Watching Televised Sport

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Watching Televised Sport

The answer is all of these reasons, and others, which I will explore

in more detail throughout this essay. To do this successfully I am

going to focus on three sports, which I intend to compare and analyse.

These are: The London Marathon, The Brazilian Grand Prix and The

Champion's League semi-final between Manchester United and Real

Madrid. I have chosen these sports because they are each different;

The London Marathon is an individual sport, which covers a large area

and has many competitors; The Grand Prix is raced for a team but by

individuals using very fast cars around a circuit; and football, which

is a team sport with only two teams competing per match.

Because all of these sports are different, it allows me to explore the

diverse ways in which each is broadcast, as all aim to attract as many

viewers as possible.

As I come back to the question 'Why do people enjoy watching televised

sport?' there is one clear answer: The quality of coverage.

All television companies try to make their coverage, regardless of the

sport, as good as they possibly can: The sole reason for this being to

attract viewers and make money.

The term 'quality of coverage' basically means the lengths the

television company covering the event will go to, to make the event as

enjoyable and authentic as possible. This is done in a number of ways:

both visually and aurally. Visual effects include close-ups, replays,

highlights, the best view of the sport, timers, scores etc. Crowds can

be heard and commentary and presenters are used. This is because at

the event itself there are no commentators or presenters, so TV

viewe...

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...t watch it, so it's up to the television companies to make the

sports as attractive and interesting as they possibly can.

Additionally, the way in which people watching the sport on

television, who usually get to view sport for free, have many more

luxuries and features than the spectators at the event who pay

dramatically influences the reasons why people enjoy to watch

televised sport.

Football, running and motor racing all make an effort to be as

dramatic and exciting as possible solely to attract viewers, all their

techniques seem to work, so they must be effective!

Which would you prefer: standing outside on your own in the pouring

rain, hardly able to see a thing and paying £20….or…. staying in the

comfort of your own home, alone or with friends, with the best view

possible and it's free!? Exactly!

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