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Linear television

Also called: linear TV

ELI5

Television delivered on a scheduled channel where viewers watch shows at set transmission times.

Used in conversation

“Can we make the linear television clearer in the season overview?”

Definition

Television delivered on a scheduled channel where viewers watch programmes at set transmission times.

Here “Linear television” means: Television delivered on a scheduled channel where viewers watch programmes at set transmission times.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Linear television” in scripted television conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

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Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.