Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Sports Advertising

When I watch advertisements during a sporting event, it usually doesn't bother me that much. I notice that there are a lot of advertisements going on throughout the entire game. It's not just during commercial breaks, there are ads that scroll through the big screens at the arenas. Timeouts, pre-games, post-games are all sponsored. Adverstising is everywhere, but I don't think it's a problem. I don't think it really affects the event itself, if anything it helps fund and support it. Advertising is a big revenue for sporting events, pro and college. From my experience working with SoonerVision, the number of advertisements that we have to get through is ridiculous, but never does it interrupt or affect a game. The only reason we have so many advertisements is because they are sponsors who help fund these athletic programs. I don't see it as a problem.

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