simulcast

verb

si·​mul·​cast ˈsī-məl-ˌkast How to pronounce simulcast (audio)
 also  ˈsi-
simulcast also simulcasted; simulcasting

intransitive verb

: to broadcast simultaneously (as by radio and television)

transitive verb

: to broadcast (a program) by simulcasting
simulcast noun

Examples of simulcast in a Sentence

The network will simulcast the game on its radio and television stations.
Recent Examples on the Web Crunchyroll will simulcast new episodes every week everywhere that its service is available, and exclusively in North America, South America and Europe. Patrick Frater, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024 Viewers will be able to watch the program from anywhere – TV, mobile, computers, and more – and will also be simulcast on social on ABC News' Facebook, YouTube channel and TikTok, and on Nat Geo's Facebook, according to the network. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024 Just in time for March Madness, Sling Orange offers access to ESPN, ESPN 2, and ESPN 3 (which will simulcast any games from the NCAA basketball tournament that air on ABC) in addition to 28 other popular channels, including Disney, TBS, TNT, AMC, Comedy Central, Food Network, and more. Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024 Most recently the streamer simulcast U.K. broadcasts of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and, earlier this year, King Charles III’s coronation. K.j. Yossman, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023 The event will be simulcast online via TBS, truTV and HLN, as well as on the Bleacher Report app. Jack Bantock, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024 Any statewide media brand will be able to air the debates, which will be simulcast with a Spanish translation and include an ASL interpreter. Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 27 Jan. 2024 Find out when season 32 kicks off at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC, simulcast live on Disney+. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2023 The Catalan public broadcast also simulcast the series on its streaming platform, which has run up a fast 750,000 subs from an October launch, Vernis announced. John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

simultaneous broadcast

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of simulcast was in 1948

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“Simulcast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simulcast. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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