Course Name: Sports Reporting (CMN418)

Final Assignment
Submitted By:
Md Amir Hossain Faiz
ID:1630574
Submitted To:
Ms. Momtaz Parvin
Date of Submission: September 23, 2020
 I. Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore some of the differences in which 2 different news channels cover
sports. The study seeks to answer the research question, How do they decide what to cover and how to
approach the story? The goal is to analyze how their methods allows to captures viewers attention.
 II. Introduction

This study is about the content analysis to investigate the similarities and differences between the sports
segment of the news channels NTV (International Television Channel Ltd) and ETV (Ekushey TV) over a
7-day period. Sports coverage does not usually dominate the news. However, there are exceptions notably
during world cup season both cricket & football. The IPL & BPL television market provides a particularly
interesting read. This report will highlight the key similarities and differences in the way these two news
channels cover the news.
Now let’s talk about the news channel I am covering, NTV with the slogan ‘Somoyer Sathe Agamir
Pothe’ meaning ‘heading towards the future with time’, holding Bangla language and culture close to
heart, Alhaj Mohammad Mosaddak Ali on 3 July 2003 formed Bangladesh’s first automation-based
private satellite television station International Television Channel Ltd (NTV). NTV is the most popular
Bengali language TV channel in Bangladesh that offers unbiased and comprehensive news and
entertainment program. NTV offers diverse mix of programs such as news bulletins, current affairs, talk
shows, soap operas, educational, religious, politics related programs, drama, movie, reality shows and
other entertainment programs. NTV delivers its news and entertainment programs across all platforms:
TV, Internet and Mobile (including apps) NTV also broadcasts its programs in UK, USA, Canada, Some
parts of Europe, Middle East, and beyond. NTV Online, the online news portal of the television channel
was opened through a program in Dhaka on 1 February 2015. News, views, photographs and videos are
available on the website [Link]. NTV Chairman and Managing Director Mohammad Mosaddak
Ali inaugurated the news portal in a program at BSEC Building in Dhaka at about 4:15pm on 1 February.
Ekushey Television is a private satellite television channel in Bangladesh. It broadcasts from Kawran
Bazar, Dhaka. Ekushey Television is the first Bangladeshi private television channel to broadcast national
and international news in Bangladesh. Its official transmission began on 14 April 2000. In 2011, Ekushey
became the first Bangladeshi channel to live stream all its content online to viewers around the globe,
through its official website. The channel was considered the most popular TV channel in Bangladesh due
to its news and other innovative programs. Ekushey Television (ETV) covered half the country's
population and turned out to be the most popular channel offering quality programs. The most notable
feature of the channel was introducing a new approach to television journalism. The objective and
investigative reports turned its group of young journalists into national stars. The ETV productions were
unique in nature: children's programs Muktokhabor, for instance, was a news-based show in which the
child performers would handle news with social relevance. Fifty percent of the young team were from
underprivileged families. ETV played a vital role in promoting talented young artistes the result of which
was so obvious many innovative ideas and commitment produced quality programs and the channel
gained huge popularity within a short time. ETV was an organized and professional media, which was
accumulated by professional, creative, talented and committed people. To ensure quality the authority
trained up the behind-the-scene people as well as the artistes and performers of a programmed.
 III. Literature Review

ETV and NTV are reviewed separately here due to the tremendous differences in the two. In this study
they will be compared against one another to cross analyze the differences and similarities in how they
cover the news and what kind of audience they are targeting.

Why Communication and Sport

Matters
Sports has long been one of the most
highly read sections of the newspaper.
Television contracts for sports
broadcast rights have now reached
into the hundreds
of millions of dollars. Sports clearly is
an important part of the culture around
the
Why Communication and Sport Matters:

Sports has long been one of the most highly read sections of the newspaper. Television contracts for
sports broadcast rights have now reached into the hundreds of millions of dollars. Sports clearly is an
important part of the culture around the world. Yet, sports research in mass communication has been
largely ignored until the past decade or so. While several reasons for this lack of attention from scholars
have been suggested, the most common complaint is that sports are not ‘‘real news.’’ Sports, in fact, has
been called the toy department of newspapers (Cosell, 1974). Indeed, walk into most newspaper
newsrooms, and you will usually find the sports department hidden in a corner far away from the real
news desk.
The lack of respect for sports
journalism is puzzling. Decades ago,
James Michener
wrote that some of the best journalistic
writing could be found on the sports
pages
(Michener, 1976). Sports journalists,
Michener argued, were more creative
and often
experimented with unconventional
writing styles. Unconventional writing
styles, how-
ever, can sometimes go beyond
appropriateness. For example, a sports
report of the
Texas–Texas A&M football game
shortly after the assassination of
President Kennedy
in 1963 contained several references
to ‘‘sniper fire,’’ ‘‘rifled’’ passes and
death (Aus-
tin American-Statesman, 1963). The
reporter undoubtedly thought these
references
were clever. Even decades later, the
story seems in very poor taste.
Thus, sports reporting is a study in
contrasts: heavily consumed by the
general
public but merely tolerated in
newsrooms and among many scholars.
Added to this
is the fact that sports reporters work
long hours, face hectic schedules, and
draw
constant criticism from the public. It is
no surprise then that Reinardy (2006)
found
a high level of burnout among sports
reporters.
The good news for sports
communication researchers is twofold.
First, because of
the nature and history of sports
reporting, there are many fascinating
unanswered
questions for researchers. Second,
because of the lack of attention from
researchers
in the past, future researchers have
endless new and unexplored areas to
study.
The lack of respect for sports journalism is puzzling. Decades ago, James Michener wrote that some of
the best journalistic writing could be found on the sports pages (Michener, 1976). Sports journalists,
Michener argued, were more creative and often experimented with unconventional writing styles.
Unconventional writing styles, how-ever, can sometimes go beyond appropriateness. For example, a
sports report of the Texas–Texas A&M football game shortly after the assassination of President Kennedy
in 1963 contained several references to ‘‘sniper fire,’’ ‘‘rifled’’ passes and death (Aus-tin American-
Statesman, 1963). The reporter undoubtedly thought these references were clever. Even decades later, the
story seems in very poor taste. Thus, sports reporting is a study in contrasts: heavily consumed by the
general public but merely tolerated in newsrooms and among many scholars. Added to this is the fact that
sports reporters work long hours, face hectic schedules, and draw constant criticism from the public. It is
no surprise then that Reinardy (2006) found a high level of burnout among sports reporters. The good
news for sports communication researchers is twofold. First, because of the nature and history of sports
reporting, there are many fascinating unanswered questions for researchers. Second, because of the lack
of attention from researchers in the past, future researchers have endless new and unexplored areas to
study. [CITATION Way \l 1033 ]
[CITATION Way \l 1033 ]

Reporting and Journalists:

One of the most serious problems hampering the development of sports journalism research is the lack of
a specific theoretical framework. There is no ‘‘theory of sports communication.’’ With no broad guiding
theory, conceptual development has taken off along a number of fronts. This has been the case in other
areas of research, such as visual communication.
Researchers focused on communication and sport are often tempted to borrow theories from other
conceptual traditions. This has worked very well in some instances—such as studies dealing with
‘‘celebrities’’ versus ‘‘heroes.’’ However, sometimes, established theoretical approaches may not be
readily applicable to the study of sport communication. For example, cultivation research has found
support for the idea that the more individuals watch television, the more they believe television content is
like the real world, especially in the case of televised violence (see Gerbner, 1998). However, this
cultivation effect is unlikely to emerge among sports viewers. Heavy viewers of sports on television are
not likely to think that the real world is like a sporting event. And while some sports, such as American
football, are highly violent, heavy viewers are not likely to think the world is a scary place because of
football violence. Football violence is not part of a typical person’s world.
While cultivation effects are unlikely, researchers have examined the level of violence in sports content
and its effect on viewers. Raney and Depalma (2006) found that individuals were less likely to report
being in a positive mood after watching violent sports programming than those watching less violent
sports content. This less-positive mood was especially prevalent among females and non-sports fans.
An early study (Bryant, Comisky, & Zillmann, 1981) similarly found highly violent sports content
leading to increased viewing enjoyment. However, this relationship held true only for male subjects.
Enjoyment from sports violence is not limited to football. DeNeui and Sachau (1996) found that
spectators judged college hockey games more enjoyable when the games involved high levels of
aggression, as measure by variables such as the number of penalty minutes.

Thus, research involving viewing

enjoyment, information processing,
and mood
could be fruitful areas for future
research. However, as Raney and
Kinnally (2009)
note, research here is limited. They
call for more research on ‘‘the ways in
which
television viewers perceive sports
action as violent, how perceptions
may differ
across games and how perceptions
might impact enjoyment’’ (p. 311).
Thus, research involving viewing enjoyment, information processing, and mood could be fruitful areas
for future research. However, as Raney and Kinnally (2009) note, research here is limited. They call for
more research on ‘‘the ways in which television viewers perceive sports action as violent, how
perceptions may differ across games and how perceptions might impact enjoyment’’ (p. 311).
Several other areas of research also appear to be ideally suited for communication researchers. The
studies can be broadly described as research that looks at the decision-making processes of sports
coverage and its implications. Some of the more promising areas are considered below. [CITATION Way
\t \l 1033 ]

Hostile Media Effect:

A top the list of promising research areas is the ‘‘hostile media effect.’’ Research here is concerned with
the notion that individuals with strong biases toward an issue believe media coverage is biased against
their side of the issue regardless of reality. In other words, if an individual is a strong supporter of Team
X, they will perceive that coverage in the media will be slanted to Team X’s opponent regardless of the
actual media content. Arpan and Raney (2003) found support for a hostile media effect in sports
coverage. Further, the source of the sports story also mattered—whether the sports story was in the
newspaper of the hometown of a university, in the newspaper of the city of the cross-state rival’s
university, or in a newspaper in a neutral site.
Perhaps, the best example of sports and perceived media bias is the classic study by Hastrof and Cantril
(1954). They showed students at Princeton and Dartmouth, a film strip of a controversial football game
between the two schools. Princeton fans saw many more infractions in the game committed by Dartmouth
players, while Dartmouth fans saw many more infractions by Princeton players. The hostile media effect
provides a logical approach to sports communication research, given the passion that sports fans devote to
their favorite teams. When sports reporters fail to devote the same passion to their teams, fans are quick to
claim a bias. [CITATION Way \l 1033 ]

Agenda Setting and Framing:

Probably the most researched theory in mass communication, agenda setting states that media coverage of
certain issues will increase the perception that those issues are important among members of the public.
Thus, agenda setting is concerned with the transferal of issue salience from media to public. A similar
effect could happen in sports. Fortunato (2008) argues this very point. He believes that changes in the
programming schedule for National Football League (NFL) games was designed to increase topic
salience for certain players and teams, influencing audience viewing that would translate into increased
revenue for the networks and NFL. Thus, when individuals are exposed to the media, the emphasis of key
attributes of a topic increases public perceptions of that topic, which in turn influences product purchases
of consumers.
Denham (1999) found an intermedia agenda-setting influence of sports news on the mainstream press. He
argues that news of Lyle Alzado’s pending death attributed to steroid use impacted subsequent coverage
of anabolic steroid use. The revelations by Alzado of his steroid use while a player in the NFL were so
dramatic that the news media increased coverage in response.
Eagleman (2011) analyzed frames used by SI and ESPN The Magazine in coverage of athletes of
different races and nationalities. She found racial stereotype frames were employed by both magazines. In
other words, the two magazines linked stereotypes, most often negative, to athletes. The concept of
framing, linked closely to the second level of agenda setting, is certainly an area that has strong
implications in sports communication. The attributes linked to athletes influence the ways in which sports
fans view these athletes. [CITATION Way \l 1033 ]

would translate into increased revenue

for the networks and NFL. Thus, when
indi-
viduals are exposed to the media, the
emphasis of key attributes of a topic
increases
public perceptions of that topic, which
in turn influences product purchases of
consumers.
Denham (1999) found an intermedia
agenda-setting influence of sports
news on
the mainstream press. He argues that
news of Lyle Alzado’s pending death
attributed
to steroid use impacted subsequent
coverage of anabolic steroid use. The
revelations
by Alzado of his steroid use while a
player in the NFL were so dramatic
that the news
media increased coverage in response.
Eagleman (2011) analyzed frames
used by SI and ESPN The Magazine
in
coverage of athletes of different races
and nationalities. She found racial
stereotype
frames were employed by both
magazines. In other words, the two
magazines linked
stereotypes, most often negative, to
athletes.
The concept of framing, linked closely
to the second level of agenda setting,
is
certainly an area that has strong
implications in sports communication.
The attri-
butes linked to athletes influence the
ways in which sports fans view these
athletes.
News Gathering Routines
Sports journalists may not go through
the same process of reporting as news
report-
ers. As Tuchman (1972) noted,
reporters have a ‘‘strategic ritual’’
when reporting the
news. They use competing ‘‘truth-
claims’’ from sources to give the
impression that
they are covering all sides of issues
and thus buffer themselves from
criticism
regarding a lack of objectivity.
News Gathering Routines:

Sports journalists may not go through the same process of reporting as news reporters. As Tuchman
(1972) noted, reporters have a ‘‘strategic ritual’’ when reporting the news. They use competing ‘‘truth-
claims’’ from sources to give the impression that they are covering all sides of issues and thus buffer
themselves from criticism regarding a lack of objectivity.
Sports reporters most often have a specific team as their beat and thus can often become friends with the
sources of their information. As Schudson (2001) notes, sports reporters are exempt from the normal rules
of objectivity by openly favoring the local team. ‘‘If a Chicago newspaper were to provide a visiting
basketball team coverage as sympathetic as it provides the hometown Chicago Bulls, the act would be
understood as treachery, as if the Times of London had treated press releases from Hitler’s Germany with
the same deference as those from 10 Downing Street (p. 179).’’
News routines have been studied within sports coverage. Lowes (2004), for example, examined the
disparate amount of coverage between amateur sports and professional sports in North America. He
argues that commercial forces in the news-paper industry led to dominance of professional sports in news
coverage.
Several obstacles exist to effective reporting that are unique to sports. Policinski (1998), for example,
found that a significant number of athletes she interviewed reported dealing with reporters who appeared
uncomfortable with women’s athletic accomplishments. This may in turn affect the amount and quality of
coverage provided by the sports reporters.

The stress felt by sports journalists has

been noted elsewhere. Reinardy
(2006)
surveyed 236 sports journalists and
found sports journalists suffer a
moderate
The stress felt by sports journalists has been noted elsewhere. Reinardy (2006) surveyed 236 sports
journalists and found sports journalists suffer a moderate amount of emotional exhaustion and
depersonalization. Younger, less experienced sports journalists working at smaller papers were especially
susceptible to burnout.
Perhaps, the most significant change in the routines of sports reporting recently has been the emergence
of social media. Wigley and Meirick (2008), however, found that sports reporters at civic-minded
newspapers did not use social media more than other newspapers. They speculate that this may be due to
sports reporter sat all newspapers embracing feedback from the public to a high degree.
Wanta and Kunz (1997) looked at how newspaper editors reacted the normal routines of sports reporting
were disrupted. Their survey asked editors how the1994 baseball strike affected their newspapers. Larger
papers were more likely to cut back space devoted to sports than smaller papers due to the lack of
baseball game coverage. Neither large nor small papers reported any changes in advertising.
McCleneghan (1997) also looked at the routines of sports news gathering through a survey of 131 sports
columnists. Respondents stated that 85%of the pressure they face from their jobs is self-imposed.
Columnists also claimed that television has created millionaire athletes who do not care about newspaper
reporters. The best ideas for columns come from intuitive feelings or sporting events, and the worst ideas
come from sports agents or talk shows.

Finally, the relationships between athletes and sports journalists offer another stream of research in news
routines. Athletes and reporters often come into conflict, as was the case with Mark McGwire after the
Congressional hearing on steroid use in baseball. McGuire, McKinnon, and Wanta (2012) examined
strategies used by McGwire to improve his image following the hearings. While, in this instance it was
concluded that his image restoration strategies failed, other studies of athlete–reporter relationships can
help better inform understanding of the fallen sport hero’s chances of redemption [CITATION Way \l
1033 ]

IV. Methods and Procedures:

This report reviewed the content of the 7:30 p.m. sports segment broadcasts on ETV and the 8:00 p.m.
broadcast NTV. The broadcasts were studied over a one-week period. The report was conducted on the
following dates:
September 14, 2020 Monday broadcasts

September 15,2020 Tuesday broadcasts

September 16, 2020 Wednesday broadcasts

September 17, 2020 Thursday broadcasts

September 18, 2020 Friday broadcasts

September 19, 2020 Saturday broadcasts

September 20,2020 Sunday broadcasts

This structure accomplished several goals. The study covered a range of 7 days to see how the two
channels sports segments differ.
 V. Findings

September 14, 2020 Monday ETV broadcasts

 SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. England in dramatic Imtiaz OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

victory parity Ahmed

6. Uncertainty about the Karim Hasan OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

tour of Sri Lanka in
difficult conditions!
7. The coach of Atletico Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs
is affected by Corona Ahmed

8. No crowds for US Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec

OPEN Akbar

9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 BFF election: There Sunil OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec

will be competition Hossain
for all the posts
13 Dominic Thiem won Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec
the US Open for the
Ahmed
first time
14 BFF election: There Tamim OC+OOV 30 Sec
will be competition Akbar
for all the posts
15 Gold medalist Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
Homayra-Moon got Hossain
married
16 Recap VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Closing To get Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

digital news
downloan
Apex
Sports App
September 14, 2020 Monday NTV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. BFF needs a change of OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

leadership

6. OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

7. Mehraj wants to get Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs

back the old rhythm Ahmed

8. Barcelona captain Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec

Messi next season Akbar

9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Simeone infected with Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec
coronavirus

13 Gold-winning Antara Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec

tied the knot with a
Ahmed
karate star
14 Mushfiqur met with Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec
internet sensation little
Yamin
15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

September 15,2020 Tuesday ETV broadcasts
SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Chelsea started the OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

new season with a win

6. 5 PSG players got red OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

carded after clash with
Marseille players
7. Bayern fans allowed Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs
to enter stadium for Ahmed
UEFA Super Cup
match with Sevilla
8. Aubamayang signs Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec
new deal with Arsenal Akbar

9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Former cricketer ASM Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec
Farooq passed away

13 Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec

Ahmed

14 Johnny Bairstow's Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec

century has turned
England around after
Mitchell Starc's double
at the start of the series-
determining match.
15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

September 15,2020 Tuesday NTV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Taizul wants to get a OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

place in the team in all
three formats

6. Rashid Khan is OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

dreaming of winning
the World Cup
7. Chelsea started the Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs
season with a great Ahmed
victory
8. Thiem made history Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec
by winning the battle Akbar
of suffocation
9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 England won by turning Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec
the corner of the lost
match and defeated
Australia.
13 Bangladesh do not want Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec
to play Test
Ahmed
championship on Sri
Lankan soil.
14 PSG on Neymar's side Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec
with allegations of
racism
15 Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
Hossain

16 Recap VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Closing Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

September 16, 2020 Wednesday ETV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Mushfiqur Rahim has OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

met his mother and
son who went viral
while playing cricket
at Paltan ground in the
capital.
6. DiMaria can be OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs
banned along with
Neymar
7. Sri Lanka eased tough Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs
conditions the matches Ahmed
will be allowed now
8. Messi officially richest Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec
footballer in the world Akbar
for 2020 according to
Forbes
9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan
12 There is some Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec
uncertainty about
Bangladesh-Sri Lanka
series
13 Former cricketer ASM Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec
Farooq passed away
Ahmed

14 David Wiley suffers Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec

from coronary heart
disease
15 Dhoni in the face of Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
controversy Hossain

16 Recap VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Closing Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

September 16, 2020 Wednesday NTV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Harbhajan in IPL OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

again, but not in
Chennai

6. Martinez severed ties OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

with Arsenal after a
decade
7. State Minister for Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs
Sports mourns the Ahmed
death of former
cricketer ASM Farooq
8. Neymar slapped with Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec
a two match ban Akbar

9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Maxwell's great record Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec
on the day of the century

13 English all-rounder Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec

David Wiley has
Ahmed
contracted the
coronavirus.
14 Tomorrow is the second Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec
Corona Test for
cricketers
15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

September 17, 2020 Thursday ETV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Argentina squad for OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

World Cup qualifiers
announced

6. 16 cricketers tested for OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

Corona

7. Neymar banned Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs

Ahmed

8. England is at the top Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec

of the Super League Akbar
even after losing the
series
9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Messi’s two goals led Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec
Barca to victory

13 Dramatic win series Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec

Australia
Ahmed

14 Ronaldo is in the throes Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec

of marriage

15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec

Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

September 17, 2020 Thursday NTV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan
 4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. This time Messi will OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

use his name as a
brand

6. Juventus released OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

Higuain

7. Messi-Ronaldo is not Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs

in the fight for the best Ahmed
forward
8. Bairstow got good Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec
news in the rankings Akbar

9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Kohli's respect for the Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec

Covid warriors

13 The new season of Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec

Bundesliga starts today
Ahmed

14 Malinga's lack is Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec

irreplaceable: Rohit
15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

September 18, 2020 Friday ETV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Former Indian OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

cricketer Sadashiv Rao
Patil (65) passed..

6. Hrithik in Saurabh's OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

biopic?

7. Dhoni facing Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs

controversy over Oppo Ahmed
deal
 8. Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec
Akbar

9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Bayern scored 6 goals in Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec

Schalke's net

13 Neymar-Coutinho has Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec

been called up to the
Ahmed
Brazil squad
14 Find out which star is in Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec
which team in IPL

15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec

Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

September 18, 2020 Friday NTV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan
4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Brazil announces OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

World Cup squad

6. De Maria is not in OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

Argentina's World
Cup squad
7. This time in the Major Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs
League, Higuain is Ahmed
getting the highest
salary
8. The coach left his job Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec
before taking charge Akbar
of the Bangladesh
team
9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Naomi Osaka will not Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec
play in the French Open

13 Sri Lanka is still waiting Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec

for the BCB
Ahmed

14 Good start to Chennai Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec

by blowing up Mumbai

15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec

Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

September 19, 2020 Saturday ETV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Chennai got off to a OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

good start by beating
the champions

6. Arsenal won the last OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

minute goal

7. The cheerful Tigers Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs

practiced as a team Ahmed

8. 158 Delhi even after Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec

the Stones storm! Akbar

9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Mumbai gave Dhoni 163 Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec
goals

13 Man Utd lost their Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec

opening game in the PL
Ahmed

14 Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec

15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec

Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

September 19, 2020 Saturday NTV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
 3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Griezmann's goal gave OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

Barca the win

6. Man Utd started the OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

PL season with a loss

7. Bell left Real Madrid Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs

for Tottenham Ahmed

8. Corona negative all Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec

players in the second Akbar
test
9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Shamir's bowling Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec

cannon stopped Delhi
for 156 runs
13 Mahmudullah is getting Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec
the benefit of working
Ahmed
with fitness in lockdown
14 Salauddin's long Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec
manifesto on the
development of football
15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

September 20,2020 Sunday ETV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

5. Liverpool beat OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs

Chelsea with a pair of
quality goals from
Mane
 6. Mustafiz wants to play OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs
in all three formats

7. Former footballer Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs

Nowsheruzzaman is Ahmed
no more
8. Djokovic won the Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec
Italian Open Akbar

9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Man City started the Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec

league with an easy win

13 Kohli has a good start Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec

despite losing to
Ahmed
Sunrisers
14 Mehedi Hasan Miraj, the Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec
off-spinner of the
national team, is going
to be the father.
15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
Hossain
16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

September 20,2020 Sunday NTV broadcasts

SI Slug Name REPORTER FORMAT DURATION PRESENTER

1. Opening Sting VO 10 sec

2. Welcome Note/ OC 10 sec Milli Hasan

Greetings
3. Headline: VO 15 sec Milli Hasan

4. Welcome Again: OC 5 sec Milli Hasan

 5. 10 cricketers in OC+PKG 3 min 10 secs
isolation on suspicion
of corona attack

6. Man City started the OC+PKG 2 min 15 secs

season with a great
victory
7. State Minister mourns Abaiz OC+OOV 15 Secs
the death of Ahmed
Nowsheruzzaman
8. Italian Open champion Tamim OC+PKG 2 min 10 sec
Djokovic Akbar

9. Pre Cap VO 5 secs Milli Hasan

10. Break Advert

11. Welcome from break OC Milli Hasan

12 Kohli's off to a flying Sunil Hossain OC+GFX 1 Min 30 Sec

start after losing to
Hyderabad
13 De Villiers was Imtiaz OC+PKG 2 Min 10 Sec
surprised to see his own
Ahmed
batting
14 Rakitic said goodbye to Tamim Akbar OC+OOV 30 Sec
international football
15 Recap Sunil OC+GFX 15 Sec
Hossain

16 Closing VO 15 Sec Milli Hasan

17 Sting 5 Sec Milli Hasan

Comparative Analysis:
After going through both channels for a week I am come to understand some key differences between the
two channels first of all both channels focus on different sports mostly with ETV mainly focusing on
cricket and NTV focusing more on football, I also noticed that NTV goes into more detail in their sports
segments than ETV who just go over the basics and don’t give that much context. NTV also covers other
sports like Tennis & Martial Arts whereas ETV doesn’t do that unless it’s a big scoop. So we have
learned that both channels follow the news gathering routine that we have discussed in the Literature
Review. I have also observed that NTV falls under Hostile Media Effect (from Literature Review) as they
covered the Neymar racism issue. As for ETV more so falls under Agenda Setting and Framing issue
especially when it comes to covering well liked athletes like MS Dhoni and powerful figures like
Salauddin.

VI. Conclusions

So in conclusion both ETV & NTV while they provide well put together sports segment which are both
informative and easy to understand they fall under the same tropes that many other channels falls under
and its understandable and I am sure they will improve in the future as of right now these issues still need
to be addressed

References
Wanta, W. (n.d.). Reflections onCommunication andSport: On Reportingand Journalists.