off-cube

off-cube
 adj.β€” Β«In the end they went with the BBC’s ball-by-ball feed on Radio 2000, despite having local commentators on standby to commentate off television at the SABC’s Auckland Park studios. The practiceβ€”known as β€œoff cube” broadcastingβ€”is widely frowned on.Β» β€”β€œSABC decide on BBC Test feed at last minute” by Luke Alfred Times (Johannesburg, South Africa) July 13, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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