Ch 17: Sports Broadcasting Flashcards

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1
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what is electronic media?

A

radio, TV, and Internet

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2
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what has been a major impact of electronic media in the sport industry?

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transformed the industry’s relationship w/ the public

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3
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what do sport entities rely on broadcasters for?

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revenue and publicity

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4
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why do electronic media outlets seek out opps in sport?

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they know that sporting events are easy way to attract audiences that advertisers will pay to reach

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5
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year of telegraph

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1844

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year of telephone

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1876

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“wireless” radio established when?

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by WW1

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when was the first radio broadcast of sports events?

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1921

-boxing and baseball

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Pittsburgh Athletic Co. v. KQV Broadcasting Co.

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  • 1938

- fed court ruled that home team controls all commercial broadcasting rights to a sporting event

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10
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what did network radio allow for?

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many local stations across the country to broadcast the same event

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what is a network?

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linked individual stations via telephone wires

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radio’s ability to reach a national audience created what kind of opportunities?

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national advertising opps

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13
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what did radio do for sport publicity?

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increased fan support, was valuable publicity and promo tool

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14
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what was media like after WW2?

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Tv now, so consumers can see and hear

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15
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when did TV overtake radio as nation’s primary mass medium?

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1950s

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16
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when was instant replay first used?

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1963 (Army-Navy game)

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17
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“solid state” transistor-based cameras and zoom lenses

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  • enhanced pic quality/mobility

- increasingly compelling video images

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18
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growth in sport broadcasting dominated by two men…

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  • ABC Exec Roone Arledge

- NFL Commish Pete Rozelle

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19
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Roone Arledge

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  • entertainment + sport
  • 1960: ABC + AFL
  • 1961=Wide World of Sports
  • 1968=ABC is Olympics Network
  • 1970=MNF
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Pete Rozelle

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  • moved NFL Hq to NYC (networks and ad agencies)
  • revenue sharing
  • Sport Broadcasting Act of 1961
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21
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Sport Broadcasting Act of 1961

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granted pro ball, baseball, hockey, bball teams immunity from antitrust actions regarding pooled sale of broadcast rights

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22
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what led broadcasters to pursue the rights to additional sporting events?

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huge ratings from MNF and Olympics

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23
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NCAA ball ship year

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1973

24
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World Series Primetime

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1971

25
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Ted Turner

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TBS signal nationwide ine 1977 via satellite

26
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ESPN start

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1979

-24 hr sport program

27
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1987: ESPN & NFL

A

first agreement occurs

-levied surcharge on its subscriber fees

28
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NFL Primetime

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1987

-strictly fball highlights

29
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what did the NCAA limit in terms of television?

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limited # of times one universe could appear on TV and also distributed revenue among its members

30
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Board of Regents v. NCAA

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  • U.S. Supreme Court case

- colleges won freedom to sign their own deals for college fball

31
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X Games

A
  • 1995

- helped give brand identity to ESPN2

32
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DVR

A
  • 1999

- allows for time-shifting in order to skip commercials

33
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what was first sports network to launch an HD channel?

A

ESPN

34
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what is the standard sport broadcasting business model?

A

a telecaster pays a rights fee to the organizer of a game or event

35
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Telecaster

A
  • produces the telecast

- arranges for its distribution to public

36
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how does a telecaster recoup its fees and expenses?

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by selling advertising in the game telecast and network distribution rights to cable operators

37
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in most pro and college sports, who controls national tv rights?

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league or conference and individual team retains radio rights and some local tv rights

38
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who controls tv rights in individual sports (tennis, boxing)

A

event organizer

39
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key terms in the negotiation of a rights agreement include…?

A
  • amount of rights fees
  • distrib. of telecast
  • length of deal
  • copyright
  • sponsorship rights
40
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how do broadcasters determine how much they are willing to pay in rights fees?

A

they calculate how much money they can make on the programming by selling advertising in the particular programming

41
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what league has the largest rights fees and why?

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NFL, since they have highest rated sport programs

42
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how are most rights fees shared?

A

equally among all member teams

43
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how can revenue disparities occur?

A

when teams receive tv fees from both national and local rightsholders

44
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what does a network HAVE to obtain?

A

rights fees

45
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what are the 3 typical rights arrangements?

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  • rights and production deal
  • rights only agreement
  • time buy
46
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rights and production deal?

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in addition to paying a rights fee for an event/ series a broadcaster must pay the expenses necessary to produce the coverage

47
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what are some key parts of the production process?

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  • setting up cameras at venue
  • outfitting a booth
  • production truck
  • cleanfeed goes from truck to network studio
  • then its transmitted to network affiliates
48
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who are sports broadcasts key for?

A

for advertisers in search of key demographics

49
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what is a traditional advertisement in a sport tv program?

A

30 second commercial message for a consumer product

50
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what two entities do commercial formats contain advertising breaks for?

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national commercials (sold by networks) and local ads (sold by local stations)

51
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what is the basis for calculating the price of advertisements

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the basis of the number of ppl watching the telecast (rating)

52
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share (in terms of TV ratings)

A

the percentage of TV sets actually in due at a particular time that are tuned into a show
-companion measurement to a tv rating

53
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Distribution

A
  • broadcast networks
  • syndication
  • cable networks
  • digital networks
  • pay per view
  • radio
54
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what are game telecasts protected by?

A

copyright law

55
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what is a copyright?

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literally the right to copy an original work that is in tangible form

56
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why is it important that rights holders own telecast copyrights and control highlight usage?

A

they can monetize those assets