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

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How to use MTV in a sentence

At the same time YouTube was replacing MTV as the go-to place for music videos.
OK Go Is Helping Redefine the Music Video For the Internet Age|Lauren Schwartzberg|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brabner talked about the “MTV people” coming to Cleveland to get pictures of Pekar emptying the garbage and going bowling.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead|Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Thorgerson and Powell turned to video and film—a smart move given the emergence of MTV.
The Golden Age of Rock Album Covers|Ted Gioia|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I laid out there for two and a half hours and my guardian angel showed up—rapper T.I.,” Stapp told MTV News.
Creed Singer Scott Stapp’s Fall From Grace: From 40 Million Albums Sold to Living in a Holiday Inn|Marlow Stern|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So I went in, met Michael Bay, and did the video, and it won an MTV Video Music Award and got me a ton of work.
‘Mockingjay’s’ Mastermind: Francis Lawrence on the Book vs. Movie, ISIS Parallels, and More|Marlow Stern|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for MTV

MTV

abbreviation for

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

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