Originally Posted by The Scout:
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2) Sky Sports 5 Ireland - could somebody please give me a brief description of how these Saturday 3pm Premier League game broadcasts work? Programme length etc? I believe that Hayley McQueen is typically the presenter and that they employ a couple of their own commentators. For example, I think was Crocker and Hinchcliffe this weekend for West Ham v Hull. Do they use the same studio that Game of the Day is shown on later in the evening?
Thanks!”
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2) Sky Sports 5 Ireland - could somebody please give me a brief description of how these Saturday 3pm Premier League game broadcasts work? Programme length etc? I believe that Hayley McQueen is typically the presenter and that they employ a couple of their own commentators. For example, I think was Crocker and Hinchcliffe this weekend for West Ham v Hull. Do they use the same studio that Game of the Day is shown on later in the evening?
Thanks!”
Yeah it is basically McQueen (occasionally someone else) and one pundit. Most commonly been Niall Quinn (To give it a top drawer Irish look!). It's presented from the SNF mini studio as the match choice bit. Commentary is specific to SS5 Ireland and there is Sky graphics but it is effectively over the world feed like a non-live match with the PL branded replay wipes. There is a reporter but I think only utilised for the pooled pre/post match interviews (as a non-live game). Programme runs 2:30-5:15 usually I believe.
It is a very bare bones coverage essentially. Reminds me of that emergency-late-in-the-day-last-minute-game shown between Stoke and Fulham in early January 2010 after bad weather called off the league cup game Sky were going to show. Crocker and Horne on comms (originally a world feed, but become Sky's comms) with them on commentary with Sky graphics but a bit world-feedy looking (and not in HD, as at the time the non-live PL games usually still didn't have HD then). Jeff/Alan Curbishley in the studio. (7 year anniversary nearly for that!)
EDIT: Said chat from Jan 5th 2010. QPRKeithJ.




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