The reproduction of industrial football on television: Example of Beyaz futbol

Football, trailing the masses, has become a gigantic industry with the influence of globalization and capitalism, far beyond being just an entertainment and a sports branch. Although this "magical game" has achieved considerable gains due to the economic relationship it has established with television, the basic values of football are gradually becoming degenerate and distant from its essence. This thesis, titled "The Reproduction of Industrial Football on Television: Example of Beyaz Futbol ", was prepared to determine how football has altered on television screens and become a new "show business" tool. "Beyaz Futbol", broadcasted on the TV channel Beyaz TV, which is on screen every Sunday since 2012 meets the audience with a staff of a presenter and a number of commentators. In this study, 4 successive episodes of the program "Beyaz Futbol" broadcasted between March 18 2018 and April 8 2018 were studied, and the determined data were analyzed by discourse analysis considering the program records. As a result of the research based on the program "Beyaz Futbol", it was determined how football has gradually shifted from its own values as a product reproduced on the screens, how its basic meaning is lost on the television screens, and how it is presented to the audience through off the pitch events and sensational contents during the broadcast.