Examples of Non Broadcast
Examples of Non Broadcast
Non-broadcast media is a term used to describe audio and visual media that can be
accessed at any time. Non-broadcast media is information that can be turned on and off,
paused, rewound, and fast-forwarded at any time. Non-broadcast media includes recorded
television, radio, podcasts, the internet, and streaming services.
Non broadcast
It can be defined as the complete opposite of Broadcast, wherein it makes you to pause, stop,
rewind and fast forward videos or audio. It gives you access to watch anything that you may feel like
watching which gives you chance to watch some of the past programs in the TV.
· YouTube it enables you to watch any videos of your choice and you can also pause it, stop, rewind
and fast forward. You can also download videos that you may want to watch than to go back in the
internet to view it again.
· BBC IPLAYER is just like YouTube which also gives you access to play whatever audio you may
like, you can also pause, rewind, fast forward and stop as well.
· Another example is I-tunes; Non Broadcast can also be played on a CD, listening to your I-pod or
MP3.
Advantages of non broadcast:
· You don`t have to get a TV license before you can watch anything that you may want to watch.
· It has a good quality of colours than just black and white
· It is more accessible than broadcast like the access of pause, rewind, stop, fast forward.
· You are in control of it, you choose whatever you want to watch.
Disadvantages of non broadcast:
· Videos in YouTube could be misleading to young ones, like for instance videos that are only meant
to be watched by age 18+ can be access to watch in YouTube.
· Downloading of music videos could be an illegal. For example music videos that people copied on
tunes without paying for it, is considered as illegal.
· You can only watch videos through internet access and for some server provider it can be
demanding because some prices is like a £1 for an hour for using the internet.
· Broadcast has a signal transmission which can only be controlled by certain people.
· On the other hand Non Broadcast has no one to control anything for you are the operator of what
you are watching; you do whatever you feel like doing.
· It also gives you access to download videos audio while Broadcast you only have to watch it without
any downloading.