vodcast en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɒdkɑːst/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈvɒdkæst/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videōbor. English audioinflu. English video Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on English on Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin demandāre Old French demanderbor. Middle English demaunden English demand English VoD Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-der.? Proto-Germanic *braidaz Proto-West Germanic *braid Old English brād Middle English brod English broad Proto-Germanic *kas- Proto-Germanic *kastōną Old Norse kastabor. Middle English casten English cast English broadcast English -cast English vodcast From VoD (“video on demand”) + -cast or a blend of video + podcast.
Meanings
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A podcast consisting of video recordings, instead of solely audio.
After the singer was diagnosed with lupus, she tells the vodcast “Giving Back Generation” that she discovered the disease has a direct impact on her weight, which made her struggle privately.
2019 November 12, Marianne Garvey, “Selena Gomez says she was attacked for gaining weight during her battle with lupus”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2023:Musk produced romance films for the Lifetime and Hallmark channels and in 2005 launched a comic web series, Tiki Bar TV, which was hailed by Apple CEO Steve Jobs as ahead of its time in the emerging field of vodcasts – or video podcasting.
2022 November 20, Faith Karimi, “Tosca Musk, Elon’s sister, has a business venture of her own – and it’s all about romance and female sexuality”, in CNN, archived from the original on 30 Nov 2022:Reflecting this trend, the British Podcast awards has this year added a new visual innovation award for “outstanding visual podcasting”. All of which means, like it or not, visualised podcasts—or vodcasts, as some are calling them—are happening.
2025 May 23, Fiona Sturges, “Your favourite podcast is now a video – but are vodcasts the future, or just ‘crap telly’?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025:The BBC is to launch its first "vodcasts"—the video version of podcasts—with a weekly roundup from shows including the Ten O'Clock News, Newsnight and Question Time. […] A third vodcast, called STORYFix, takes a tongue-in-cheek, high-speed look at the last week's news on the BBC.
2006 July 27, Mark Sweney, “BBC to launch news 'vodcasts'”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 09 Apr 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| vodcasts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |