Cadena televisiva; o Cadena de television

English translation: chain (TV) broadcast / (nationwide) simultaneous (TV) broadcast

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Spanish term or phrase:cadena televisiva
English translation:chain (TV) broadcast / (nationwide) simultaneous (TV) broadcast
Entered by: mediamatrix (X)

17:02 Nov 13, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Media / Multimedia
Spanish term or phrase: Cadena televisiva; o Cadena de television
This is a term used to describe the collective broadcasting, by all network television stations, of the same exact thing, at the same exact time--usually, a President making an important speech or something of this monumental nature.
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chain (TV) broadcast / (nationwide) simultaneous (TV) broadcast
Explanation:
In the US this is called 'chain broadcast'. The following extract is from http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&vo...

[ Footnote 1 ] Chain broadcasting is defined in 3(p) of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C.A. 153(p), as the 'simultaneous broadcasting of an identical program by two or more connected stations'. In actual practice, programs are transmitted by wire, usually leased telephone lines, from their point of origination to each station in the network for simultaneous broadcast over the air.

More generally, the term '(nationwide) simultaneous broadcast' is used, as here:

DefenseLink News Article: Sailor's Mom, Friends of Military ...That was the day hundreds of radio stations nationwide and sailors and Marines ... "We'd like to do another simultaneous broadcast of the National Anthem on ...
www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=29294 - 49k - Cached - Similar pages

Attacks on the Press 2003: AmericasChávez continued to use cadenas—nationwide simultaneous radio and television ... to determine whether they had violated media broadcast regulations. ...
www.cpj.org/attacks03/americas03/ven.html - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

CPJ News Alert 2007This would compel RCTV to broadcast a certain amount of nationally produced ... cadenas—his nationwide simultaneous radio and television broadcasts—live. ...
www.cpj.org/news/2007/americas/ven31july07na.html - 9k - Cached - Similar pages


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Note added at 20 hrs (2007-11-14 13:24:13 GMT)
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In response to the various doubts about this term, I would add the following:
I've known the expression 'cadena televisa' in Latin America since the mid 1970s when I worked at local radio stations in Honduras; there was (perhaps still is) a law that required all stations to carry certain programmes originated by the government. I was personally involved in organizing a 'cadena radiodifusora' in Guatemala following the February 1976 earthquake. In those days (and perhaps even now in some countries...) the stations set up these 'cadenas/chains' simply by picking up and re-broadcasting the signal from their nearest neighbour - in much the same way as kids join hands to form as human chain.

The description given by antsoa corresponds exactly to this concept: the interlinking of all the country's stations to carry a common programme - most commonly a political address or some kind of propaganda (including 'Party Political Broadcasts' during election time in the UK, for example, so it's not restricted to Latin America).

Without getting into politics here, we may note that one frequent user of this medium is the President of Venezuela, as mentioned in the links above.
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 16:30
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5chain (TV) broadcast / (nationwide) simultaneous (TV) broadcast
Jennifer Levey
5television network
MarinaM
4 -1national broadcast
Austinterpret


Discussion entries: 3





  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
television network


Explanation:
HTH

MarinaM
Argentina
Local time: 16:30
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cynthia Herber, LL.M.
3 mins
  -> ¡Gracias Cynthia!

agree  Rosina Peixoto
4 mins
  -> ¡Gracias!

agree  psicutrinius: Exacto. Y en España es "cadena de televisión".
5 mins
  -> Y en Argentina "cadena nacional". Gracias!

disagree  Jennifer Levey: Not in this context - a 'cadena (nacional) de televisión' is a temporary 'network of networks'.// Sorry, but 'Television network broadcasting' is not right either...
8 mins
  -> Exactamente. "Television network broadcasting"

disagree  Maria Kisic: not in this context
20 mins

disagree  Sarah Weston: as Maria says, not in this context
37 mins

agree  Maria523
5 hrs
  -> ¡Gracias Maria!

disagree  J- Kloninger: not in this context
2 days 1 hr
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
national broadcast


Explanation:
hope it helps

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Note added at 22 mins (2007-11-13 17:25:19 GMT)
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eg; " in a national broadcast, such and such declared this and that"

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Note added at 29 mins (2007-11-13 17:32:08 GMT)
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in a live national broadcast

Austinterpret
Spain
Local time: 20:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Sarah Weston: national broadcast could be on just one channel, for example a programme on the BBC would be a national broadcast in the UK.
31 mins
  -> as mentioned,i think "live national broadcast" implies the same thing,and probably how we would hear it from each network also "live national address" also implies the same notion albeit more politically inclined
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
chain (TV) broadcast / (nationwide) simultaneous (TV) broadcast


Explanation:
In the US this is called 'chain broadcast'. The following extract is from http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/cgi-bin/getcase.pl?court=us&vo...

[ Footnote 1 ] Chain broadcasting is defined in 3(p) of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C.A. 153(p), as the 'simultaneous broadcasting of an identical program by two or more connected stations'. In actual practice, programs are transmitted by wire, usually leased telephone lines, from their point of origination to each station in the network for simultaneous broadcast over the air.

More generally, the term '(nationwide) simultaneous broadcast' is used, as here:

DefenseLink News Article: Sailor's Mom, Friends of Military ...That was the day hundreds of radio stations nationwide and sailors and Marines ... "We'd like to do another simultaneous broadcast of the National Anthem on ...
www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=29294 - 49k - Cached - Similar pages

Attacks on the Press 2003: AmericasChávez continued to use cadenas—nationwide simultaneous radio and television ... to determine whether they had violated media broadcast regulations. ...
www.cpj.org/attacks03/americas03/ven.html - 15k - Cached - Similar pages

CPJ News Alert 2007This would compel RCTV to broadcast a certain amount of nationally produced ... cadenas—his nationwide simultaneous radio and television broadcasts—live. ...
www.cpj.org/news/2007/americas/ven31july07na.html - 9k - Cached - Similar pages


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 hrs (2007-11-14 13:24:13 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

In response to the various doubts about this term, I would add the following:
I've known the expression 'cadena televisa' in Latin America since the mid 1970s when I worked at local radio stations in Honduras; there was (perhaps still is) a law that required all stations to carry certain programmes originated by the government. I was personally involved in organizing a 'cadena radiodifusora' in Guatemala following the February 1976 earthquake. In those days (and perhaps even now in some countries...) the stations set up these 'cadenas/chains' simply by picking up and re-broadcasting the signal from their nearest neighbour - in much the same way as kids join hands to form as human chain.

The description given by antsoa corresponds exactly to this concept: the interlinking of all the country's stations to carry a common programme - most commonly a political address or some kind of propaganda (including 'Party Political Broadcasts' during election time in the UK, for example, so it's not restricted to Latin America).

Without getting into politics here, we may note that one frequent user of this medium is the President of Venezuela, as mentioned in the links above.

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 16:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 47
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  canaria
3 mins

agree  Maria Kisic
13 mins

agree  Sarah Weston: yes, I would say nationwide simultaneous broadcast for the UK
29 mins

neutral  moken: This answers the askers definition, but I must say, I have never heard either "c. televisiva" or "c. de televisión" used in such a way. I know you specialize in the field, so maybe you could explain it to me. Txs. :O) :O)
5 hrs

disagree  MarinaM: La pregunta es por "cadena televisiva"
5 hrs

agree  beatricepeaslee: I would say "simultaneous television broadcast" just to make it clear that it's TV.
5 hrs

agree  Sandra Rodriguez: simultaneous TV broadcast
8 hrs

agree  Mariana Costa
6 days
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