MTV

American  

Trademark.

1. Music Television: a cable television subscription service featuring a format of music videos.

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MTV British  

abbreviation

1. music television: a US music channel that operates 24 hours a day

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Example Sentences

While MTV helped usher in the careers of a new wave of musicians, it proved disastrous for others, nobody more than Billy Squier.

From The Wall Street Journal

The book sprinkles some dishy and amusing moments amid the emotional heft — whether she’s reflecting on her crush on Johnny Depp, who was eight years her senior, or the time she ditched Brad Pitt, her date at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, for rocker Sebastian Bach.

From Los Angeles Times

The former MTV star went on to state that his parents had bought the home for just $400,000—although records indicate that it was last purchased in 1987 for $840,000 and is currently registered to William and Janet Pratt.

From MarketWatch

Paramount’s assets, including MTV, Nickelodeon and the Melrose Avenue movie studio, have been fading.

From Los Angeles Times

In another experiment, the researchers had 463 participants observe a social-media user calling MTV “overly dramatic.”

From The Wall Street Journal