cablecast

English

Etymology

From cable +‎ -cast, from broadcast.

Noun

cablecast (plural cablecasts)

1. A telecast via cable television.
   • 1989 December 17, Kelly Gaines, “International Women's Day Videos Sought”, in Gay Community News, volume 17, number 23, page 2:

     The festival is produced collaboratively by several Boston-area public access communities, but it represents the collaboration of women around the world. Interviews, excerpts from submitted tapes, and live segments are combined for a five-hour live cablecast on International Women's Day in the Boston area.

Verb

cablecast (third-person singular simple present cablecasts, present participle cablecasting, simple past and past participle cablecast or cablecasted)

1. To originate a video and audio program by using a broadcast station or infrastructure focused on cable television operation.

   We will cablecast the final game on this station.

Adjective

cablecast (not comparable)

1. broadcast via cable television

   Cablecast programs are as popular as many broadcast programs.