Live sport during the COVID-19 crisis: fans as creative broadcasters

• Published in: Sport in society Vol. 23; no. 7; pp. 1091 - 1099
• Main Authors: Majumdar, Boria, Naha, Souvik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.07.2020; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: broadcast strategy; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Internet; Life events; Pandemics; sport fan; sport stadium; Sports fans; technology; User generated content

The hiatus in stadium spectatorship due to the COVID-19 pandemic presents us with a unique opportunity to rethink the way sport fans participate in the making of live events. Some sport leagues have resumed, with others to follow, but the stadium experience has profoundly changed as fans cannot gath...