An examination of the central features of the sport-media phenomenon, focusing on Europe and the USA. The book analyses such issues as new media technology; gender, ethnicity and local dimensions of collective identity; women in American basketball advertising; and cult football radio in Scotland.[...]

Bringing together many of the most influential scholars in sport and media studies, this book examines the diverse ways that media influences our understanding of the world's most important sport events, dubbed sports mega-events. It sheds new light on how these events have been changed by the media[...]

Chelsea Uncut is a unique insight into the modern home of England's Doublewinning champions.

From Royal jubilations to Olympic celebrations, political strife to celebrity life, The Great British Quiz Book features a brain-teasing collection of tricky and topical trivia. With over 600 questions encompassing the worlds of business, sport, entertainment, news, the monarchy and more, this comp[...]

AFTER 90 minutes of their final game in the 2011-2012 season, Manchester City were alsorans. Second to their city rivals, a golden - perhaps never-to-be-repeated - chance to win the Premier League title had been missed. Five minutes of added time later and they were on top of the table and feeling o[...]

If you love Liverpool FC and you enjoy the funny side of football then The Kop Annual 2014 is for you. This year's edition - the 10th produced by the team behind the popular monthly Kop Magazine - is packed full of all the usual fun, laughs and lots more. Find out what Jamie Carragher has real[...]

Reviewers' comments on the first edition: 'Marks the coming of age of the academic study of media sport' - "Media, Culture and Society". 'The book is extremely well-written - ideal as a student text, yet also at the forefront of innovation' - "International Review of Cultural Studies". 'A thoroughly[...]

Successful media relations and a sound communication strategy are essential for all sport organizations. Any successful manager working in sport must have a clear understanding of how the media works, as well as the practical skills to manage the communication process. Now in a fully revised and upd[...]

The relationship between sport and the media is the defining commercial connection for both industries at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The media has transformed sport from an amateur pursuit into a hyper-commercialised industry, while sport has delivered massive audiences and advertisi[...]

How has globalization impacted on sports media? What are the economic ramifications? And what is the future of sports media? In order to answer these questions, this book investigates the constituents, dimensions and implications of the flows of media sport from the Global West to the Global East, a[...]