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Networks, broadcasters & platforms · Core

Broadcaster

Also called: network

ELI5

An organisation commissioning and transmitting television through broadcast services.

Used in conversation

“We should involve the broadcaster before we lock the plan.”

Pitch context

You may encounter this in a series pitch, pilot process, writers' room or commissioning conversation.

Why it matters: Explains how series are structured, staffed, commissioned, produced and released.

Connected terms

  • NetworkA broadcaster transmits or commissions programming; “network” is a US-centred organisational term that may combine commissioning, scheduling and distribution.
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