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narrowcasting Definition


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narrowcast
verb
    tr & intr
    1. To transmit (TV programmes, etc) on a cable system.
    intr
    2. Said eg of advertisers, radio or TV stations or programming: to target a particular audience.
Derivative: narrowcasting
    Cable TV.
    The production and distribution of material on video tapes and cassettes, etc.
Etymology: 1970s in sense 1; 1930s: from narrow, modelled on broadcast.



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