infotainment

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15:59 Feb 10, 2010
English to Croatian translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Journalism
Additional field(s): Internet, e-Commerce, Media / Multimedia
English term or phrase: infotainment
Definition from Wikipedia:
Infotainment is "information-based media content or programming that also includes entertainment content in an effort to enhance popularity with audiences and consumers." It is a neologistic portmanteau of information and entertainment, referring to a type of media which provides a combination of information and entertainment.

Example sentence(s):
  • Meanwhile, cable news has been evolving ever more rapidly into infotainment National Review Online
  • Viewers watch infotainment because its stories are presented in an episodic format that helps simplify otherwise complex information. People who depend on infotainment often find the information given in hard news broadcasts complex and hard to comprehend. NeoAmericanist
  • With owners fighting to recruit and retain seagoing personnel, a new generation of ‘infotainment’ systems is raising the standard for crew welfare and safety, providing entertainment, communications and safety information to crew and clients. Riviera Maritime Media Ltd
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5informativno-zabavni program
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informativno-zabavni program


Definition from own experience or research:
Informativni sadržaj koji radi privlačenja što šire publike sadrži i zabavne komponente.

Example sentence(s):
  • Radio Sajam je komercijalna radio-stanica, čiji informativno-zabavni program čini zabavna muzika, ekonomske, gradske i informacije o dešavanjima u sportu i kulturi. - Radio Sajam  
  • Pravobraniteljica je tijekom 2008. primila pritužbu na način na koji su u emisijama Sportskog programa, koji se emitirao iz studija kao popratni informativno-zabavni program uz Hrvatsku nogometnu ligu, prikazane žene: „Žene, u pravilu vrlo mlade djevojke, u gotovo svim studijskim emisijama Športskog programa HTV-a, kao polu(raz)odjevene manekenke, de facto, obavljaju (danu im) zadaću erotiziranja ovih emisija. - pravobraniteljica za ravnopr. spolova  
Sanja Demut
Croatia
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