Footage

How it is used

Common types are CCTV, drone, archive, amateur and exclusive footage. Broadcasters obtain, air, release and verify footage. News language often says footage shows or footage emerged.

Example sentences

1. Footage from a security camera shows the van leaving at 3 a.m.

2. We need permission from the owner before we air this footage.

Common collocations

• CCTV footage
• archive footage
• drone footage
• exclusive footage
• footage shows

Related terms

• broadcastA programme sent out on television, radio or the internet for the public; as a verb, to send out such a programme or to make information widely known.
• verifyTo check carefully that information, a photo, a video or a source is real and true before you use or publish it.
• user-generated contentPhotos, videos, posts and other material created by members of the public rather than by journalists, which news outlets may verify and use.
• reverse image searchA search that uses an image instead of words to find where else that image appears online and when it was first published.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• footage · Film & Television

More terms: Radio and Television News

• anchor
• presenter
• on air
• news bulletin
• ratings
• soundbite
• prime time