So far in our discussion of how sports and media have created data streams that changed fans’ perspective, we’ve discussed The Daily Racing Form--which drew from telegraph and newspapers--and baseball--which drew from radio. You don’t need to be Marshall McLuhan to know what comes next.
Obviously, television has dominated the American communication landscape from the postwar era on through today. However, three distinct forms of TV--broadcast, cable and HDTV--each promulgated data that helped drive three different sports to degrees of prominence in football, basketball and hockey, respectively.
How each version of TV drove change helps us understand how different types of data help us see things--literally see things, in this case--differently.
Obviously, television has dominated the American communication landscape from the postwar era on through today. However, three distinct forms of TV--broadcast, cable and HDTV--each promulgated data that helped drive three different sports to degrees of prominence in football, basketball and hockey, respectively.
How each version of TV drove change helps us understand how different types of data help us see things--literally see things, in this case--differently.
