Since 2003, the domestic sports media market has experienced growth and change through new products’ developments, brands’ disappearances and new customer needs caused by the popularity of certain sports and type of media. The global market born from the fusion of sport and media is increasingly profitable.

The worldwide television audience for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games was 3.9 billion people compared to the 3.6 billion for the Sydney 2000 Games. The FIFA World Cup media rights’ value rose to US$879 million for the 2006 tournament, a 15% increase since 2002.

Since 2003, the domestic sports media market has experienced growth and change through new products’ developments, brands’ disappearances and new customer needs caused by the popularity of certain sports and type of media. The global market born from the fusion of sport and media is increasingly profitable.

The worldwide television audience for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games was 3.9 billion people compared to the 3.6 billion for the Sydney 2000 Games. The FIFA World Cup media rights’ value rose to US$879 million for the 2006 tournament, a 15% increase since 2002.

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