simulcastv.

Brit.

/ˈsɪməlkɑːst/,

/ˈsɪməlkast/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪməlˌkæst/

Etymology: < simul- (in simultaneous adj.) + broadcast v. 4a.

Originally U.S.

transitive. To broadcast (a programme) simultaneously on radio and television. Also, to transmit (a television programme) on two or more channels or networks at the same time. Also absol.

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society > communication > broadcasting > [verb (transitive)] > systems or methods

pipe1931

rediffuse1940

simulcast1948

network1952

1948 Amer. Notes & Queries May 26/2 To simulcast, to broadcast by radio and television simultaneously.

1948 N.Y. Herald Tribune 15 June 16/6 A press agent at WCAU-TV in Philadelphia has rather timorously launched the verb ‘simulcast’ into the uneasy seas of the English language.

1951 Time 16 July 58/2 Allen alone of the top announcers ‘simulcasts’—broadcasts games simultaneously for both radio and TV.

1977 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 8 Jan. 34/3 It used to be they'd play at different times than on the U.S. stations, but not any more. Today the Canadian stations simulcast them as much as possible.

Derivatives

ˈsimulcast n. a programme transmitted simultaneously by radio and television.

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society > communication > broadcasting > a broadcast programme or item > [noun] > types of

news bulletin1857

news summary1875

police message1886

newsflash1904

headline1908

play-by-play1909

feature1913

spot ad1916

magazine1921

news1923

time signal1923

outside broadcast1924

radiocast1924

amateur hour1925

bulletin1925

serial1926

commentary1927

rebroadcast1927

school broadcast1927

feature programme1928

trailer1928

hour1930

schools broadcast1930

show1930

spot advertisement1930

spot announcement1930

sustaining1931

flash1934

newscast1934

commercial1935

clambake1937

remote1937

repeat1937

snap1937

soap opera1939

sportcast1939

spot commercial1939

daytimer1940

magazine programme1941

season1942

soap1943

soaper1946

parade1947

public service announcement1948

simulcasting1949

breakfast-time television1952

call-in1952

talkathon1952

game show1953

kidvid1955

roundup1958

telenovela1961

opt-out1962

miniseries1963

simulcast1964

soapie1964

party political1966

novela1968

phone-in1968

sudser1968

schools programme1971

talk-in1971

God slot1972

roadshow1973

trail1973

drama-doc1977

informercial1980

infotainment1980

infomercial1981

kideo1983

talk-back1984

indie1988

omnibus1988

teleserye2000

kidult-

1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media xxxi. 311 In a group of simulcasts of several media done in Toronto a few years back, TV did a strange flip.

1976 Broadcast 29 Nov. 6/2 A performance of Benjamin Britten's Cantata for St Nicholas..will be networked..by both the ITV companies and ILR, making it the first nationwide stereo simulcast link-up.

ˈsimulcasting n.

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