HISTORY OF SPORTS BROADCASTING
THE FIRST LIVE SPORTS BROADCAST WAS WHICH SPORT?
WHAT IS BOXING?
WHICH COMPANY PAYS THE NFL FOR ITS SUNDAY TICKET COVERAGE OF THE NFL?
WHAT IS DIRECTV?
IN 2011, NBC OUTBID ITS RIVALS WITH A $4.38 BILLION OFFER TO COVER WHAT?
WHAT ARE THE OLYMPICS? (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION, THIS WAS PROJECTED TO BE A $1.5 BILLION INDUSTRY?
WHAT IS ESPORTS?
THIS WAS CREATED IN 1999 AND ALLOWED PEOPLE TO RECORD TV PROGRAMS.
WHAT IS DVR (DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING)?
THE FIRST ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS MEDIUM USED TO TRANSMIT INFORMATION ABOUT SPORTS WAS KNOWN AS WHAT?
WHAT IS A TELEGRAPH?
NETWORKS USUALLY PROVIDE PROGRAMMING TO THEIR AFFILIATES REGIONALLY AND NATIONALLY UNLESS THE HOME TEAM DOESN'T SELL ALL STADIUM TICKETS, IN WHICH CASE THIS HAPPENS.
WHAT IS A BLACKOUT?
THIS MAJOR EVENT WAS HELD IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 1994.
WHAT IS THE FIFA WORLD CUP?
WHICH COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE TRIPLED ITS NATIONAL RIGHTS FEES IN THE EARLY 2000s?
WHICH PROGRAM BEGAME THE FIRST SPORT PROGRAMMING SERIES IN PRIMETIME?
WHAT IS MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL?
PETE ROZELLE, WHEN FIRST ELECTED AS NFL COMMISSIONER MOVED THE NFL HEADQUARTERS TO WHICH CITY?
WHAT IS NEW YORK CITY?
___________ MEASURE THE SIZE OF THE PROGRAM AUDIENCE.
WHAT ARE RATINGS?
IN 2012, ESPN DEBUTED THE FIRST-EVER SPANISH-LANGUAGE SPOT IN ITS FAMOUS "THIS IS SPORTSCENTER" ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN FEATURING WHICH MLB SUPERSTAR?
WHO IS ROBINSON CANO?
THIS U.S. SENATOR INTRODUCED FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO ENCOURAGE CABLE OPERATORS TO OFFER CABLE CHANNELS ON AN A LA CARTE BASIS INSTEAD OF BUNDLING.
WHO IS JOHN MCCAIN?
WHICH NFL FRANCHISE IN THE 1960s WAS PLAYING IN THE SMALLEST MARKET OF ANY PROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE COUNTRY?
WHO ARE THE GREEN BAY PACKERS?
SAMUEL MORSE CREATED THE FIRST COMMERCIAL TELEGRAPH BETWEEN WHICH TWO CITIES?
WHAT ARE WASHINGTON D.C. AND BALTIMORE?
THE EXPENSES OF PRODUCTIN GA GAME TELECAST ARE USUALLY PAID BY WHO?
WHO IS THE NETWORK?
WHICH TWO NETWORKS PROVIDED PRIMARY COVERAGE OF THE FIFA WORLD CUP WHEN IT MADE ITS DEBUT IN THE UNITED STATES?
WHO ARE ABC AND ESPN?
ESPN ANNOUNCED PLANS TO LAUNCH ITS OWN DIRECT-TO-SUBSCRIBER PRODUCT IN THIS YEAR.
WHAT IS 2018?
THE NFL BECAUSE THE NATION'S FIRST TRULY NATIONAL SPORTS LEAGUE WHEN THE LOS ANGELES RAMS MOVED IN 1946 OUT OF WHICH U.S. CITY?
WHAT IS CLEVELAND?
THE FIRST USE OF INSTANT REPLAY CAME IN 1963 IN A COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME BETWEEN THESE TWO SCHOOLS.
WHO ARE ARMY AND NAVY?
AS OF 2017, ESPN HAS A DEAL FOR $40 MILLION PER YEAR FOR 12 YEARS FOR WHICH MAJOR SPORTING EVENT?
WHAT IS WIMBLEDON?
WHICH NETWORK, OWNED BY THE QATAR-BASED AL JAZEERA CHAIN OF NETWORKS, DEBUTED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2012?
WHAT IS beIN SPORT?
THIS TERM IS USED WHEN PRICES RISE STEEPLY IN A SHORT TIME, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN DECREASE IN VALUE WHEN THE MARKETPLACE CORRECTS ITSELF.
WHAT IS MARKETPLACE BUBBLE?
THE NFL SHOWED ITS POPULARITY IN 1968 WHEN NBC CUT AWAY FROM THE NEW YORK JETS VS. OAKLAND RAIDERS GAME TELECAST TO SHOW WHICH MOVIE AT ITS REGULARLY SCHEDULED TIME OF 7:00PM?
WHAT IS HEIDI?