Analyse and explain 3 ways that media have used technology in your chosen sport to enhance spectator appeal.
The media have used technology in the sport of gymnastics by allowing television broadcasting of all major gymnastics competitions. Networks such as Channel 10, NBC Sport and Universal Sports do live coverage of major elite competitions such as World Championships, Pacific Ring Championships, Commonwealth Games and The Olympic Games. The coverage is in great quality, it is live and quick with video replay and on screen scores. The coverage also shows each apparatus from a great angle so that spectators can get the best view of the competition right from their home.
The media uses technology to enhance spectator appeal in gymnastics by taking the video/coverage of special gymnastics events and re-uploading them onto social media sites such as YouTube channels, Facebook pages and other networks to allows audiences to re-watch or catch up on anything that they might have missed from the event. This technology also allows for spectators to watch the sport of gymnastics at anytime.
The media has enhanced spectator appeal in the sport of gymnastics by giving spectators the ability to have a look inside the life of their favourite gymnast/gymnastics teams. The media has access to a look inside gymnastiums in which athletes train at for an insight look at their training and progress. This kind of technology enhances spectator appeal by giving spectators and fans of the sport more to their favourite athletes journey then just how well the athlete competes at competitions.