televising

Sending through screens

Televising is broadcasting by television.

The word appears most often when live events reach viewers as they happen: The network is televising tonight's debate.

Televised, the past participle, is more common than the progressive form: a televised address, The trial was televised.

broadcast

airwaves

Radio frequency spectrum

frequency · spectrum · uplink · downlink · satellite · cable · network · affiliate · syndication · FCC

live

real-time

Occurring without processing delay

uncut · raw · spontaneous · immediate · interactive · breaking · remote · delay · countdown · cue

viewership

ratings

Evaluative scores assigned

demographics · primetime · sweeps · timeslot · viewership · household · cord-cutting · advertising · commercial · sponsor

programming

sitcom

Episodic TV comedy series

  • dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
  • seriesOrdered set of related items
  • realityWhat actually exists

comedy · documentary · animation · episode · season · pilot · premiere · finale · infomercial · miniseries

news

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

bulletin · headline · coverage · breaking · exclusive · dispatch · teleprompter · soundbite · journalism · editorial

visuals

screen

Display or barrier

display · pixels · clarity · brightness · contrast · graphics · cinematography · widescreen · letterbox · UHD

sports

play-by-play

Real-time event narration

sideline · scoreboard · highlight · pregame · postgame · blackout · match · tournament · championship · stadium

Categories
Opposites
broadcast medium

televisingwebcasting

Transmitting media online

podcasting · radio broadcasting · simulcasting · live streaming · radioing

public vs. private transmission

televisingsuppressing

Forcibly restraining or inhibiting

concealing · withholding · blacking out · censoring · restricting

mediated vs. direct experience

televisingviewing

Act of watching something

watching · spectating · receiving · tuning in

Phrases
Family

television, televisions

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G