Meaning & use
outside broadcast
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Meaning
nouncountable
A radio or television program made on location, such as at a sports ground or public event, rather than in a studio.
Grammar: Has a plural: the channel planned three outside broadcasts that weekend.
Patterns
- an outside broadcast of something
- an outside broadcast from somewhere
The channel organized an outside broadcast from the village fair.
Rain threatened the outside broadcast of the open-air concert.
He began his career working on outside broadcasts at football matches.
Word forms
| plural | outside broadcasts |
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Common combinations
- an outside broadcast unit
- An outside broadcast unit was parked behind the stadium.
- outside broadcast van
- The outside broadcast van arrived at dawn to set up its dish.
- an outside broadcast team
- The outside broadcast team checked every camera before the race.
- cover an event by outside broadcast
- The regatta will be covered by outside broadcast this year.
Synonyms and how they differ
- remote broadcast
- Remote broadcast is the usual American term, while outside broadcast is the normal British one.
- live broadcast
- A live broadcast describes timing, being shown as it happens, whereas an outside broadcast describes where it is made, which may be live or recorded.
- location shoot
- A location shoot suggests filming drama or documentary material outside, while an outside broadcast usually covers a real event.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: outside broadcast or outdoor broadcast?
outside broadcast vs outdoor broadcast
People sometimes say this, but the standard term is outside broadcast; an outside broadcast need not even be fully outdoors.
Practice
The cup final was shown through an ___ because the cameras had to be set up at the stadium.
Choose one answer.
An outside broadcast is a program made on location rather than in a studio. A studio recording is made indoors in a studio, which is the opposite of this situation.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “outside broadcast”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.