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Simulcast
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<p>Simulcast (a <a href="/facts/Portmanteau/d124JEbz">portmanteau</a> of "simultaneous broadcast") is the <a href="/facts/Broadcasting/AV1f3dGy">broadcasting</a> of programs or events across more than one <a href="/facts/Image_resolution/NAL4uFV9">resolution</a>, <a href="/facts/Bitrate/ppUNMmVd">bitrate</a> or <a href="/facts/Mass_media/M1UE4TTp">medium</a>, or more than one service on the same medium, at exactly the same time (that is, simultaneously). For example, <a href="/facts/Absolute_Radio/sCjJEGjB">Absolute Radio</a> is simulcast on both <a href="/facts/AM_broadcasting/oS0rn1lg">AM</a> and on <a href="/facts/Satellite_radio/REltC2M9">satellite radio</a>. Likewise, the <a href="/facts/BBC/qFateIz8">BBC</a>'s <a href="/facts/The_Proms/kejAkqTX">Prom</a> <a href="/facts/Concert/TaJqQquh">concerts</a> were formerly simulcast on both <a href="/facts/BBC_Radio_3/A39D28sj">BBC Radio 3</a> and <a href="/facts/BBC_Television/cJ56QwKM">BBC Television</a>. Another application is the transmission of the original-language <a href="/facts/Soundtrack/sMBc8Cp8">soundtrack</a> of movies or TV series over local or <a href="/facts/Internet_radio/XHWyRpcW">Internet radio</a>, with the television broadcast having been <a href="/facts/Dubbing/wXdfmxl4">dubbed</a> into a local language. Yet another is when a sports game, such as <a href="/facts/Super_Bowl_LVIII/1IQf81fy">Super Bowl LVIII</a>, is simulcast on multiple television networks at the same time. In the case of Super Bowl LVIII, the game's main broadcast channel was <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a>, but viewers could watch it on other CBS-owned <a href="/facts/Television_channel/8Uo83LjM">television channels</a> or <a href="/facts/Streaming_service/4rPhSq0Y">streaming services</a> as well; <a href="/facts/Nickelodeon/XFDhS5fX">Nickelodeon</a> and <a href="/facts/Paramount%252B/nNntGajF">Paramount+</a> showed the <a href="/facts/American_English/sdAfgPgM">English-language</a> broadcast, while <a href="/facts/Univision/5JGC6ReJ">Univision</a> showed the same visual but had <a href="/facts/Spanish-language/95BgYNfv">Spanish-language</a> <a href="/facts/Sports_broadcaster/ULN8RnUC">broadcasters</a> for its audio. </p>