Cablecast
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A telecast via cable television.
"The festival is produced collaboratively by several Boston-area public access communities, but it represents the collaboration of women around the world. Interviews, excerpts from submitted tapes, and live segments are combined for a five-hour live cablecast on International Women's Day in the Boston area."
- 1 To originate a video and audio program by using a broadcast station or infrastructure focused on cable television operation.
"We will cablecast the final game on this station."
- 1 broadcast via cable television not-comparable
"Cablecast programs are as popular as many broadcast programs."
Example
More examples"The festival is produced collaboratively by several Boston-area public access communities, but it represents the collaboration of women around the world. Interviews, excerpts from submitted tapes, and live segments are combined for a five-hour live cablecast on International Women's Day in the Boston area."
Etymology
From cable + -cast, from broadcast.
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