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broadcast

 
 
/ˈbrɔːdkɑːst/ US   /ˈbrɔːdˌkæst/ verb [I or T] (broadcast, US also broadcasted, broadcast, US also broadcasted) COMMUNICATIONS

Definition

to send out a programme on television or radio, or over the internet: The company's final-quarter results will be broadcast live over the internet on May 27.broadcast sth on sth Her speech was broadcast live on national TV.
broadcasting noun [U] He has had a long career in broadcasting.
(Definition of broadcast verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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