Euro 2020 (+1)

[thebigdog2020]

ITV Wales announce some Euro 2020 programming. Whether they will do any live coverage remains to be seen as they did with the 2015 RWC but in 2019 they just did highlights shows in the evening if I remember correctly.

https://twitter.com/BethFisherSport/stat...6661487616

[Ste]

BeIN Arabic Euro 2020 studio and intro for their nightly Euro 2020 programme.

https://vimeo.com/559884282

Their English daily programming starts tonight.

[Ste]

Their English daily programming starts tonight.

The normal Arabic studio being used for the Euro 2020 preview show on BeIN Sports. Aarran Summers presenting with Jason McAteer and Didier Domi as guests. Another presenter Nicky Crosby also involved in the preview show doing some inserts about the venues.

[Brekkie]

One of the most hideous studio designs I've seen.

[TVFan]

Yes. Too much going on - don’t know where to look.

[Ste]

Few more better quality screenshots from tonights BeIN Sports Euro 2020 preview presented by Nicky Crosby this time:



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[Brekkie]

If the screens were more in keeping with the studio it might just work, but the clash is horrible. Talking of graphics though have we seen anything of the official UEFA graphics yet?

Also notice that BBC1 are putting a preview in the heart of primetime on Thursday at 9pm.

[RhysJR]

Talking of graphics though have we seen anything of the official UEFA graphics yet?

This is an example of the graphics on the PES 2021 game for the tournament. I'd guess the official TV ones will be very similar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwXyE0piBpo

[News Engineer]

Probably one for [mention]Steve Williams[/mention]

Assuming the BBC Press and the Radio Times - are correct, with the BBC showing Euro 2020 games on BBC 1 and 2 simultaneously on Monday 21st and Wednesday 23rd June, unless there are any late changes:

Would this the fist time two different football matches have been show simultaneously on BBC 1 and 2? Especially in prime time.

Or even football on both BBC 1 and 2? (Not counting overlaps in games that might have switched channels partway through or other late changes.)

There was some instances in the mid / late 60s with simulcasting of the 1968 and 1969 Cup Finals in colour on BBC 2, before it had launched on BBC 1. (Same for The Derby and Grand National in 1969.) If there were any simulcasting for 625 line B&W before that then they weren’t in the Radio Times listings on Genome- I thought I’d heard about the 1966 World Cup Final being on BBC 2 as well, but other programmes were scheduled at the same time. Of course that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

Trying to think of instances - outside of Wimbledon - where the same sport would have been on BBC 1 and 2 at the same time (especially in prime time). Even at an Olympics - where I think, pre digital TV, simultaneous coverage was very rare (if it all) - it would have surely been different sports on each. There may be some examples though!

[Brekkie]

The BBC only have two of the six simultaneous kick-off slots, which are both at 8pm. The listings I've seen suggest BBC1 and BBC4.

https://sport-onthebox.com/uefa-euro-202...t-stv-s4c/

[News Engineer]

The BBC only have two of the six simultaneous kick-off slots, which are both at 8pm. The listings I've seen suggest BBC1 and BBC4.

https://sport-onthebox.com/uefa-euro-202...t-stv-s4c/

I mean that’s what I expect to happen, but it’s not what’s been announced so far, the BBC press site does specifically say

All BBC games will be broadcast on BBC One or BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

Maybe that’s wrong - I'm still inclined to think it is - but I was just interested to know if it would be any sort of first if it does happen.

[Brekkie]

Should be confirmed tomorrow. I guess though we should never underestimate the BBC's ability to make a poor decision, especially so shortly after they got so many complaints for having the same thing on BBC1 and BBC2, which non-football fans will see this as. Then again in reality it's no different to BBC1 & 2 airing Wimbledon at the same time, though that rarely happens in primetime.

On the other hand it's premium expensive content and replacing programmes on BBC2 will save them more money than replacing them on BBC4.

[thegeek]

Would this the fist time two different football matches have been show simultaneously on BBC 1 and 2? Especially in prime time.

Or even football on both BBC 1 and 2? (Not counting overlaps in games that might have switched channels partway through or other late changes.)

I can offer you the final day of the 2002/3 SPL season, which saw simultaneous matches on BBC One Scotland and BBC Two Scotland. (I seem to remember that one of them ended up on network too).

[Hatton Cross]

Talking of graphics though have we seen anything of the official UEFA graphics yet?

This is an example of the graphics on the PES 2021 game for the tournament. I'd guess the official TV ones will be very similar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwXyE0piBpo

If EA Sports have got a hold of the tv graphics template, then you would assume that the broadcasters logo would sit where the tournament logo is, to the left of the score/time bar.
Still after all these years, offical tie-in games with 'realistic' commentary still suffers from cut and paste sentences that sit too high in the mix from the previous audio line.

Although, hats off to Jim Beglin for making a really good attempt at scripted paragraphs - in the team line-ups section - and making it sound realistic, with gaps and pauses. Something some other console/pc game producers and commentators doing the audio, could do well to replicate.

[TIGHazard]

Talking of graphics though have we seen anything of the official UEFA graphics yet?

This is an example of the graphics on the PES 2021 game for the tournament. I'd guess the official TV ones will be very similar.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwXyE0piBpo

If EA Sports have got a hold of the tv graphics template, then you would assume that the broadcasters logo would sit where the tournament logo is, to the left of the score/time bar.
Still after all these years, offical tie-in games with 'realistic' commentary still suffers from cut and paste sentences that sit too high in the mix from the previous audio line.

Although, hats off to Jim Beglin for making a really good attempt at scripted paragraphs - in the team line-ups section - and making it sound realistic, with gaps and pauses. Something some other console/pc game producers and commentators doing the audio, could do well to replicate.

It's Pro Evolution Soccer, so Konami. Bit strange they have the rights as Champions League/Europa League are EA Sports FIFA.

Though speaking of game producers, Need for Speed used to record police audio by having actual officers record with actual equipment, which made it sound realistic (or at least realistic that it sounded straight out of Police, Camera, Action and Road Wars)