The commercialisation of sport

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Author:

Slack, Trevor, 1948-

ISBN:

9780714650210

9780714680781

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.

Physical Description:

xxx, 335 pages ; 25 cm.

Series:

Sport in the global society

Sport in the global society.

Contents:

pt. 1. The sports industry: Sport in the late capitalist movement / David L. Andrews ; The sporting goods industry : from struggling entrepreneurs to national businesses to transnational corporations / George H. Sage ; Sports globalisation, the state and the problem of governance / Barrie Houlihan -- pt. 2. The public sector and the commercialisation of sport: Government subsidisation of Canadian professional sport franchises : a risky business / David Whitson, Jean Harvey and Marc Lavoie ; Private control of a civic asset : the winners and losers from North America's experience with four major leagues for professional team sport / Mark Rosentraub ; Partnerships between local government sport and leisure departments and the commercial sector : changes, complexities and consequences / Lucie Thibault, Lisa M. Kikulis and Wendy Frisby -- pt. 3. The commercialisation of "amateur" sport / Piercing the veil of amateurism : commercialisation, corruption and US college sports / Ellen J. Staurowsky ; Strategic responses to institutional pressures for commercialisation : a case study of an English Rugby Union club / Danny O'Brien and Trevor Slack ; Commercialisation of the modern Olympics / Tara Magdalinski and John Nauright -- pt. 4. Television and the commercialisation of sport: Media sport, globalisation and the challenges to commercialisation : sport advertising cultural resistance in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Steven J. Jackson, Andrew Grainger and Richard Batty ; Televised sport in a global consumer age / Michael Silk ; Media ownership of teams : the latest stage in the commercialisation of team sports / Bill Gerrard -- pt. 5. Sport sponsorship: "Money for nothing and your cheques for free?" : a critical perspective on sport sponsorship / Trevor Slack and John Amis ; Spectator sport's strange bedfellows : the commercial sponsorship of sporting events to promote alcohol, tobacco and lotteries / Stephen R. McDaniel, Daniel S. Mason and Lance Kinney ; Let the market decide : sport sponsorship and its implications for moral autonomy / Michael K. Mauws.

Abstract:

Sport has become increasingly commercialised and there are many examples of close links that have developed between sport and business. This collection examines five of them in a global context.

Subject Term:

Sports -- Economic aspects.

Sports -- Social aspects.

Sports -- Aspect social.

Sports -- Aspect économique.

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Slack, Trevor, 1948-

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Summary

What does commercialisation mean for the future of sport?
Modern sports links to commerce are highly visible. Stadiums and arenas bear the names of businesses, while sponsors' logos appear on athletes' clothing and equipment, on the facilities in which they play, and in the titles of the events in which they compete. Media companies pay vast sums for the rights to broadcast sports events, and advertisers pay a premium to promote products during the screening of these events. Cities invest, at the expense of other social projects, in the staging of major sports events and to attract professional teams to their areas. Star athletes are transferred for multi-million fees and professional sport franchises are sold for sums higher than the gross domestic products of some countries. Even recreational athletes are subject to a constant barrage of commercial pressures to improve their game.
Sport's links to commerce have intensified over the past 30 years but have been subjected to little academic analysis. This book represents an attempt to fill that significant gap in the literature by examining five different aspects of the commercialisation of sport:
· The sports industry
· The public sector
· The commercialisation of 'amateur' sport
· Sport and television
· Sports sponsorship
There has been a rapid and widespread commercialisation of sport and it is vital that we now raise critical questions and analyse the changes that have taken place.