To transmit, as by cable, programs confined to the interests of a specific group of viewers, subscribers, or listeners, such as physicians, businesspeople, or teenagers.
[NARROW + (BROAD)CAST.]
narrowcaster nar'row·cast'er n.
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To transmit, as by cable, programs confined to the interests of a specific group of viewers, subscribers, or listeners, such as physicians, businesspeople, or teenagers.
[NARROW + (BROAD)CAST.]
narrowcaster nar'row·cast'er n.To transmit to selected individuals. Cable TV and satellite radio are examples of narrowcast services because they reach only their subscriber base. Mailing lists are another example. Contrast with broadcast. See multicast.
A narrowcast is the transmission of data to a specific list of recipients. Cable television is an example of narrowcasting since the cable TV signals are sent only to homes that have subscribed to the cable service. In contrast, terrestrial TV uses a broadcast model in which the signals are transmitted everywhere and anyone with an antenna can receive them.
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The terms multicast and narrowcast are often used interchangeably, although narrowcast usually refers to the business model whereas multicast refers to the actual technology used to transmit the data.
Narrowcasting is particularly useful as a commercial advertising tool. Pre-recorded television prgrammes are often broadcast to captive audiences in taxi cabs, buses, elevators and queues (such as at branches of the Post Office in the United Kingdom). The theory being that, by identifying particular demographics viewing such programmes, advertisers can better target their markets.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - sende (tv) lokalt
n. - lokaludsendelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
uitzenden voor beperkt publiek, uitzending bestemd voor beperkt publiek
Français (French)
v. intr. - (Pub) cibler une audience spécifique sur les ondes ou à la télévision
n. - (Pub) ciblage, (TV) programmation limitée par satellite
Deutsch (German)
v. - (Radio)(TV) an eine bestimmte Zuschauergruppe ausstrahlen, eine bestimmte Zielgruppe durch eine Ausstrahlung ansprechen
n. - Austrahlung an eine best. Zuschauergruppe
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αναμεταδίδω τηλεοπτικά προγράμματα δια μέσου καλωδιακού συστήματος
Italiano (Italian)
trasmettere via cavo, trasmissione via cavo
Português (Portuguese)
v. - transmissão em circuito fechado
Русский (Russian)
транслировать для ограниченного круга, трансляция для ограниченного круга
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - transmitir por TV cable a una audiencia particular
n. - transmisión por TV cable
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sända (TV) lokalt, rikta till målgrupp
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
用电视电缆播送, 小范围播送, 电缆电视播送, 小范围播送的有线电视节目
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 用電視電纜播送
n. - 小範圍播送, 電纜電視播送, 小範圍播送的有線電視節目
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 유선방송하다, 한정된 지역에 방송하다
n. - 유선방송
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يبث برامج اذاعيه موجهه لجمهور معين
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - שידר לקהל מצומצם
n. - שידור לקהל מצומצם
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