videocasts

Online video broadcasts

Videocasts are video recordings distributed online, typically as a series.

The term parallels podcast but emphasizes visual content—interviews, tutorials, commentary, or episodic programming delivered through websites or streaming platforms: The company produces weekly videocasts for subscribers.

Also called vodcasts.

streaming

livestream

Real-time internet broadcast

bandwidth · embed · player · download · upload · stream · webinar · vlog · subscriber · viewer

production

episode

Serialized content unit

  • seriesOrdered set of related items
  • hostOne receiving guests
  • segmentDistinct part of whole

recording · editing · format · script · intro · outro · thumbnail · upload · publish · archive

audience

viewer

One who observes visually

comments · likes · shares · ratings · feedback · community · notification · alert · recommendation · discovery

Opposites
media format

videocastspodcasts

Episodic digital audio programs

radio shows · radio programs · audiobooks · audio recordings · sound recordings

temporal delivery

videocastslive streams

Real-time online broadcasts

live broadcasts · live television

distribution method

videocastscable TV

Wired broadcast subscription service

broadcast television · cable programming · theatrical releases · network television · physical media

Family

videocast

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G