FAQ

Glossary of Technical Terms

Glossary of technical terms that may be encountered while planning a live webcast.

What is webcasting?

Webcasting diagram

Webcasting is a term used to describe the broadcast of sound, video and multimedia content via a network, such as the public Internet. Also known as netcasting and Internet broadcasting, webcasting is an efficient and cost-effective solution for reaching a large, distributed audience when conventional media delivery (satellite, television, radio, etc) is not practical or possible.

Windows Media Player

The majority of our webcasts are in Windows Media Format. To view these webcasts, you need to have Windows Media Player installed on your computer.