After last weeks readings and discussions, I am still amazed as to how much revenue fantasy sports take in each year. What also blows my mind, is the fact that it continues to expand every year for every sport. With an estimate of 15 to 18 BILLION participants in fantasy sports today, "Fantasy sports has gone from hobby to big business."
There are so many areas in which fantasy sports has affected the world for journalists today; all of which are good. With shows like "The Fantasy Show", a new outlet of sports media has grown into a favorite source of news. People continue to tune in to the different shows relating the predictions of their players, and along with television, subscriptions to magazines are made just for the fantasy editions. I myself am a member of Temple Talks Philly on WHIP radio Temple's student run radio station, and I seem to make some sort of a fantasy reference every time I am on the show; and I hear it all the time and know that I am not the only one who does it. It truly is taking over, but in a good way.
Once again, a study was done to see whether or not fantasy sports has increased ratings for games to be watched especially throughout the NFL. What I never noticed before these readings is, I have succumb to the same theory that fantasy sports increases the interest in games outside of your favorite teams. "Participation in fantasy sports leagues acts as a catalyst to increase interest in and likelihood of attending real life games, reading sports material, memorizing sports trivia, and being caught up (to the exclusion of other activities) in the world of sports." I have always been an avid sports fan, but to be honest, since I began participating in fantasy sports, my level of interest increased.
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