cablecast
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cable + -cast, from broadcast.
Noun
[edit]cablecast (plural cablecasts)
- A telecast via cable television.
- 1989 December 17, Kelly Gaines, “International Women's Day Videos Sought”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 23, page 2:
- 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.
Verb
[edit]cablecast (third-person singular simple present cablecasts, present participle cablecasting, simple past and past participle cablecast or cablecasted)
- 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.
Adjective
[edit]cablecast (not comparable)
- broadcast via cable television
- Cablecast programs are as popular as many broadcast programs.
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