End of Amateurism

Summary College athletics have seen explosive revenue growth in the last decade, fueled by media contracts and corporate sponsors. In order to enter this system, the NCAA requires players to forego profits, and are instead offering them scholarships and access to state-of-the-art facilities. But with college sports now a multi-billion-dollar industry, the question being asked in U.S. federal court is still whether that compensation is enough. VICE travels the college sports landscape, meeting with athletic directors, coaches, sports marketing minds and the players themselves to see the role money plays in amateur athletics today.

S5.E6 ∙ End of Amateurism

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Shane Smith Gianna Toboni Thomas Morton Ben Anderson

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Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Mar 23, 2017

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Vice Media

Summary College athletics have seen explosive revenue growth in the last decade, fueled by media contracts and corporate sponsors. In order to enter this system, the NCAA requires players to forego profits, and are instead offering them scholarships and access to state-of-the-art facilities. But with college sports now a multi-billion-dollar industry, the question being asked in U.S. federal court is still whether that compensation is enough. VICE travels the college sports landscape, meeting with athletic directors, coaches, sports marketing minds and the players themselves to see the role money plays in amateur athletics today.

Details

Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Mar 23, 2017

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Production companies : Vice Media

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