Home > Simulcast

Simulcasts via satellite can be a challenge, as there is a significant delay because of the distance (nearly 50,000 miles or 80,000 km round-trip) involved. Anything involving video compression (and to some extent audio data compressionNote: This article is about audio data compression, which reduces the data rate of digital audio signals. This should not be confused with audio level compression which reduces the dynamic range of audio signals, or companding, which uses both compression) also has an additional significant delay, which is noticeable when watching local TV stations on direct broadcast satelliteDirect broadcast satellite or DBS is a relatively recent development in the world of television distribution. Direct broadcast satellite" can either refer to the communications satellites themselves that deliver DBS service or the actual satellite televiss. Even though the process is not instantaneous, this is still considered a simulcast because it is not intentionally stored anywhere.

In horse racingHorse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. It is often in, a simulcast is a broadcast of a horse race which allows wageringGambling (or betting is any behaviour involving the risk of money or valuables on the outcome of a game, contest, or other event in which the outcome of that activity is partially or totally dependent upon chance. Though for many it is a form of recreatio at two or more sites; the simulcast often involves the transmission of wagering information to a central site, so that all bettors may bet in the same betting pool, as well as the broadcast of the race.