Sports Commentators (non-football) (Part 2)

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Tony Yeboah

09-09-2013

Saturday 14 September on RTE Two

Leinster v Ospreys- Daire O'Brien is joined by Conor O'Shea and Shane Horgan to present. With commentary by Ryle Nugent and Donal Lenihan

Friday 20 September on BBC2 Wales

Newport Gwent Dragons v Scarlets- Ross Harries presents. With commentary by Gareth Charles and Jonathan Davies, and analysis by Ian Gough, Nigel Davies and Sean Holley.

Alex2606

09-09-2013

Originally Posted by The Difference:
“Sunday 8th September - ITV4

Premiership Rugby Highlights

Mark Durden-Smith presented from pitchside at Twickenham alongside David Flatman

Newcastle Falcons v Bath - Jill Douglas (reporting from Kingston Park), with commentary clips from BT Sport's Nick Mullins
London Irish v Saracens - Alastair Eykyn, Lawrence Dallaglio and Austin Healey (as BT Sport)
Northampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs - Martin Gillingham
London Wasps v Harlequins - Nick Mullins, Ben Kay and Matt Dawson (as BT Sport)
Gloucester v Sale Sharks - Tom Skippings (reporting), with Jill Douglas conducting post-match interviews
Leicester Tigers v Worcester Warriors - Alastair Eykyn, Ben Kay and Austin Healey (as BT Sport)”

Good to see it in HD this season

Tony Yeboah

09-09-2013

The Rugby League World Cup on BBC TV

Leeds Rhinos forward Jamie Peacock, who retired from international rugby in June 2012, will provide expert analysis alongside Salford coach Brian Noble, ex-Wales international Jonathan Davies and former New Zealand half-back Robbie Hunter-Paul.

Mark Chapman will present the BBC's television coverage, with commentary from Dave Woods and Ray French.

Tanya Arnold will present a regular highlights programme, which includes all the action from games not shown live.

coventrywooo

09-09-2013

Originally Posted by Tony Yeboah:
“The Rugby League World Cup on BBC TV

Leeds Rhinos forward Jamie Peacock, who retired from international rugby in June 2012, will provide expert analysis alongside Salford coach Brian Noble, ex-Wales international Jonathan Davies and former New Zealand half-back Robbie Hunter-Paul.

Mark Chapman will present the BBC's television coverage, with commentary from Dave Woods and Ray French.

Tanya Arnold will present a regular highlights programme, which includes all the action from games not shown live.”

do we know whos doing it for Premier Sports...

Darren Lethem

09-09-2013

Its a real shame that Jamie Peacock isn't playing, best season ever for him this year. Good snap up for the beeb though

The Difference

09-09-2013

Sunday 8th September - BBC Two Wales

Scrum V Sunday

Ross Harries presented alongside Jonathan Davies, Martyn Williams and Sean Holley

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Newport Gwent Dragons v Ulster - Alun Jenkins
Glasgow Warriors v Cardiff Blues - Phil Steele (reporting)
Treviso v Ospreys - Gareth Charles and Robert Jones, with Cennydd Davies conducting in-vision post-match interviews (as S4C)
Scarlets v Leinster - Gareth Charles and Jonathan Davies, with Phil Steele conducting post-match interviews

Interview with/feature on Sam Warburton - Ross Harries
Feature on RGC 1404 v Ebbw Vale (SWALEC Championship) - Rick O'Shea

So a slightly tweaked name to match a slightly tweaked logo and set of graphics plus a new opening titles sequence. Scrum V Sunday also has a new online spin-off show after the main programme called Scrum V Extra Time, which Ross admitted during his sign-off that they'd laboured the point in promoting!

Those interest in graphics might like to know that Scrum V Sunday kept in BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Alba's graphics on their first two highlights edits, but put their own scorebar and captions onto those from S4C on their edit of the Treviso v Ospreys game, despite using what I expect was S4C's English language red button commentary and one of their post-match interviews for the edit.

LOSG

10-09-2013

Originally Posted by The Difference:
“My fear is that they begin to prioritise putting Ulster Rugby Live on the Red Button ahead of Scrum V Live.

I'm hoping RedZone will occasionally be on the Red Button when Scrum V Live is and there is the capacity to do so, especially if we then get the option of that or the main feed which I'm sure would please most non-Welsh speaking viewers. I believe the Dragons v Ulster game has taken priority tonight because it's not on BBC Two Northern Ireland.”

Originally Posted by chrisr21:
“Can I ask why that is "your fear"?

Surely it's better to have a choice of games than have alternative commentary. (Or, as both BBC Wales & NI are available on Sky, is that why it's an issue?)”

Originally Posted by The Difference:
“It's a fear to me because I live in England, follow Welsh rugby, have Freeview rather than Sky or another platform, so can't watch BBC Two Wales through my television, and would like to watch Scrum V Live on my television rather than online. If we get Scrum V Live on the Red Button, then I think they might as well make a choice of audio options available as they have the capacity to do so - if those options are the main TV feed and Radio Wales this season then great. Ideally we'd still have two BBCi channels on Freeview so both Scrum V Live and Ulster Rugby Live could be screened regularly (or at least one does when there is something else taking up the BBCi platform), but as things stand then personally speaking I'd prefer Scrum V Live to be typically the one that gets priority as has been the case in previous seasons.

Incidentally I've no problem with the Dragons v Ulster being the Freeview 301 game tonight because it wasn't on either Welsh or Northern Irish television, but if it's a choice of a BBC Two Wales match and a BBC Two Northern Ireland match then I'd hope they'd go with the former more often than not.”

It seems your fears have been allayed. Cardiff v Connacht is the fixture on the Red Button this week not Ulster v Glasgow (which is surely the much better game).

In any case Quins v Saints is (properly) available for free on Friday night so I doubt many will care.

Tony Yeboah

12-09-2013

Next week on TG4

The Listowel Races Harvest Festival- Presented by Seán Bán Breathnach, with commentary by Mícheál Ó Sé, and analysis from Mánus Ó Conghaile

coventrywooo

13-09-2013

Davis Cup Tennis EurosportHD
Croatia vs GB
Annabel Croft with Jamie Baker and Ross Hutchins,
and there ONSITE too, which is great cause i thought they would of just used the studio
Andy Murray vs Borna Coric
Simon Reed and Frew McMillan

coventrywooo

13-09-2013

Originally Posted by coventrywooo:
“Davis Cup Tennis EurosportHD
Croatia vs GB
Annabel Croft with Jamie Baker and Ross Hutchins,
and there ONSITE too, which is great cause i thought they would of just used the studio
Andy Murray vs Borna Coric
Simon Reed and Frew McMillan”

Dan Evans v Ivan Dodig
Chris Bradnam and Jeremy Bates

Darren Lethem

13-09-2013

Fair few techical issues from what I can see

coventrywooo

13-09-2013

Originally Posted by Darren Lethem:
“Fair few techical issues from what I can see”

yea they lost the picture twice...its not down to eurosport, n there all onsite aswell...

The Difference

13-09-2013

Friday 13th September - BT Sport 1

Live Aviva Premiership: Harlequins v Northampton Saints

Craig Doyle presenting from pitchside alongside Nick Kennedy, Matt Dawson and Ben Kay

Commentators: Alastair Eykyn, Ben Kay and Matt Dawson

Reporter: Martin Bayfield

This game is available on Freeview channel 57 tonight as well.

The Difference

13-09-2013

Friday 13th September - BBC Two Wales and BBC Red Button

Scrum V Live: Cardiff Blues v Connacht

Ross Harries presenting from the Cardiff Arms Park alongside Martyn Williams and Tom Shanklin, with Sean Holley in the analysis truck

Commentators: Gareth Charles, Jonathan Davies and Martyn Williams

Reporter: Phil Steele

Not sure who is doing the Welsh language alternative commentary option on the Red Button, as I missed the start of the game. The main television commentary is the first of two options.

The Wanderer

13-09-2013

Originally Posted by coventrywooo:
“yea they lost the picture twice...its not down to eurosport, n there all onsite aswell...”

Read that the feed also went down for the stream on the Davis Cup website.

Tony Yeboah

13-09-2013

Saturday 21 September on BBC2 NI

Connacht v Ulster- Stephen Watson presents. With commentary by Jim Neilly and Tony McWhirter, and analysis from Ryan Constable and Maurice Field.

SSReporters

14-09-2013

NFL week 2 commentators:

http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2013/...-schedule.html

Ian Cleverly

14-09-2013

Originally Posted by The Difference:
“Friday 13th September - BBC Two Wales and BBC Red Button

Scrum V Live: Cardiff Blues v Connacht

Not sure who is doing the Welsh language alternative commentary option on the Red Button, as I missed the start of the game. The main television commentary is the first of two options.”

'twas Cennydd Davies and Garan Evans.

Mark.

14-09-2013

Shinty: Camanachd Cup Final, Kyles Athletic v Newtonmore, BBC Two Scotland

Jonathan Sutherland presenting from An Aird with Gary Innes and Fraser Inglis.

Commentators: Hugh Dan MacLennan and Gary Innes

Alex2606

15-09-2013

We've got part of our answer to the Sky Sports Rugby commentary debate from over the summer

RFU Championship Double Header - Exeter

Plymouth vs Jersey - Johnny Hammond and Ieuan Evans

Cornish Pirates vs Bristol - Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes

Haven't seen who was presenting or who the pundits were

pakokelso93

15-09-2013

Are Sky showing more matches of the RFU Championship this year?

Alex2606

15-09-2013

Originally Posted by pakokelso93:
“Are Sky showing more matches of the RFU Championship this year?”

They are showing 18 this year, I think they showed 10 last season

http://www.rfu.com/news/2013/june/ne...g_championship

LOSG

15-09-2013

Originally Posted by Alex2606:
“We've got part of our answer to the Sky Sports Rugby commentary debate from over the summer

RFU Championship Double Header - Exeter

Plymouth vs Jersey - Johnny Hammond and Ieuan Evans

Cornish Pirates vs Bristol - Miles Harrison and Stuart Barnes

Haven't seen who was presenting or who the pundits were”

Payne Greenwood and Quinnell

pakokelso93

15-09-2013

So the A team for B games.

LOSG

15-09-2013

Originally Posted by pakokelso93:
“So the A team for B games.”

It's not like they've got anything else to be doing. I'd expect Harrison, Barnes, Greenwood, Hammond and Payne are under contract so it's not like they're not going to use them.

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