Computer Graphics & Sports Broadcasting

Many graphics are used during a sports broadcast. These graphics are made and put on television by a team of people. Graphics make the game much more appealing to fans. They provide information that would be tough to describe in just words.

Player Statistics

Many graphics about player’s statistics are shown throughout a broadcast. These graphics usually appear on the lower third portion of the screen. A lower third graphic is usually shown every time a batter comes to the plate in baseball. Football stats are shown and updated throughout the game. The statistics are fun for fans to look at because they can see how well or poor players are doing.

Game Information Graphics

Most television broadcasts will have a scoreboard graphic in an upper corner of the screen. Some broadcasts just show the score of the game and how much time is left. Some broadcasts also show how many timeouts a team has, how many players are on the bases in baseball, what team is on offense and defense and much more.

News Graphics

A lot of sports broadcasts will have a scrolling ticker along the very bottom of the screen. This ticker is usually for presenting information about other sporting events happening at the same time. Most sports broadcasts will also show the scores and some statistics of all the other games going on at the same time. The only time the ticker usually isn't running is during commercials.