Spotlight can refer to at least three types of lighting: a searchlight, Police Light, Boat Lights; stage lighting used in theatre to focus an audience’s attention on a performer or event, known as a Followspot; a type of stage lighting instrument designed to put light in a small area versus a floodlight which would fill a large area with light; spotlight (computer graphics), a directed point light.
In the media, Spotlight can refer to:
* Spotlight (cable TV), a defunct premium movie channel;
* Comcast Spotlight, an advertising division of Comcast;
* Spotlight (Eat Cinema), a weekly half hour programme showcasing a movie and/or personality on Eat Cinema;
* Spotlight, a BBC news programme in South West England;
* The Spotlight, a weekly American newspaper, now out of print;
* The Spotlight, a UK directory of actors and actresses;
* “Spotlight” (song), a 1988 single by singer Madonna;
* “Spotlight” (Jennifer Hudson song), a 2008 single by singer Jennifer Hudson;
* Spotlight (NI), a current affairs programme in Northern Ireland
* Spotlight (TV series), a Canadian music television program
Spotlight is also a trademark for
* Spotlight (software), search technology integrated into the Mac OS X operating system
* Spotlight®, the real-time diagnostics tool from Quest Software
* Spotlight (store), the name of a fabric, craft and home interiors retail chain in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.
* Spotlight (flashlight), a rechargeable LED flashlight manufactured by Weiguo Solutions
