Coverage ˈkʌvərɪdʒ Live Game Blanket Health News Noun

• media/newspaper/press coverage
• tonight’s live coverage of the hockey game
• there was blanket coverage (= reports everywhere) of the royal divorce.
• magazines with extensive coverage of diet and health topics

coverage

1. the reporting of news and sport in the media
• media/newspaper/press coverage
• tonight’s live coverage of the hockey game
• There was blanket coverage (= reports everywhere) of the royal divorce.

Extra Examples

• Media coverage of the march focused on the few fights that broke out.
• The TV company was given a special award for its news coverage.
• The minister's resignation was given widespread coverage.
• The story dominated local news coverage.
• The wedding had wide press coverage.
• There's been massive television coverage of the World Cup.
• There's live coverage of the game on TV.
• There was blanket coverage of the attacks.
2. the range or quality of information that is included in a book or course of study, on television, etc.
• magazines with extensive coverage of diet and health topics
• The book gives good, general coverage of the subject.
• The volume offers incomplete coverage of the history of philosophy.
3. the amount of something that something provides; the extent to which something covers an area or a group of people
• Immunization coverage against fatal diseases has increased to 99 per cent in some countries.
• The service has a coverage of 90 per cent of the UK population.
4. protection that an insurance company provides by promising to pay you money if a particular event happens
• insurance coverage
• Medicaid health coverage for low-income families

Extra Examples

• People fear losing coverage if they switch employers.
• the possibility of expanding health-care coverage to all