broadcast network
Major TV outlet
A broadcast network is a television or radio organization that distributes programming through over-the-air signals to local affiliate stations, which then transmit to viewers or listeners in their regions.
In American television, the major broadcast networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox—are distinguished from cable channels by their free accessibility to anyone with an antenna: The Super Bowl airs on a broadcast network, not cable.
- syndicationMulti-outlet content distribution
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- affiliateConnected member organization
- sweeps weekTV audience measurement week
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
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- networksMAN, PAN, cloud computing, router, Wi-Fi
- news medianews agency, newspaper, documentary, article, news photo
- media companiesDisney, Netflix, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Viacom
- media outletsNPR, newspaper, magazine, news channel, tv station
- PublishersSimon & Schuster, book publisher, Penguin Books, Penguin, Random House
- mesh networksmesh router, self-healing, Zigbee
broadcast networkstreaming service
Internet media delivery platform
cable television · satellite television · streaming platform · IPTV · podcast network
broadcast networkYouTube
Video-sharing website
user-generated content · TikTok · podcast · Twitch · narrowcasting
broadcast networkpremium cable
pay television · subscription service · HBO · Netflix · local station