Nothing But Crap (NBC nickname)

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) began in 1926 and is headquartered at the GE Building in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center. Critics have said that "NBC" stands for "Nothing…

NPCNN (CNN nickname)

The Cable News Network (now called CNN) began in 1980 as the first all-news 24-hour television network. "NPC" (non-player character) means a video game character controlled by the…

NY1 (“just one guy”)

NY1 is New York City's all news network. The news network is known for low-cost production (although not lacking in youthful enthusiasm). Its one-man reporter/camera man on-the-scene reporting…

Peacock Network (NBC)

NBC (originally the National Broadcasting Company) is sometimes called the "Peacock Network." The peacock symbolized the new color broadcasts and was introduced in the 1950s.…

PUnivision (Univision nickname)

Univision is an American Spanish language broadcast television network headquartered in Los Angeles to New York City. Univision has been nicknamed "PUnivision" (P.U. + Univision) since at…

Punyvision (Univision nickname)

Univision is an American Spanish language broadcast television network headquartered in Los Angeles to New York City. Univision has been nicknamed "Punyvision" (puny + Univision) since at…

Rip-and-Read

"Rip-and-read" is news that is "ripped" off a teletype machine and "read" on the air; the term was first used in radio and then used in television.…