ITV

abbr. (in the UK) Independent Television.

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instructional television.

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abbrev

Independent Television

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ITV UK [ˌaɪ tiː ˈviː] US [ˌaɪ ti ˈvi]

Independent Television: a group of British companies that broadcast television programmes paid for by advertisements http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/itv.htm

Thesaurus: television and radio channels and organizations_hyponym well-known television and radio programmes and characters_hyponym

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ITV¹ (no periods) or I.T.V.,

Independent Television (the commercial television of Great Britain).

ITV² (no periods),

1. industrial telision (closed-circuit television used in industry).

2. instructional television: »

With certain honorable exceptions, ITV has merely transferred conventional teaching techniques to the screen or served as a conduit for other media: films, slides, etc. (Saturday Review).

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(also iTV) abbr. interactive television

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ITV [ITV] [ˌaɪ tiː ˈviː] [ˌaɪ tiː ˈviː] abbreviation

Independent Television (a group of British companies that produce programmes that are paid for by advertising)

 

Culture:

ITV is a network of 15 regional television channels in Britain which, unlike the ↑BBC, show advertising. 12 of these channels are owned by ITV plc which was formed in 2004 from a number of smaller companies which previously owned the channels. ITV is controlled by ↑Ofcom.