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Old 26-12-2016, 23:38
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In their Sky 2017 sport promos though pretty sure it mentions all four majors too.
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Old 27-12-2016, 00:40
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In their Sky 2017 sport promos though pretty sure it mentions all four majors too.
The TV promo (for Sky Sports as a whole) says "golf majors". It doesn't say "all four majors".

The golf TV promo says "all four majors" (and then goes through them all) - but I reckon that's wrong - as it is not stated in the overall Sky Sports TV promo and web article.

The web article in particular looks very telling - it's very specific- it's not an accident that they've included the Players Championship but missed out the PGA Championship.

Having said all that, there's no report of anyone else winning the PGA Championship rights - so it's entirely possible Sky will still renew these rights before the 2017 event.
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Old 27-12-2016, 03:01
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No, Martin Gillingham has been flavour of the month as BT's third-choice commentator. It's a shame, not that I watched either game through, as I do like McKenna's commentary.
Only just spotted your post now - thanks for the reply. Going by Twitter, Andrew McKenna had the week off from talkSPORT 2 the other week before getting set to cover three Aviva Premiership games for them in the space of four days either side of Christmas Day. That may be why we didn't hear him on BT Sport over the last round of European matches, hopefully we will in the New Year.

I'm also reading from the TV Forum that Matt Smith & Chris Mason will be hosting the BT Sport coverage of the BDO Darts. So looks like Ray Stubbs has fully left BT Sport with him focusing on talkSPORT now. Also reading that John Rawling will be part of the commentary team for C4, not sure if it's going to be shared between the two broadcasters again like previous years.
Commentary by John Rawling, Jim Proudfoot and Vassos Alexander, reports from Seema Jaswal and Danny Crates, analysis by Paul Nicholson and Deta Hedman, and special features with Bobby George.
It's a shame that Ray Stubbs won't be involved in BT Sport's BDO World Darts Championship coverage next month - I can only imagine this was either BT Sport's call or his own personal decision. I doubt talkSPORT would have stood in his way, seeing as they always let Colin Murray take a week or so off in January to cover the Lakeside for BBC TV during his three-year stint on the station.

With Ray Stubbs and George Riley not working the Lakeside possibly due to their other commitments, I'm surprised to hear that Jim Proudfoot will be part of the commentary team. As talkSPORT's lead football commentator, he has a tonne of potential matches to cover between January 7th and 15th - the talkSPORT stations will be covering seven or eight matches during FA Cup Third Round weekend, they then have both League Cup semi-final first leg ties that midweek (usually he and Sam Matterface would get a semi-final each) and as the station's regular Sunday 1.30pm commentator, you'd expect him to be covering Everton v Manchester City on January 15th. Additionally, he's likely to be commentating for the Premier League's television international feed on whichever game Sky Sports pick as their 3pm game in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday 14th.

So either Jim will be greatly scaling back his football commitments during one of the busiest weeks of the season (which he hasn't in previous years, he would miss semi-final Saturday in the days when his only regular football gig was as Absolute Radio's Saturday 3pm Premier League commentator) or he'll be a bit-part player at the Lakeside.
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Old 28-12-2016, 13:36
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It's a shame that Ray Stubbs won't be involved in BT Sport's BDO World Darts Championship coverage next month - I can only imagine this was either BT Sport's call or his own personal decision. I doubt talkSPORT would have stood in his way, seeing as they always let Colin Murray take a week or so off in January to cover the Lakeside for BBC TV during his three-year stint on the station.

With Ray Stubbs and George Riley not working the Lakeside possibly due to their other commitments, I'm surprised to hear that Jim Proudfoot will be part of the commentary team. As talkSPORT's lead football commentator, he has a tonne of potential matches to cover between January 7th and 15th - the talkSPORT stations will be covering seven or eight matches during FA Cup Third Round weekend, they then have both League Cup semi-final first leg ties that midweek (usually he and Sam Matterface would get a semi-final each) and as the station's regular Sunday 1.30pm commentator, you'd expect him to be covering Everton v Manchester City on January 15th. Additionally, he's likely to be commentating for the Premier League's television international feed on whichever game Sky Sports pick as their 3pm game in the Republic of Ireland on Saturday 14th.

So either Jim will be greatly scaling back his football commitments during one of the busiest weeks of the season (which he hasn't in previous years, he would miss semi-final Saturday in the days when his only regular football gig was as Absolute Radio's Saturday 3pm Premier League commentator) or he'll be a bit-part player at the Lakeside.
Like Mr Difference I am very surprised to see Jim Proudfoot back in the Lakeside commentary box but very pleased.

The team of Jim, John Rawling and Vassos Alexander is a very strong one and probably the best since David Croft moved to Sky.

Tony Green has rightly retired or been retired but I was glad he got to see out the last of the BBC's 39 years association with the BDO.
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Old 28-12-2016, 23:17
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Aviva Premiership Rugby – Monday 26 December (BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 4K UHD)

Round 11 – Bristol v Worcester Warriors

Sarra Elgan at Ashton Gate with Austin Healey, David Flatman and Andy Robinson.

Commentators: Alastair Eykyn, David Flatman and Austin Healey

Reporter: Tim Cocker


Aviva Premiership Rugby – Tuesday 27 December (BT Sport 1 / BT Sport 4K UHD)

Round 11 – Harlequins v Gloucester

Craig Doyle at Twickenham with Ugo Monye, Lawrence Dallaglio and Conor O’Shea.

Commentators: Nick Mullins, Lawrence Dallaglio and Ugo Monye

Reporter: Sarra Elgan


Aviva Premiership Rugby – Tuesday 27 December (ITV)

Round 11 Highlights

Mark Durden-Smith at Twickenham with David Flatman.

WAS v BTH: Nick Mullins, Ben Kay and Ugo Monye (as BT Sport)

BRI v WOR: Alastair Eykyn, David Flatman and Austin Healey (as BT Sport)
NOR v SAL: Tom Skippings (reporting)

EXE v LEIC: Jonathan Harris-Bass
SAR v NEW: Tom Skippings (reporting)

HAR v GLO: Nick Mullins, Lawrence Dallaglio and Ugo Monye (as BT Sport)

Other full-match commentaries:
SAR v NEW: Martin Gillingham
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Old 29-12-2016, 15:06
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Simon Reed & Miles Maclagan commentated on both of today's Mubadala Tennis World Championship matches for Eurosport.
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Old 29-12-2016, 18:48
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In their Sky 2017 sport promos though pretty sure it mentions all four majors too.
The TV promo (for Sky Sports as a whole) says "golf majors". It doesn't say "all four majors".

The golf TV promo says "all four majors" (and then goes through them all) - but I reckon that's wrong - as it is not stated in the overall Sky Sports TV promo and web article.

The web article in particular looks very telling - it's very specific- it's not an accident that they've included the Players Championship but missed out the PGA Championship.

Having said all that, there's no report of anyone else winning the PGA Championship rights - so it's entirely possible Sky will still renew these rights before the 2017 event.
Just coming back to this you're right - because there are actually two different promos.

My post 5777 was referring to the shorter promo.

There is also a longer promo which goes into more detail and covers many more events (including the likes of NFL, GAA and Netball) - this promo does say "all four majors".

I still remain very suspicious - principally because there hasn't been any announcement re the rights renewal - not just from Sky but not from the PGA of America either.

But we'll obviously just have to wait and see. It's probably most likely that Sky will ultimately renew as no other pay broadcaster shows any significant golf (and FTA seems unlikely) - but the same might well have been thought about Australian cricket - so anything is possible.
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Old 30-12-2016, 10:35
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2017 Mubadala Tennis World Championship 5th Place Play-Off (Eurosport 2/2HD)

Jo-Wilfred Tsonga V Thomas Berdych: Guy McCrea & Jeremy Bates
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Old 30-12-2016, 15:31
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2017 Mubadala Tennis World Championship Day 2 Evening (Eurosport 2/2HD)

Simon Reed & Miles Maclagan commentating on both matches.
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Old 01-01-2017, 17:03
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Guinness Pro12 Rugby – Sunday 1 January (Sky Sports 2)

Round 12 – Scarlets v Cardiff Blues

Rupert Cox at Parc Y Scarlets with Scott Quinnell and Gareth Anscombe.

Commentators: Miles Harrison, Stuart Barnes and Ieuan Evans


Guinness Pro12 Rugby – Sunday 1 January (S4C)

Round 12 – Scarlets v Cardiff Blues

Gareth Rhys Owen at Parc Y Scarlets with Dafydd Jones and Deiniol Jones.

Commentators: Cennydd Davies and Gwyn Jones

Reporter: Catrin Heledd


Guinness Pro12 Rugby – Sunday 1 January (BBC Two Wales)

Round 12 – Newport Gwent Dragons v Ospreys

Ross Harries at Rodney Parade with Sean Holley and Martyn Williams.

Commentators: Gareth Charles, Jonathan Davies and Martyn Williams

Reporter: Phil Steele
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Old 01-01-2017, 20:46
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Top 14 Rugby – Sunday 1 January (Sky Sports 5)

Round 15 – Toulon v Racing 92

Commentators: Sam Roberts and Hugo Southwell

Pleased to hear Sam Roberts getting a live TV game, he's impressed me when he's done non-televised Premiership games.
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Old 01-01-2017, 21:57
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Bit of a catch up one...
Boxing Day - Pro 12: Edinburgh v Glasgow - BBC 2 Scotland

Dougie Vipond presenting with Andy Nicol pitchside

Commentators: Hugh Dan MacLennan & Chris Paterson

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31/12/16 Pro 12: Treviso v Glasgow - BBC Alba
Commentators: Hugh Dan MacLennan & Graeme Morrison
Red Button Commentators: Paul Mitchell and Scott Hastings
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Old 02-01-2017, 00:03
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Aviva Premiership Rugby – Friday 30 December (BT Sport 1 / BT Sport 4K UHD)

Round 12 – Newcastle Falcons v Wasps

Martin Bayfield at Kingston Park with Austin Healey, Lawrence Dallaglio and Andy Goode.

Commentators: Nick Mullins, Lawrence Dallaglio and Austin Healey

Reporter: Tim Cocker


Aviva Premiership Rugby – Saturday 31 December (BT Sport 2 / BT Sport 4K UHD)

Round 12 – Bath v Exeter Chiefs

Craig Doyle at The Rec with Ugo Monye, Ben Kay and Matt Banahan.

Commentators: Alastair Eykyn, Ben Kay and Ugo Monye

Reporter: Sarra Elgan


Aviva Premiership Rugby – Sunday 1 January (BT Sport 1 / BT Sport 4K UHD)

Round 12 – Leicester Tigers v Saracens

Martin Bayfield at Welford Road with Austin Healey, Ben Kay and Danny Cipriani.

Commentators: Alastair Eykyn, Ben Kay and Austin Healey

Reporter: Tim Cocker


Aviva Premiership Rugby – Sunday 1 January (ITV)

Round 12 Highlights

Mark Durden-Smith at Welford Road with David Flatman.

BTH v EXE: Alastair Eykyn, Ben Kay and Ugo Monye (as BT Sport)

NEW v WAS: Nick Mullins, Lawrence Dallaglio and Austin Healey (as BT Sport)

LEIC v SAR: Alastair Eykyn, Ben Kay and Austin Healey (as BT Sport)
GLO v NOR: Tom Skippings (reporting)

SAL v BRI: Martin Gillingham
WOR v HAR: Tom Skippings (reporting)

Other full-match commentaries:
GLO v NOR: Jonathan Harris-Bass
WOR v HAR: Simon Ward
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Old 03-01-2017, 00:07
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Monday 2nd January - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports Darts

PDC World Championship Final 2017: Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson

Dave Clark presented from the Alexandra Palace, London alongside Wayne Mardle, Rod Harrington and John Part

Commentators: Rod Studd (whole match), John Part (sets 1-5) and Wayne Mardle (set 6 onwards)

Rod Studd conducted all of the post-match interviews.
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Old 03-01-2017, 01:24
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Monday 2nd January - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports Darts

PDC World Championship Final 2017: Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson

Dave Clark presented from the Alexandra Palace, London alongside Wayne Mardle, Rod Harrington and John Part

Commentators: Rod Studd (whole match), John Part (sets 1-5) and Wayne Mardle (set 6 onwards)

Rod Studd conducted all of the post-match interviews.
Watching a fair chunk of the tourny and Mark Dudbridge I seen I think 2 days of the entire coverage. I'm sure not used at all after Xmas. Weird one. Expected when mentioned he'd feature a bit more.

John Part by far the best in the box out of the three above. Shame. Him and Pearson would have been my fav duo.
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Old 03-01-2017, 10:50
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Watching a fair chunk of the tourny and Mark Dudbridge I seen I think 2 days of the entire coverage. I'm sure not used at all after Xmas. Weird one. Expected when mentioned he'd feature a bit more.

John Part by far the best in the box out of the three above. Shame. Him and Pearson would have been my fav duo.
Dudbridge took Eric Bristow's old job which was primarily as a spotter, i am guessing he was doing that
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Old 03-01-2017, 13:16
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Dudbridge took Eric Bristow's old job which was primarily as a spotter, i am guessing he was doing that
He seemed to suggest on twitter he was at home from the 28th/29th-ish onwards watching on the TV and hoped he was 'asked back one day'.

Was noticeable that there was a few more stray camera shots on the occasion. Maybe missing Bristow in that spotter role.
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Old 03-01-2017, 18:50
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Monday 2nd January - Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports Darts

PDC World Championship Final 2017: Michael van Gerwen v Gary Anderson

Dave Clark presented from the Alexandra Palace, London alongside Wayne Mardle, Rod Harrington and John Part

Commentators: Rod Studd (whole match), John Part (sets 1-5) and Wayne Mardle (set 6 onwards)

Rod Studd conducted all of the post-match interviews.
A shame Stuart Pyke never got to call any of the final.
Not fond of Studd at all especially when he is with Mardle.
Part was excellent as always.
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Old Yesterday, 23:11
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PGA Tour Golf: Tournament of Champions - SS4

James Haddock introducing/presenting (off-screen)

Commentary: Rich Lerner, Frank Nobilo & David Feherty
Tower: Curt Byrum
On-Course: Mark Rolfing, Billy Ray Brown, Jerry Foltz & David Feherty (Weekend)
Reporter: Todd Lewis (All as Golf Channel)

Really worrying that the PGA Tournament of Champions event is being continuity announced by James Haddock with no studio (Al La David Fulton on the foreign cricket). I know it is a 11pm start but it isn't a 3am start like the CIMB... Last year they had a studio in London and Tim Barter across there for this event. It has a lot of the big guns there. Very poor to see. .


On a side note - their caption with their 2017 coverage, only references the 3 men's majors - so no deal done.
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On a side note - their caption with their 2017 coverage, only references the 3 men's majors - so no deal done.
Though amazingly they played the promo video again (first shown several weeks ago) which did include the PGA Championship.

But that video is obviously wrong - given that, as you say, the caption subsequently put up misses it out.

Surely they should have taken the trouble to amend the promo video.

One other minor point - they say they're showing all five women's majors - well note that one of those majors is now organised by the PGA of America - the Womens PGA Championship - which was formerly the LPGA Championship - but it transferred from the LPGA to the PGA a couple of years ago.

Now maybe Sky does actually have the rights to the Womens PGA Championship under their old contract with the LPGA - but if they don't - and presumably the rights are now being sold by the PGA - well if that's the case then in fact they might not have the rights to the Womens PGA Championship.

(Just as they won't currently have the rights to the PGA Seniors Championship - as that's also under the same contract as the PGA Championship).
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