovision
ˌriːprəˈvɪʒən
revision
rɪˈvɪʒən
stereovision
ˈstɛrɪəʊˌvɪʒən
subdivision
ˈsʌbdɪˌvɪʒən
supervision
ˌsuːpəˈvɪʒən
television
ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən
vision
ˈvɪʒən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBLIC TELEVISION

public relations exercise
public relations officer
public school
public schoolboy
public sector
public sector borrowing
public sector borrowing requirement
public servant
public service
public service broadcasting
public service vehicle
public speaker
public speaking
public spending
public spirit
public transport
public utility
public weal
public welfare
public works

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBLIC TELEVISION

blurred vision
cable television
cell division
circumcision
collision
colour television
commercial television
commission
concision
double vision
educational television
excision
field of vision
incision
indecision
infantry division
interactive television
long division
night vision
panzer division
satellite television

Synonyms and antonyms of public television in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «public television» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBLIC TELEVISION

Find out the translation of public television to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of public television from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «public television» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公共电视
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la televisión pública
570 millions of speakers

English

public television
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सार्वजनिक टेलीविजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التلفزيون العام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

общественное телевидение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

televisão pública
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাবলিক টেলিভিশন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la télévision publique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Televisyen awam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

öffentlich-rechtlichen Fernsehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公共テレビ放送
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공영 방송
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Televisi umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

truyền hình công cộng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது தொலைக்காட்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सार्वजनिक दूरदर्शन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kamu televizyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

televisione pubblica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

telewizji publicznej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

суспільне телебачення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

televiziunea publică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δημόσια τηλεόραση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

openbare televisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

offentliga TV
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

offentlig TV
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of public television

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC TELEVISION»

The term «public television» is regularly used and occupies the 68.100 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC TELEVISION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «public television» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «public television» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about public television

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5 QUOTES WITH «PUBLIC TELEVISION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word public television.
1
Lowell Bergman
I have quite a bit of experience reporting on corporate behavior, both doing it with independent operations in early in my career, in the underground press, to magazines like 'Rolling Stone,' to regional newspapers and television, and television news programs, to papers like the 'New York Times' and public television.
2
Elinor Lipman
I was nearly fired from my second job, which was writing press releases for Boston's public television station.
3
Michael Medved
Conservatives, despite their increasingly powerful presence on cable TV and talk radio, feel excluded and disregarded by the longstanding preponderance of liberal voices on public television.
4
Nancy Meyers
I wasn't the kind of kid like Spielberg or Lucas who knew to go to film school. I didn't know at 12 what I was going to do; it took me until I was about 23. I studied journalism in college, but after school, I got a job in public television and I never worked as a journalist for one moment.
5
Allison Williams
I was only allowed only to watch public television until I was 12 years old. I would come home from friends's houses with a list of demands. 'OK, We have all the wrong cereals. You guys are asleep on the job.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBLIC TELEVISION»

Discover the use of public television in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to public television and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Public Television: Politics and the Battle Over Documentary Film
Through detailed chronology, the author of this text traces how far this obligation has been met.
B. J. Bullert, 1997
2
Producing Public Television, Producing Public Culture
From 1989 to 1991, Barry Dornfeld had a double role on the crew of the major PBS documentary series CHILDHOOD.
Barry Dornfeld, 1998
3
The Vanishing Vision: The Inside Story of Public Television
Along the way, Day identifies the particular forcespolitical and economic - that have shaped public television.
James Day, 1995
4
Public Television: America's First Station : an Intimate Account
KUHT-TV in Houston, Texas was the first non-commercial, educational television station. This is the story of its development and struggle for survival.
William Hawes, 1996
5
Backstage: Stories from My Life in Public Television
A well-known and much-loved figure after six decades in television, Hull sets out in Backstage to tell his story—from playing a bellhop in a junior class play in South Dakota (and meeting his “real” mother backstage) to initiating the ...
Ron Hull, 2012
6
Recovering a Public Vision for Public Television
In 1995, US public television faced possible elimination of federal funding, potentially commercialising this type of broadcasting.
Glenda R. Balas, 2003
7
A Fatal Attraction: Public Television and Politics in Italy
Public Television and Politics in Italy Cinzia Padovani. the strenuous evolution of Italian broadcasting. Her work is grounded on a thorough knowledge of the existing literature on the topic, and is based on a detailed investigation of ...
Cinzia Padovani, 2007
8
Public television: panacea, pork barrel, or public trust?
This hard-hitting history of public television over the last twenty years fills a void in the literature and shows how powerful political actors and the budget process have severely affected TV strategic behavior and programming.
Marilyn Lashley, 1992
9
Public Television in the Digital Era: Technological ...
Public Television in the Digital Era defines the mission and role of Public Television (PTV) broadcasters in Europe, outlines the interrelated political, economic, social, cultural, legal and technological factors influencing their ...
Petros Iosifidis, 2012
10
The Other Face of Public Television: Censoring the American ...
Government and corporate interference have robbed the public of access to point-of-view programming.
Roger P. Smith, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBLIC TELEVISION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term public television is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Peggy Charren, who helped transform children's television, dies at 86
The advocacy group she founded, Action for Children's Television, was ... She also worked with public television station WGBH in Boston, helping shape several ... «New York Daily News, Jan 15»
2
Idaho Public TV Plans 'Vigorous' Fight Against Rules For Filming …
Idaho Public Television plans to fight the U.S Forest Service over a proposal that would require its camera crews to ask government permission before filming on ... «Boise State Public Radio, Sep 14»
3
Why Is Public Television Against Public Schools?
You'd think that that public television would support public education, but you'd be wrong. The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) has gotten in bed with the ... «Huffington Post, Apr 14»
4
John King Out As VPT President and CEO
Vermont Public Television President and CEO John King is leaving the station, VPT announced today in a press release. The VPT board named Charlie Smith ... «Vermont Public Radio, Apr 14»
5
Vermont Public Television Keeps Federal Funding
Vermont Public Television will keep its federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the station's board announced today. The board's audit ... «Vermont Public Radio, Mar 14»
6
Vermont Public Television board finds 26 open-meeting violations
COLCHESTER, Vt. —An audit conducted internally by Vermont Public Television's board of directors found the panel violated open-meeting requirements 26 ... «WPTZ The Champlain Valley, Feb 14»
7
Vermont Public TV staff ask top officials to leave
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - As Vermont Public Television's funding remains in jeopardy pending two investigations, staff members called on resignations from the ... «Washington Times, Jan 14»
8
Appeals Court Won't Toss Public Television's Corporate Advertising …
The appeal was brought by Minority Television Project, operator of San Francisco's ... And judges like public radio and television, while pretty much nobody likes ... «Hollywood Reporter, Dec 13»
9
Lawyer for fired Alabama Public Television executives: Alabama …
AL+supreme+court.jpg FILE -- The Alabama Supreme Court has ordered trial judges to give serious weight to a jury’s decision and offer a written ... «al.com, Sep 13»
10
Greek public TV signal back on air
Athens: Greece's public television signal was back on air on Wednesday, nearly a month after the government shut down the country's state broadcaster ERT to ... «NDTV, Jul 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Public television [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/public-television>. May 2024 ».
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