**配信** – _haishin._ You see this in announcements where a product (anime, song, etc.) is available for **digital or online distribution** or a program is available to be **streamed online**. This is not generally used for TV broadcasts where the term used is _hōsō_.
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**配信** – *haishin*. You see this in announcements where a product (anime, song, etc.) is available for **digital or online distribution** or a program is available to be **streamed online**. This is not generally used for TV broadcasts where the term used is *hōsō*.
Because these kinds of content are digitally distributed, they are subject to issues involving ownership, piracy, preservation, subscription, and access from overseas.