live television
Unedited simultaneous transmission
Live television is programming broadcast as it happens, without recording or editing delay.
News, sports, and award shows are typically live because immediacy matters—viewers want to see events unfold in real time.
The interview aired live on CNN.
The format carries risk: mistakes can't be fixed, which is why live TV gaffes become instant news.
- on airCurrently being broadcast
- newscastBroadcast of current events
- actionProcess of doing
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- setArrange in position
audience interaction · host · crew · simulcast · real-time · cold open · talk show · anchor · news desk · spontaneous · game show · breaking news · countdown · cue · delay · wardrobe malfunction · teleprompter · cue cards
- TV studiesratings, Nielsen, viewership, network analysis, fandom
live televisionVOD
Viewer-selected playback system
video on demand · Netflix original · theatrical film · podcast
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