The Political Economy of Television Sports Rights

1. Introduction
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

Part I. Television and Sport: Commerce, Culture and Regulation

2. The Sports-Media-Business Complex
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

3. The Sports Broadcasting Market
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

4. The Social and Cultural Value of Sport
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

5. The Importance of Free-to-Air Sports Broadcasting
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

6. Competition Law and Sports Broadcasting
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

7. The Regulation of Access to Major Sporting Events
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

Part II. Country Reports

8. Australia
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

9. Brazil
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

10. India
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

11. Italy
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

12. South Africa
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

13. Spain
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

14. United Kingdom
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

15. USA
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

16. Conclusion
Tom Evens, Petros Iosifidis, Paul Smith

Nyckelord: Cultural and Media Studies, Media Studies, Economic Policy, Film and Television Studies, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Media Research, Industries