televises

Puts on screen

Televises is the third-person singular form of televise, meaning to broadcast something by television.

When a network televises an event, it captures and transmits the content for viewers to watch on their screens.

ESPN televises hundreds of college football games each season.

The word is most often used in passive constructions: The ceremony will be televised live.

broadcasting

airwaves

Radio frequency spectrum

transmission · satellite · cable · network · syndication · telecast · frequency · channel · live · simulcast

news

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

bulletin · headline · breaking · coverage · live · dispatch · footage · update · exclusive · journalism

ratings

Nielsen

TV ratings firm

share · demographics · sweeps · timeslot · ratings · streaming · cord-cutting · subscribers · reach

display

screen

Display or barrier

  • monitorDisplay or supervisor
  • LCDLowest shared fraction bottom
  • LEDSemiconductor that glows

OLED · plasma · HDTV · resolution · pixels · HDMI · contrast · brightness · display · widescreen

content

sitcom

Episodic TV comedy series

documentary · series · episode · season · premiere · finale · pilot · cartoon · anime · thriller

production

studio

Creative professional's workspace

programming · schedule · crew · soundstage · teleprompter · lighting · set · rehearsal · taping · filming

Opposites
broadcast medium

televisesprints

Copied images on paper

podcasts · webcasts · radio broadcasts · streams · newspapers

public dissemination vs. concealment

televisesconceals

Keeps from being seen

hides · suppresses · censors · withholds · blacks out

Phrases
Family

television, televisions, televise, televised, televising

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G