edutainment
noun
ed·u·tain·ment ˌe-jə-ˈtān-mənt 
ˌe-dyü-
: entertainment (as by games, films, or shows) that is designed to be educational
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Sega doesn't make up for their absence with stuff like Sonic's 3D games from the Dreamcast or the series' edutainment weirdness on the Sega Pico. 
Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 21 June 2022 Created and produced by Federica Carbone, and directed by Anita Verona, an edutainment series in development consisting of 52 episodes. Emilio Mayorga, Variety, 19 Apr. 2022 Many moms and dads turned to children’s podcasts as a screen-free form of edutainment to keep kids stimulated, engaged and out of their hair. J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2022 The class may sound the same as other MasterClasses, but this is a little different tact for the streaming edutainment service. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2021 From news coverage to e-commerce and edutainment, technology has entered another breakthrough era. Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 BAMS Fest holds a series of edutainment programs to uplift and raise awareness around the arts, creative entrepreneurs, and dialogues to reclaim Boston’s identity from false narratives about who actually lives and creates here. BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2021 But edutainment isn’t exclusively about job skills. Marian Salzman, Forbes, 5 July 2021 As a production of an edutainment company that started with apps to teach children to read and write, Super Sema was inclined to take the STEAM approach. Carlos Mureithi, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2021 See More
Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 21 June 2022 Created and produced by Federica Carbone, and directed by Anita Verona, an edutainment series in development consisting of 52 episodes. Emilio Mayorga, Variety, 19 Apr. 2022 Many moms and dads turned to children’s podcasts as a screen-free form of edutainment to keep kids stimulated, engaged and out of their hair. J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2022 The class may sound the same as other MasterClasses, but this is a little different tact for the streaming edutainment service. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2021 From news coverage to e-commerce and edutainment, technology has entered another breakthrough era. Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 BAMS Fest holds a series of edutainment programs to uplift and raise awareness around the arts, creative entrepreneurs, and dialogues to reclaim Boston’s identity from false narratives about who actually lives and creates here. BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2021 But edutainment isn’t exclusively about job skills. Marian Salzman, Forbes, 5 July 2021 As a production of an edutainment company that started with apps to teach children to read and write, Super Sema was inclined to take the STEAM approach. Carlos Mureithi, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
education + entertainment
First Known Use
1973, in the meaning defined above