telekast
Telekast is a cross-language term used to refer to the distribution of audiovisual content to a dispersed audience via telecommunications networks. It generally aligns with the concept of a broadcast or telecast, though the precise usage and scope vary by country and era. In some contexts telekast refers to a centralized production and simultaneous distribution model rather than to point-to-point communications.
Historically, telekast described systems in which a program produced at a main studio was transmitted over
Technically, telekast infrastructures involved signal encoding, multiplexing, and distribution networks capable of reaching multiple receivers at
In contemporary usage the modern equivalents are television broadcasting or streaming services. The term telekast persists
See also: telecast, broadcasting, telecommunications, streaming.