commercialisation

• commercialisation - the managing or exploitation of a system, business or product for financial gain
• advantage - Easier to support your team
• disadvantage - Via subscription at home pay to watch
• advantage

  • Allows instant replay and close-up views of action
  • Commonly on technology
• disadvantage - Tickets and sports related merchandise is expensive
• advantage - More competition gives more opportunities to watch live
• disadvantage - More popular harder to get a hold of tickets
• advantage - Media coverage of players lives makes spectators feel more involved
• disadvantage - Demands made by sponsors can limit choices of people attending eg food choices
• advantage - Commentary educates the viewer at home
• More people stay at home to watch
• advantage - Better facilities for people watching due to money
• disadvantage - Scheduling changes designed to make it easier for fans to watch at home make it harder for people to attend