ABSTRACT

This book examines the political debates over the access to live telecasts of sport in the digital broadcasting era. It outlines the broad theoretical debates, political positions and policy calculations over the provision of live, free-to-air telecasts of sport as a right of cultural citizenship. In so doing, the book provides a number of comparative case studies that explore these debates and issues in various global spaces.

chapter 2|18 pages

Before, During, and After the Neoliberal Moment

Media, Sports, Policy, Citizenship 1

chapter 3|26 pages

Televised Sport and Cultural Citizenship in Canada

The “Two Solitudes” of Canadian Public Broadcasting?

chapter 4|22 pages

Selling Out

The Gaming of the Living Room Seat for the US Sports Fan

chapter 5|14 pages

Football for Everyone?

Soccer, Television, and Politics in Argentina

chapter 6|18 pages

No Longer the Crown Jewels of Sport?

Television, Sport, and National Events in the UK

chapter 7|17 pages

The Law Not Applied

French Controversies about Television Viewer Access to the 2006 European Handball Championship

chapter 9|22 pages

“Events of National Importance and Cultural Significance”

Sport, Television, and the Anti-Siphoning Regime in Australia

chapter 10|21 pages

Millennium Blues

The Politics of Media Policy, Televised Sport, and Cultural Citizenship in New Zealand

chapter 12|22 pages

The Global Popular and the Local Obscure

Televised Sport in Contemporary Singapore

chapter 15|17 pages

Watching the Football with Raymond Williams

A Reconsideration of the Global Game as a “Wonderful Game”

chapter 16|6 pages

Afterword

Sport, Public Service Media, and a “Red Button” Future