syndicated

Sold to stations

Syndicated describes content—articles, comic strips, radio programs, television shows—that is sold or licensed to multiple outlets for simultaneous publication or broadcast.

A syndicated columnist appears in dozens of newspapers.

Syndicated reruns air on local stations across the country.

The arrangement allows creators to reach wider audiences while outlets share costs.

In finance, a syndicated loan is funded by multiple lenders.

broadcast

television

Broadcast viewing device

  • radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
  • rerunsPreviously aired episodes
  • ratingsEvaluative scores assigned

episodes · series · affiliates · stations · markets · primetime · airwaves · telecast · newscast · cable

finance

loan

Borrowed money repaid later

banks · investors · consortium · bonds · securities · leveraged · facilities · credit · tranches · participation

publishing

newspapers

Printed daily publications

UPI · circulation · subscribers · daily · weekly · byline · masthead · periodicals

content

columns

Upright structural shafts

editorials · opinion · advice · features · articles · news · finance · lifestyle · health · technology

crime

organized

Systematically arranged

  • mobDisorderly, aggressive crowd
  • cartelPrice-fixing coalition
  • mafiaCriminal organization using intimidation

racket · gang · trafficking · smuggling · kingpin · boss · territory · operation · ring · outfit

programming

sitcoms

Humorous television series

Oprah · Ellen

Categories
Opposites
distribution scope

syndicatedlocal

Of this area

unsyndicated · regional · localized

ownership/exclusivity

syndicatedexclusive

Limited to one group

proprietary · in-house · restricted · captive · privately held

production origin

syndicatedoriginal programming

Content produced by distributor

original · homegrown · self-produced · premiere · bespoke

Phrases
Family

syndicate, syndicates, syndication, syndicating, syndicator, syndicators, syndications

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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