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Fantasy Sports and the Changing Sports Media Industry : Media, Players, and Society.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham : Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (329 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781498504898
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fantasy Sports and the Changing Sports Media IndustryDDC classification:
  • 793.93
LOC classification:
  • GV706.5
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I. ROOTS OF FANTASY SPORTS -- CHAPTER 1. THE ORIGIN OF FANTASY SPORTS -- CHAPTER 2. SIMULATIONS AND FANTASY SPORTS: The Forgotten Element? -- CHAPTER 3. FANTASY SPORTS ACROSS THE POND -- PART II. FANS AND FANDOM -- CHAPTER 4. "I WOULDN'T PICK THEM TO SAVE MY SEASON": The Impact of Rivalry on Fantasy Football -- CHAPTER 5. ROOTING WITH YOUR RIVALS: Social Presence in Fantasy Sports -- CHAPTER 6. DRAFT DAY: Risk, Responsibility, and Fantasy Football -- CHAPTER 7. A CLUSTER CRITICISM OF JUSTIFICATIONS OF FANTASY SPORTS FOR WOMEN -- CHAPTER 8. THE ROLE OF SELF-DISCLOSURE IN FANTASY SPORT LEAGUE SATISFACTION -- PART III. FANTASY AND SPORTS MEDIA -- CHAPTER 9. LEGACY MEDIA AND FANTASY SPORTS -- CHAPTER 10. FANTASY SPORTS AND MEDIATED FANDOM -- CHAPTER 11. "IT WAS ALL YOUR FAULT": Identity and Fan Messaging to Athletes at the Intersection of Fantasy Sport and Social Media -- PART IV. THE INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE -- CHAPTER 12. FANTASY SPORT AND WORLD CUP VIEWERSHIP -- CHAPTER 13. FANTASY SPORTS LAW: A Primer -- PART V. FOR THE LOVE OF THE FANTASY GAME -- CHAPTER 14. EXPLORING THE BRAINTRUST: The Evolution and Impact of the Fantasy Sport Trade Association -- CHAPTER 15. DAILY FANTASY SPORTS (DFS): The Future of Fantasy Games -- CONCLUSION. Projecting the Next Round: Scouting the Future of Fantasy Sports -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS.
Summary: This edited collection examines how fantasy sports play has established a prominent and promising foothold in the larger sports ecology. The contributors include leading scholars and sports professionals who share historical and emerging perspectives on the importance of fantasy sports to larger issues of sport and society.
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I. ROOTS OF FANTASY SPORTS -- CHAPTER 1. THE ORIGIN OF FANTASY SPORTS -- CHAPTER 2. SIMULATIONS AND FANTASY SPORTS: The Forgotten Element? -- CHAPTER 3. FANTASY SPORTS ACROSS THE POND -- PART II. FANS AND FANDOM -- CHAPTER 4. "I WOULDN'T PICK THEM TO SAVE MY SEASON": The Impact of Rivalry on Fantasy Football -- CHAPTER 5. ROOTING WITH YOUR RIVALS: Social Presence in Fantasy Sports -- CHAPTER 6. DRAFT DAY: Risk, Responsibility, and Fantasy Football -- CHAPTER 7. A CLUSTER CRITICISM OF JUSTIFICATIONS OF FANTASY SPORTS FOR WOMEN -- CHAPTER 8. THE ROLE OF SELF-DISCLOSURE IN FANTASY SPORT LEAGUE SATISFACTION -- PART III. FANTASY AND SPORTS MEDIA -- CHAPTER 9. LEGACY MEDIA AND FANTASY SPORTS -- CHAPTER 10. FANTASY SPORTS AND MEDIATED FANDOM -- CHAPTER 11. "IT WAS ALL YOUR FAULT": Identity and Fan Messaging to Athletes at the Intersection of Fantasy Sport and Social Media -- PART IV. THE INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE -- CHAPTER 12. FANTASY SPORT AND WORLD CUP VIEWERSHIP -- CHAPTER 13. FANTASY SPORTS LAW: A Primer -- PART V. FOR THE LOVE OF THE FANTASY GAME -- CHAPTER 14. EXPLORING THE BRAINTRUST: The Evolution and Impact of the Fantasy Sport Trade Association -- CHAPTER 15. DAILY FANTASY SPORTS (DFS): The Future of Fantasy Games -- CONCLUSION. Projecting the Next Round: Scouting the Future of Fantasy Sports -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS.

This edited collection examines how fantasy sports play has established a prominent and promising foothold in the larger sports ecology. The contributors include leading scholars and sports professionals who share historical and emerging perspectives on the importance of fantasy sports to larger issues of sport and society.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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