Richard Haynes
- Published in print:
- 2005
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780748618804
- eISBN:
- 9780748670994
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9780748618804.003.0005
- Subject:
- Society and Culture, Media Studies
Sport is one of the most cherished forms of media content, and broadcasting rights to access sporting events have become a central feature of the media economy. A willingness to pay for the pleasure ...
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Sport is one of the most cherished forms of media content, and broadcasting rights to access sporting events have become a central feature of the media economy. A willingness to pay for the pleasure of watching sport has been long established. Understanding why sport is so important demands a knowledge of how the relationship between sport and broadcasting has developed and how the power relations between sports authorities and broadcasters have dynamically changed over time. This chapter first provides a brief history of televised sport in the United Kingdom, focusing on BBC and ITV. It then explores the rise of subscription sport and the consequences of the BSkyB deal in the UK, as well as the broadcasting of sport on terrestrial television, the fallout of ITV Digital, regulation of TV sports rights and competition issues, cultural citizenship and listed events, and new media sport. It also examines television broadcasting of horse racing, citing the case of Attheraces.Less
Sport is one of the most cherished forms of media content, and broadcasting rights to access sporting events have become a central feature of the media economy. A willingness to pay for the pleasure of watching sport has been long established. Understanding why sport is so important demands a knowledge of how the relationship between sport and broadcasting has developed and how the power relations between sports authorities and broadcasters have dynamically changed over time. This chapter first provides a brief history of televised sport in the United Kingdom, focusing on BBC and ITV. It then explores the rise of subscription sport and the consequences of the BSkyB deal in the UK, as well as the broadcasting of sport on terrestrial television, the fallout of ITV Digital, regulation of TV sports rights and competition issues, cultural citizenship and listed events, and new media sport. It also examines television broadcasting of horse racing, citing the case of Attheraces.
Stephen Weatherill
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199275472
- eISBN:
- 9780191699825
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199275472.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, EU Law
Professional sport is widely accepted as a business, however, we realize that it possesses certain characteristics that separate it from other businesses and commercial activities. However, we can ...
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Professional sport is widely accepted as a business, however, we realize that it possesses certain characteristics that separate it from other businesses and commercial activities. However, we can see that sport is not given enough legislative competence by the Community, and that representatives of various sports federations assert certain biases to the Court and the Commission of the European Community. In this chapter, the author attempts to examine how and why sport receives ‘special’ treatment, and how this is associated with self-regulatory and legal rules that are not easily justified. The chapter first looks into how sport benefits through claiming exemptions from normal legal control by means of the collective selling of broadcasting rights and player transfer fees. It also looks into issues such as ‘protected events’ legislation where sport is disadvantaged by normal legal requirements.Less
Professional sport is widely accepted as a business, however, we realize that it possesses certain characteristics that separate it from other businesses and commercial activities. However, we can see that sport is not given enough legislative competence by the Community, and that representatives of various sports federations assert certain biases to the Court and the Commission of the European Community. In this chapter, the author attempts to examine how and why sport receives ‘special’ treatment, and how this is associated with self-regulatory and legal rules that are not easily justified. The chapter first looks into how sport benefits through claiming exemptions from normal legal control by means of the collective selling of broadcasting rights and player transfer fees. It also looks into issues such as ‘protected events’ legislation where sport is disadvantaged by normal legal requirements.
Heather Hendershot
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- September 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780226326771
- eISBN:
- 9780226326764
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226326764.001.0001
- Subject:
- History, American History: 20th Century
The rise of right-wing broadcasting during the Cold War has been mostly forgotten today. But in the 1950s and 1960s you could turn on your radio any time of the day and listen to diatribes against ...
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The rise of right-wing broadcasting during the Cold War has been mostly forgotten today. But in the 1950s and 1960s you could turn on your radio any time of the day and listen to diatribes against communism, civil rights, the United Nations, fluoridation, federal income tax, Social Security, or JFK, as well as hosannas praising Barry Goldwater and Jesus Christ. Half a century before the rise of Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, these broadcasters bucked the FCC’s public interest mandate and created an alternate universe of right-wing political coverage, anticommunist sermons, and pro-business bluster. Looking back at this formative era, this book charts the rise and fall of four of the most prominent right-wing broadcasters: H. L. Hunt, Dan Smoot, Carl McIntire, and Billy James Hargis. By the 1970s, all four had been hamstrung by the Internal Revenue Service, the FCC’s Fairness Doctrine, and the rise of a more effective conservative movement. But before losing their battle for the airwaves, the author reveals, they purveyed ideological notions that would eventually triumph, creating a potent brew of religion, politics, and dedication to free-market economics that paved the way for the rise of Ronald Reagan, the Moral Majority, Fox News, and the Tea Party.Less
The rise of right-wing broadcasting during the Cold War has been mostly forgotten today. But in the 1950s and 1960s you could turn on your radio any time of the day and listen to diatribes against communism, civil rights, the United Nations, fluoridation, federal income tax, Social Security, or JFK, as well as hosannas praising Barry Goldwater and Jesus Christ. Half a century before the rise of Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck, these broadcasters bucked the FCC’s public interest mandate and created an alternate universe of right-wing political coverage, anticommunist sermons, and pro-business bluster. Looking back at this formative era, this book charts the rise and fall of four of the most prominent right-wing broadcasters: H. L. Hunt, Dan Smoot, Carl McIntire, and Billy James Hargis. By the 1970s, all four had been hamstrung by the Internal Revenue Service, the FCC’s Fairness Doctrine, and the rise of a more effective conservative movement. But before losing their battle for the airwaves, the author reveals, they purveyed ideological notions that would eventually triumph, creating a potent brew of religion, politics, and dedication to free-market economics that paved the way for the rise of Ronald Reagan, the Moral Majority, Fox News, and the Tea Party.
David George Surdam
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- April 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780252039140
- eISBN:
- 9780252097126
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- DOI:
- 10.5406/illinois/9780252039140.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Sport and Leisure
Between 1951 and 1989, Congress held a series of hearings to investigate the antitrust aspects of professional sports leagues. Among the concerns: ownership control of players, restrictions on new ...
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Between 1951 and 1989, Congress held a series of hearings to investigate the antitrust aspects of professional sports leagues. Among the concerns: ownership control of players, restrictions on new franchises, territorial protection, and other cartel-like behaviors. This book chronicles the key issues that arose during the Congressional hearings and the ways by which opposing sides used economic data and theory to define what was right, what was feasible, and what was advantageous to one party or another. As the book shows, the hearings affected matters as fundamental to the modern game as broadcast rights, drafts and players' associations, league mergers, and the dominance of the New York Yankees. It also charts how lawmakers from the West and South pressed for the relocation of ailing franchises to their states and the ways by which savvy owners dodged congressional interference when they could and adapted to it when necessary.Less
Between 1951 and 1989, Congress held a series of hearings to investigate the antitrust aspects of professional sports leagues. Among the concerns: ownership control of players, restrictions on new franchises, territorial protection, and other cartel-like behaviors. This book chronicles the key issues that arose during the Congressional hearings and the ways by which opposing sides used economic data and theory to define what was right, what was feasible, and what was advantageous to one party or another. As the book shows, the hearings affected matters as fundamental to the modern game as broadcast rights, drafts and players' associations, league mergers, and the dominance of the New York Yankees. It also charts how lawmakers from the West and South pressed for the relocation of ailing franchises to their states and the ways by which savvy owners dodged congressional interference when they could and adapted to it when necessary.
