playout
How events conclude
Playout is the transmission of audio or video content from a broadcast system, particularly the automated sequencing of programs, commercials, and other material: The station's playout server handles everything from news segments to ad breaks.
In sports broadcasting, playout can refer to matches determining final standings, especially relegation: The playout series decides which team drops to the lower division.
Sending of information
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
- master controlPrimary operational center
on-air · feed · signal · channel · network · satellite · cable · terrestrial
Brief advertising melody
- DJMusic mixer performer
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
- FMCarrier wave frequency variation
- AMPre-midday designation
frequency · transmitter · station · playlist · segue · liner · bumper · stinger
Strategic oversight of holdings
- ingestTake into body
- encodingConverting data to format
- transcodingMedia format conversion process
- multiplexingCombining signals on one line
redundancy · failover · workflow · integration · scalability · machine learning · scheduling software · timecode
transmission
Sending of information
- airtimeScheduled transmission period
- schedulingAssigning times to events
- continuityUninterrupted progression or coherence
master control · on-air · feed · signal · channel · network · satellite · cable · terrestrial · telecast
jingle
Brief advertising melody
AM · frequency · transmitter · station · playlist · segue · liner · bumper · stinger · dead air
asset management
Strategic oversight of holdings
- ingestTake into body
- encodingConverting data to format
- transcodingMedia format conversion process
multiplexing · redundancy · failover · workflow · integration · scalability · machine learning · scheduling software · timecode · metadata
overlay
Covering placed atop
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- bugCrawling creature or defect
- squeezeFirm bilateral compression
crawl · ticker · template · keying · render · animation · logo · stinger · transition · title card
OTT
Internet-delivered media services
- IPTVTelevision via internet
- video on demandSelf-scheduled digital viewing
- live streamingReal-time online broadcast
CDN · multicast · unicast · buffering · latency · bitrate · manifest · packager · DRM · chunk