Tag Archives: NFL

What’s in a name? Five teams accused of causing offence with ethnic stereotypes

Posted on October 6, 2020 by weltchmedia

Our senior consultant Andrew Weltch looks at the recent heightened controversy over some sports teams’ names, accused of reinforcing ethnic stereotypes – and what they’re doing (or not doing) about it. There are all sorts of weird and wonderful names … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl – social media’s biggest, but not necessarily best

Posted on February 6, 2012 by weltchmedia

So, as expected, last night’s Super Bowl XLVI was the most Tweeted US event ever. At its peak, the American football finale was generating 12,000 Tweets per second! By most measures, it’s the biggest annual sports event in the world … Continue reading →

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Tell me why I do like Mondays – football on TV

Posted on August 29, 2011 by weltchmedia

There was a time when football, in its various guises, was generally something for the weekend. But the long-running success of a US TV show has made football at the start of the week something of a global media phenomenon.

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The Canadian Football League and Twitter: a fan’s perspective

Posted on April 26, 2011 by bawlfbomber

Guest blog by Jerry Iwanus (Twitter:  @bawlfbomber)   Bawlf, Alberta, Canada Recently, Weltch Media posted an excellent piece about the many different kinds of “football” found in the world.  The reason the article is excellent, in my view, is because someone … Continue reading →

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You’re a football fan? Well, it is a great game(s)

Posted on February 20, 2011 by weltchmedia

So you’re a football fan? Which football? Here’s our quick dash through the great games that share the name.

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Why are sports bosses so scared of social media?

Posted on August 25, 2010 by andrewweltch

England’s cricketers are the latest professional athletes to face the prospect of a ban from social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. It seems a drastic measure, and one which will upset the many followers of players such as Graham Swann and Kevin Pietersen, but sports organisations do seem particularly scared of social media. Continue reading →

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