This course gives you a complete insight into the communication and managerial techniques put into practice in the creation of the most important sporting mega event in the world. You will learn about the essentials of television production, programming strategies and television rights management of the Olympic Games. At the same time, you will gain valuable knowledge about the fundamentals of communication via social media and of the Olympic culture which is so closely connected with classic culture and humanism.
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The Olympic Games and the Media
Instructor: Emilio Fernández Peña
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There are 6 modules in this course
We are thrilled with the materials, videos and presentations we have designed especially for you. Before we begin with the lectures, we would like you to carefully read some basic information about the course and the platform. // Estamos muy contentos con los materiales complementarios, vídeos y presentaciones que hemos diseñado especialmente para vosotros. Antes de empezar con los vídeos, nos gustaría que leyeras atentamente las informaciones básicas sobre el curso y la plataforma.
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During this first week, you will learn on the cultural context of the Olympic Games before going in depth with their relationship with the media. We will set the context and first history of the Olympic Games to examine then their role in an epoch of profound transformation and intellectual awake. // Durante esta primera semana, aprenderás sobre el contexto cultural de los Juegos Olímpicos antes de profundizar con la relación que tienen con los medios de comunicación. Vamos a establecer el contexto e inicios de los Juegos Olímpicos para examinar después su papel en una época de profunda transformación y despertar intelectual.
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13 videos1 assignment
Welcome to this new week! This week, we are going to explore in greater depth the subject of the media and the Olympic Games. You will learn about the media environment, its importance in current societies, the language of television and the historical relations of media and the Olympic Games. // ¡Bienvenidos a esta nueva semana! Esta semana vamos a explorar en mayor profundidad la relación de los medios de comunicación y los Juegos Olímpicos. Aprenderéis sobre el entorno de los medios de comunicación, su importancia en las sociedades actuales, el lenguaje de la televisión y las relaciones históricas de los Juegos Olímpicos y los medios de comunicación.
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The course is reaching its meridian! We hope that the first two introductory weeks to the Olympics, and the media and their interrelation has been interesting for you. During this week you are going to learn about media activity during the event: the TV production, scheduling, media services in the Olympic Games, how heroes are constructed by media, and also about one of the most symbolic elements of the event: the Olympic ceremonies. // ¡Ya estamos llegando a la mitad del curso! Esperamos que las dos primeras semanas de introducción a los Juegos Olímpicos y su relación con los medios de comunicación os hayan parecido interesantes. Durante esta semana vamos a aprender sobre la actividad de los medios de comunicación durante los Juegos Olímpicos: la producción televisiva, la programación, los servicios de los medios, cómo se construyen los héroes olímpicos en los medios de comunicación, y también sobre uno de los elementos más emblemáticos del evento: las ceremonias olímpicas.
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12 videos1 assignment
This week we will focus on social media. You will learn on the new and specific rules in this new communication territory, going in-depth into concepts such as crosspolination or engagement, and analyzing how social media are entering and managed in the Olympic media environment. As we will be focusing on social media, please don't miss the contents we are feeding you on the Olympics in our Facebook and Twitter profile! // Esta semana nos centraremos en las redes sociales. Aprenderéis sobre las nuevas y específicas reglas que existen en este nuevo ámbito de comunicación, y profundizaremos en conceptos como crosspolination o engagement, y analizaremos cómo las redes sociales se están integrando y cómo son gestionadas en el entorno olímpico. Como estaremos centrándonos en los medios sociales, no olvidéis los contenidos que os estamos proporcionando sobre los Juegos Olímpicos en nuestro Facebook y Twitter.
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We are entering into the last week of the course: a final effort for this learning opportunity on the Olympics and their interaction with media. This week we will focus on Olympic marketing, sponsorship and how TV rights are managed. We will be learning on how the Olympic brand is managed. // Comenzamos la última semana del curso: un último esfuerzo para seguir aprendiendo sobre los Juegos Olímpicos y su relación con los medios de comunicación. Esta semana nos centraremos en el marketing olímpico, el patrocinio y en cómo se gestionan los derechos de televisión. Aprenderemos sobre cómo se gestiona la marca olímpica.
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