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MTV

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


MTV British  

abbreviation

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Between them, they own legendary franchises like Harry Potter, Batman, Mission: Impossible, and Top Gun, as well as TV channels CNN, MTV and Nickelodeon.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The combined company’s cable holdings, which would be dozens of channels including CNN, MTV, Nickelodeon and Discovery, is also problematic for the coalition.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

It came 26 years after Madonna wore a bedazzled "Kylie Minogue" tank top at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Sweden: A gesture of solidarity that took the Aussie pop star by surprise.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

But in the 1985 novel told from his point of view, he’s reborn as a rock star, emerging from a long, depressive slumber just in time to seduce the MTV generation.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

“Well, this isn’t MTV, but let me think.”

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

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