(interruptible feedback) on-camera talent are sometimes observed wearing a small IFB earpiece while doing a live remote broadcast. The IFB is a small earphone used by talent which plays back program audio. It also allows the producer in a control room to talk directly to the talent, either in the studio or on location during the transmission.
Interruptible Feedback Line allows producer, director, talent, etc. communicate with each other during a program.
A small earpiece worn by talent that carries program sound or (when interrupted) instructions from a director.
interruptible foldback. see telex
The little earphone in the talent's ear through which you talk to him/her. When you are not talking, he/she hears the newscast minus his/her own voice. Actually stands for "Interuptable Fold Back." Often called a "Telex." (Jim Hurwitz)
Interrupted Feedback (Foldback). Interruptible Feedback (Foldback). A monitoring scheme often used in television where the feed of program audio to an on-air person can be interrupted with directions, cues, or other information. Usually integrated into the intercom system.