televisableadj.
/ˈtɛlᵻvʌɪzəbl/, U.S. /ˈtɛləˌvaɪzəbəl/ That is capable of being televised; suitable for televising.
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society > communication > broadcasting > television > [adjective] > suitable for television
televisible1932
televisable1935
telegenic1936
videogenic1944
1935 New Statesman 9 Feb. 168/1 Plainly such items as orchestral concerts, radio opera, and dance bands are not..good televisable material.
1949 Billboard 22 Jan. 12/3 Exclusive rights to televise all sports and activities, which are televisable in whole or part.
1979 Economist 3 Nov. 48/1 ‘Land people’ who..have been a deeper tragedy than the more televisable ‘boat people’.
2014 D. Brown Bob Dylan vii. 161 The notion that a song must have a televisable video to reach maximum saturation gained ground.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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