Broadcatch

As broadcatching or round Fang refers to a possible development with future media , which at the MIT Media Lab of MIT has been researched mid-1990s. The term is a play on Broadcasting (Engl. Broadcasting ).

In contrast to the distribution of content via a distribution mode such as broadcasting or distribution networks (e.g. cable network ; see also push principle), with Broadcatch the user can select not only the source ( e.g. a television station ), but also the content himself . The content is not sent, but actively searched for (see pull principle); the degree of interactivity of the medium increases. Broadcatch is thus - at least in theory - a qualitative extension compared to narrowcasting . However, the MIT concepts from the 1990s have not yet had any concrete effects on the media world.

Broadcatching

At the end of 2003 the term broadcatching reappeared in public discussion in a slightly varied form; Broadcatching also means a form of distribution of content, but the process is distributed (see P2P ) and is technically based on a combination of RSS ( Rich Site Summary , see also Blog ) and BitTorrent .

See also

• Streaming media
• Netcasting
• Podcasting
• Media library
• Radio theory

Web links

• Heise Online: Broadcatching combines RSS and Bittorrent , news from March 14, 2004
• eWeek.com: BitTorrent and RSS Create Disruptive Revolution (in English)
• Broadcatching with BitTorrent (English speaking)