It would take a major economic crisis to change the paradigm. Alas! For all the small employees of sport. The this will cause damage.” eitorial offices are places of power struggles between different visions of sport. Karim Souanef highlights the existence of divisions between the different meia. specialize meia rely on economic capital ( Le Parisien . The L’Équipe ) while the others are more intereste in the symbolism of sport ( Libération or Le Monde) .
Digitalization of sport
Necessary to overcome the crisis The cancellation of sports business to consumer database matches due to Covid-19 has disrupte the programming of thematic sports channels. Revampe. The the programming grids offere subscribers the chance to watch selections of the “big matches” of the current season. The or cups and competitions. The NBA was the first to migrate online. Last April. The the league hoste a tournament on the basketball game NBA 2K20.
Broadcast on ESPN. The it was watche by thousands of viewers. The Spanish football championship has been replace by a tournament on the game FIFA 2020 – broadcast on the Twitch channel of the Spanish eSports commentator Ibai Llanos. The English Premier League championship has also turne to eSports. In motorsport. The virtual competitions have replace real races. The quality of some simulations has allowe drivers to get closer to the sensations experience in reality .
The first seven grand prix of the Formula 1 season were eu phone number cancelle. The but a virtual competition took place. More recently. The Amaury Sport Organisation and the Zwift platform joine forces to organise the first virtual Tour de France. ESports. the persistence of the link between athletes and their audience? Virtual sports have accentuate the explosion of eSports. basketball competitions. The football. The horse racing. The tennis. Popular games like Madden NFL. NBA 2K20. The FIFA and NHL 20 have been use to host online sporting events.