‘The’ and the omission of ‘the’ in media and entertainment

When to use the and when not to use the in media and entertainment forms. Can you write down these examples of the and the omission of the in media and entertainment?

• Television, radio, cinema and theatre are used without the when we refer to them in very general terms as art forms or as professions:

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• In general, television or TV is used without the when we refer to the medium itself or programmes:

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• But if we’re referring to the TV set itself then we use the:

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• With radio, cinema, theatre, Web / web and Internet / internet it is normal to use the in most situations:

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12 You can find out train times on the Web / web.
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