Introduction Current Communication Analysis Our Ideas For The Future

The following is an interview sound clip. The aim of the interview was to establish the benefits and drawbacks of TV communications of tennis. We asked a tennis fan about his opinions. It was interesting to hear about how watching tennis on the television differed from "live" tennis.

The following table provides a summary of our findings of our investigations of the good and bad aspects of the present television coverage of tennis. We have interviewed tennis fans, researched the Internet and used our own opinions based on our experiences.

Good aspects of TV coverage
Bad aspects of TV coverage
Action replays
No sense of atmosphere
The umpire authorises
Can't appreciate speed of shots
Clearer view of whole court
No sense of environment
Easy access
Adverts
Relatively cheap
You have to watch the angles they give you

Interactive TV allows:

> choice of camera angles

> choice of commentary

> choice of games

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Live pause
Catch up TV
Information - results, reports etc.