infotainment

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16:59 Feb 10, 2010
English to Korean 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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5 +1정보오락(인포테인먼트)
Jason Kang


  

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정보오락(인포테인먼트)


Definition from 야후 사전:
오락성 보도 프로[기사](오락성에 치중한 보도 프로[기사]나 다큐멘터리). 〔<info-+entertainment〕

Example sentence(s):
  • 인포테인먼트 (Infotainment) 웹이 생기면서 속칭 Infotainment 라는 말이 생겨났는데 정보(Information)와 오락(Entertainment)의 합성어로서, 정보제공과 오락의 성격을 지닌 멀티미디어서비스 또는 응용소프트웨어를 뜻한다. 즉, 단순히 정보만을 얻거나, 즐기기만 하는 것이 아닌 정보와 재미를 동시에 즐길 수 있다는 것으로 유용한 정보이면서 흥미를 불러일으키는 것을 가리킨다. - 다음 지식  

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신조어이지만 많이 쓰이는 말이죠.
Jason Kang
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