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Racing with the industry: an interview on motorsports, esports, livestreaming and the COVID-19 pandemic

Title:	Racing with the industry: an interview on motorsports, esports, livestreaming and the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors:	Emma Witkowski; Garth Midgley; Abe Stein; Gina Miller; Jo Diamond
Publication Year:	2023
Subject Terms:	Sociology of culture; Screen and media culture; covid; esport; gender; livestreaming; motorsport; pandemic
Description:	The following interview discusses two paradigmatic media sports cases during live sports lockdown in 2020. Producing online tournament responses to the COVID-19 cancellations of live events, the IndyCar First Responders 175 race and the W Series esports league both turned to esports livestreaming. Under this transition, themes of safety, gender equity, risk, and rules emerged as key topics surrounding the current and future state of esports within media sports ecosystems. As discussed by Garth Midgley (founder of GOATi Entertainment and lead developer of 22-Racing Series), Abe Stein (senior strategist with the Sports Innovation Lab), Gina Miller and Jo Diamond (Communications executives, W Series), and Emma Witkowski (senior lecturer and esports academic), these cases exemplify ascending issues in sports quick transition to online esports and networked livestreaming solutions, shoring up media sports under lockdown.
Document Type:	article in journal/newspaper
Language:	unknown
Relation:	10779/rmit.27548880.v1
Availability:	https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Racing_with_the_industry_an_interview_on_motorsports_esports_livestreaming_and_the_COVID-19_pandemic/27548880
Rights:	All rights reserved
Accession Number:	edsbas.AE55BC60
Database:	BASE