television

Also known as TV, televison

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OverviewAI-generated

Television is a form of broadcasting, mass media, and economic activity. It includes components such as television stations, television channels, television networks, and television sets. The subject produces television programs and is practiced by announcers. It is distinct from Internet television.

The field has been developed by Charles Francis Jenkins, Philo Farnsworth, Kenjirō Takayanagi, and John Logie Baird. Clare of Assisi is its patron saint. The Unicode character 📺 represents the topic. It is classified under International Standard Industrial Classification code Rev.4 6020.

Television is referenced by 9,787 other encyclopedia articles. Medical literature associated with the query contains 44,284 entries. The topic appears on Wikipedia’s list of vital articles and has a dedicated portal. Its history is documented separately.

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Research

44,284 papers

Television and children's executive function.ReviewAdvances in child development and behavior · 2015Lillard AS, Li H, Boguszewski KDOI: 10.1016/bs.acdb.2014.11.006
Television's impact on children.ReviewPediatrics · 1985Zuckerman DM, Zuckerman BS
Why Don't We Look at Television?Technology and culture · 2023Koerner ERDOI: 10.1353/tech.2023.a911004
Watching Television While Eating Increases Food Intake: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Experimental Studies.Nutrients · 2025Garg D, Smith E, Attuquayefio TDOI: 10.3390/nu17010166
Television viewing and its impact on childhood behaviors.ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports · 2011Jolin EM, Weller RADOI: 10.1007/s11920-011-0175-5
Toppled television sets and head injuries in the pediatric population: a framework for prevention.Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics · 2016Cusimano MD, Parker NDOI: 10.3171/2015.2.PEDS14472
Background television in the homes of US children.Pediatrics · 2012Lapierre MA, Piotrowski JT, Linebarger DLDOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2581
Television viewing and violence in children: the pediatrician as agent for change.ReviewPediatrics · 1994Sege R, Dietz W

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Encyclopedic overview

45 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Mechanical
Electronic
Color
Digital
Smart television
3D
Broadcast systems
Terrestrial television
Cable television
Satellite television
Internet television
Sets
Display technologies
Disk
CRT
DLP
Plasma
LCD
OLED
Display resolution
LD
SD
HD
UHD
Market share
Content
Programming
Genres
Funding
Advertising
United States
United Kingdom
Ireland
Subscription
Taxation or license
Broadcast programming
Social aspects
Religious opposition
Negative impacts
See also
References
Further reading
External links

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Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. Additionally, the term can refer to a physical television set rather than the medium of transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, entertainment, news, and sports. The medium is capable of more than "radio broadcasting", which refers to an audio signal sent to radio receivers.

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