Value-tainment

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Value-tainment has been mentioned in one podcast episode on PBD Podcast (Jan 2026).

Educational entertainment, also referred to by the portmanteau edutainment, is media designed to educate through entertainment. The term has been used as early as 1933. Most often it includes content intended to teach but has incidental entertainment value. It has been used by academia, corporations, governments, and other entities in various countries to disseminate information in classrooms and/or via television, radio, and other media to influence viewers' opinions and behaviors.