commercial TV
Ad-supported television programming
Commercial TV is television broadcasting funded by advertising rather than subscriptions or public money.
Networks sell airtime to advertisers, whose commercials interrupt programming at regular intervals.
The term distinguishes ad-supported channels from premium cable, streaming services, or public broadcasting: We cancelled cable and just watch commercial TV now.
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- network televisionMajor channel broadcasting
- networkInterconnected system
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
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commercial TVpublic television
Non-commercial viewer-supported programming
PBS · pay TV · BBC · premium cable · HBO
commercial TVpublic broadcasting
Government or donor-funded media
NPR · NHK · CBC · educational television
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