Digital sport - Closer to the action

Published: Feb. 16, 2017, 10:23 a.m.

b'Advanced tech, behind-the-scenes experiences, full games on social media - how do the latest digital innovations affect the traditional broadcast industry?\\n\\nAnd what do they mean for you if you\'re trying to get a job as a sports journalist or producer?\\n\\n"There are completely new players delivering big audiences through online only platforms... it does feel like it\'s a bit of a Wild West at the moment." \\u2013 Professor Andy Miah.\\n\\nIn this podcast you\'ll learn more about:\\n\\n- the new digital innovations being used across a range of sport\\n- the future of sports consumption habits\\n- the impact of these changes on existing broadcasters\\n- the importance of storytelling\\n\\nThe BBC Academy\'s Jas Rao speaks to Professor Andy Miah, author of \\u2018Sport 2.0: Transforming Sports for a Digital World\\u2019, and Stuart Rowson, younger audiences editor at BBC Sport, as well as hearing from Manchester City FC\'s social media manager Chris Parkes-Nield, Table Tennis England\'s head of commercial Mark Taffler and Hashtag UTD striker Seb Carmichael-Brown.'