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CABLECASTING [1 record]

Record 1 2014-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Television (Radioelectricity)
DEF

The distribution of television or radio programs or other information to subscribers over a coaxial cable or fiber-optic network.

OBS

Cablecasting is sometimes used to refer only to the distribution of local originations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télévision (Radioélectricité)
DEF

Distribution aux abonnés, par câble coaxial ou optique, d'émissions télévisuelles ou radiophoniques ou d'autres informations.

OBS

Le terme «télédistribution», utilisé en France, a un sens plus général au Canada où il englobe les notions de «câblodistribution» et de «distribution par ondes hertziennes».

Spanish

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