B. Technical Production of Women's and Men's NCAA Basketball
* There were notable improvements in the quality of production, camera work, editing and sound in the 1993 women's games, compared with the 1989 study. Still, the production quality of the women's games tended to be of uneven quality, and overall, still lagged behind that of the men's games.
* We noted a dramatic improvement, compared with 1989, in the quality of slow-motion instant replays and the technical coverage of women's free throws. Though still lagging behind the coverage of 1993 men's games in quality and quantity, this improvement indicates a rise in the production values of the women's games since 1989 (e.g., more cameras being used).
* Pregame shows, halftime shows, and postgame shows were consistently longer, and of higher quality in the men's games. Moreover, the halftime shows of the women's games were continually used to build audience interest in
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