Coverage of sport by the media

Question 1

What types of media cover sport?

Answer 1

• Television
  ~ Terrestrial/ FTA - e.g. BBC
  ~ Subscription - e.g. BT sport/ Sky sport
  ~ Pay-per-view - e.g. Boxing/ UFC
• Radio
  ~ Dedicated sport channels - e.g. BBC 5 live/ Talk sport
  ~ Local and national radio - e.g. BBC radion Gloucester
• Written press
  ~ Newspapers
  ~ Specialist magazines
• Internet

Question 2

What types of coverage are there of sport?

Answer 2

• Live coverage
• Score updates
• Competition report/ analysis
• Preview
• Documentaries/ player profiles

Question 3

How has media coverage of sport changed?

Answer 3

• Increased accessability
  ~ Sport available 24/7 on internet
  ~ On demand and catch up
  ~ Multiple streams
  ~ Can be consumed away from TV
• Sport as a commodity
  ~ TV rights can be bought from NGB’s
  ~ Sell advertising space
  ~ Sell subscriptions to consumers
• Minority sports
  ~ Increased coverage
  ~ More presenters