instant replay

     

Instant replay refers to a system where plays in a sporting match can be reviewe (or replayed) using recorded video feeds of the sporting match. This was introduced in broadcast television to allow the viewer to get other views of sports plays during the game. It was combined with Slow Motion to give viewers a better idea of the development of the game.

Trivia about instant replay

  • (Mike and Mike in the ESPN studio deliver the clue)"The best sports innovation in the last 50 years has got to be the addition of the 3-point play to basketball it opens up the whole court""Nope, sorry, it's actually the use of this immediate rebroadcasting of a game segment (for all us guys who missed it while we were in the bathroom)"
  • Missed the last TD? Don't worry, this innovation premiered in the 1963 Army-Navy game & has been here ever since
  • This 2-word TV innovation premiered in the 1963 Army-Navy game
  • In 1963 the 1st time this was used on TV the announcer explained, "Ladies and gentlemen, Army did not score again"

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