Also see push technology, another usage. In both usages,
netcasting is a synonym.
The term "Webcasting" is used to describe the ability to use the
Web to deliver live or delayed versions of sound or video broadcasts. NetTalk
Live! is an example of the former. They use an Internet site to deliver
a RealAudio sound version of a live radio and television program at 11 pm
(CST) each Sunday night. (They call this a triplecast.)
CNet and some other Web sites use the term "Webcast" to describe
delayed or preview versions of movies, music videos, or regular radio
and television broadcasts as a way to promote the live broadcasts. Each
sample is known as a Webisode. Viewing Webcasts requires having an appropriate
video viewing application such as the NetShow, RealVideo, or VXtreme streaming
video players; these can usually be downloaded from any site offering
a Webcast.
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