A Study on the Characteristics of Sports Athletes’ YouTube Channels and User Reactions
Bora Moon,
Taeyeon Oh
Abstract:This study examined the content characteristics and user responses of athlete-run sports YouTube channels, providing empirical insights for content production strategies and contributing to the development of athlete-run sports YouTube channels. Content analysis was conducted on 3306 videos posted on 20 popular YouTube channels of South Korean athletes from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021. The formal characteristics analyzed included video length, the presence of foreign language subtitles, paid advertiseme… Show more
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