The Challenges of Producing Popular Sports Contests: a Comparative Study of Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing
This paper analyses how different configurations of stakeholders create opportunities for the production of popular TV sports contests
The challenges of producing popular sports contests: a comparative study of biathlon and cross-country skiing
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Harry Arne Solberg, Dag Vidar Hanstad, Kari Steen-Johnsen
Abstract
This paper analyses how different configurations of stakeholders create opportunities for the production of popular TV sports contests. Based on qualitative methodologies, biathlon and cross-country skiing are compared. The paper concludes that the relative success of the International Biathlon Union is due to a favourable network position in relation to stakeholders. By comparison, the International Ski Federation suffers a weak position within a dense stakeholder network.
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