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Category: 10.10 – Special Issue: Sports Media

HBO, Sports Documentary, and Women’s and Girls’ Soccer
Heather McIntosh / Northern Illinois University

October 18, 2009 Heather McIntosh / Boston College One comment

A look at the narrative arcs of two HBO Sports’ documentaries about female soccer teams in the U.S.

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Sportv: Beyond the Sport Event
Ben Goldsmith / University of Queensland

October 17, 2009 Ben Goldsmith / University of Queensland 2 comments

This article offers an analysis of sportstv, a new category of sports television previously unexamined within television studies scholarship.

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Broadcasters Under Pressure
Brett Hutchins / Monash University and David Rowe / University of Western Sydney

October 17, 2009 Brett Hutchins / Monash University and David Rowe / University of Western Sydney 5 comments

A consideration of the impact of digital media companies on sports broadcasting.

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Foam Finger Cubicle: Selling ESPN360 as Workspace Media
Ethan Tussey / UCSB

October 17, 2009 Ethan Tussey / University of California, Santa Barbara 3 comments

A look at the ways ESPN has identified the office as a viable marketing space.

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XFL @ MSNBC.COM: Reflecting on a moment and looking to the future
Fred Mason / University of New Brunswick

October 17, 2009 Fred Mason / University of New Brunswick Leave a comment

A reading of the XFL message boards and users’ failure to question the dominant masculine structures of sport.

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Football’s new forms
Jacob Dittmer / University of Oregon

October 16, 2009 Jacob Dittmer / University of Oregon 3 comments

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The Faces of Athletes
Markus Stauff / University of Amsterdam

October 16, 2009 Markus Stauff / University of Amsterdam 2 comments

A critical analysis of the relationship between television, sports, performance, and commentary.

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The Dual/Dueling Sides of T.O./Terrell Owens
Stephen Brauer / St. John Fisher College

October 16, 2009 Stephen Brauer / St. John Fischer College 3 comments

A analysis of Terrell Owens’ trans-mediated personality.

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Sports Media: Tensions and Transitions

October 16, 2009 Harper Cossar / Georgia Gwinnett College 8 comments

With a special introduction by Harper Cossar / Georgia State University

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From Squid Game pop-ups to Netflix House installations, Hyun-Jung Stephany Noh traces how dystopian K-dramas become immersive, branded experiences. Her essay shows how Netflix turns speculative fiction into a global marketing spectacle
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Helen Piper examines the show The Assembly and compares the UK & Australian versions. In doing so, she reveals how format and post-production choices shape risk, reciprocity, and the politics of inclusion.

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