broadcasting

[brawd-kas-ting, -kah-sting]

noun

1. the act of transmitting speech, music, visual images, etc., as by radio or television.

2. radio or television as a business or profession.

   She's training for a career in broadcasting.

Other Word Forms

• prebroadcasting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of broadcasting¹

First recorded in 1920–25; broadcast + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In Britain, the controversy has reignited a heated debate on the operations and impartiality of public broadcasting, as the organization has already been shaken in recent years by several scandals.

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This is rocking Britain in a way Americans may struggle to fathom if their frame of reference is U.S. public broadcasting.

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But the broadcasting landscape has totally transformed since then, with advertising-funded TV channels, online content such as YouTube and subscription streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+ and Now TV.

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Goldbart says it is still "the biggest job in British broadcasting".

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Monday’s auction featured the first three of 30 total works to be sold in support of public broadcasting.

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Related Words

• radio 
• television 
• transmission