der Medienausfall
Translation
media outage, media failure, media blackout
Examples
Der Medienausfall legte die Website lahm.
The media outage paralyzed the website.
Wir müssen uns auf einen Medienausfall vorbereiten.
We must prepare for a media outage.
Grammar Patterns
((a)) media outage A media outage can be expensive.
Similar Words
Synonyms: die Störung (disruption), die Panne (breakdown); Antonyms: der Normalbetrieb (normal operation)
Etymology
Composed of 'Medien' (media) and 'Ausfall' (failure, outage), which comes from the verb 'ausfallen' (to fail, to fall out).
Memory Tips
Imagine all your social media 'falling out' (ausfallen) at once. It's a media failure.