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Sendeleiter

programme director (broadcasting)

noun ZEN-deh-ly-ter Rare
Communication Media

Also means

head of transmission

Usage Note

Sendeleiter is the person at a broadcaster responsible for scheduling and overseeing a channel's programme output. The role sits between editorial management and technical transmission. Not to be confused with Redaktionsleiter (head of an editorial team) or Intendant (director-general of a public broadcaster).

Examples

"Der Sendeleiter entschied kurzfristig, das Sonderprogramm vorzuziehen."

Natural Translation

The programme director decided at short notice to move the special programme forward.

Literal Translation

The programme-director decided at-short-notice the special-programme to-bring-forward.

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