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Infotainment, combining information with entertainment , is a fairly recent neologism for a television program, Web site feature, or other presentation that combines information with entertainment. Most of today's popular fact-based television shows, such as those on the Animal Planet channel, could be classed as infotainment.

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Serious information publishing sites such as those of TechTarget.com (including whatis.com) provide a limited amount of infotainment in the form of user polls, quizzes, and contests.

Also see infomercial and edutainment .

This was last updated in June 2010
Posted by: Margaret Rouse

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  • edutainment

    - Edutainment is a neologism (new term coinage), similar to infotainment, that expresses the marriage of education and entertainment in a work or presentation such as a television program or a Web site. (WhatIs.com)

  • infomercial

    - On television, an infomercial is a short or regular-length television program that combines information presentation with an integrated suggestion to buy a particular product or service. (WhatIs.com)

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