CHAPTER 10
Television, Computers and Sports
Viewer enhancement tools … provide television stations with an innovative tool to upgrade their sports programs … and will become standard for major sports events in the near future.
Hartmut Hiestermann, Global Sportsnet, Germany
Roone Arledge, innovative television sports pioneer, said that television tools such as instant replays, slow motion and even superimposing the names of the players on the screen after a good play, were called gimmicks when they were introduced. The computer invasion into television production that began years ago with the character generator, continues to grow. As directors and producers continue to look for tools and techniques that will lead to a more informed viewer, ...
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