MTV

American

Trademark.

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

MTV British

abbreviation

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

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A former model, Cox launched her broadcasting career in the late 1990s, presenting on MTV as well as Channel 4 shows The Girlie Show and The Big Breakfast.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Colletti: They never forced anything on us, but when you’re 17 years old and you’ve signed this contract with MTV, you felt that responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Whenever he sees MTV crews in Laguna Beach, Derek Ostensen walks over and stands in front of a camera.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Gilmour's guitar sale surpassed the previous record holder - a retro acoustic-electric 1959 Martin D-18E played by Cobain during Nirvana's legendary MTV Unplugged performance in 1993, just five months before he died.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

He turned on MTV and took a deep breath.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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