Sports Television

Independent Sports Television in the Networked Era

As the rise of internet distribution has transformed television, precipitating the continued expansion and fracturing of the medium, sports television has not been excluded. In analyzing the effects of internet distribution on sports television, this …

Alternative Telecasts and the Ongoing Fracturing of Sports Television

Several media companies have recently experimented with expanding their television coverage of major sporting events across multiple outlets, offering traditional telecasts on their flagship channels while adding alternative telecasts on secondary …

Sports Television and the Continuing Search for Alternative Programming

The American sports television industry has scrambled to adjust to the loss of live sporting events in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic – a scramble clearly evidenced in programming schedules suddenly filled with replays of older event telecasts. …

The Documentary as 'Quality' Sports Television

This article examines the production, marketing, and reception of football films released during the classical Hollywood era – specifically focusing on efforts by the studio to create and market 'realistic' football action.