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DV
DVB Cornwall
AZPV's US Open feed has failed incoming to their studios in London, apparently due to a major power outage at the complex. The risks of tube commentary laid clear. The play after the conclusion of the game they were playing has been suspended.
VA
valley
AZPV's US Open feed has failed incoming to their studios in London, apparently due to a major power outage at the complex. The risks of tube commentary laid clear. The play after the conclusion of the game they were playing has been suspended.

Didn’t seem to affect ESPN, although I wasn’t paying close attention.
SW
Steve Williams
Teleporting is what we expected 2020 to be like - and it is. Kind of.





I see the Beeb are doing interviews with holograms now as well.

*

They're not really
DV
dvboy
Amazon Prime Video showing practice courts instead of wheelchair tennis matches right now.

update: apparently courts 11 and 12 aren't televised today.
Last edited by dvboy on 10 September 2020 6:14pm
BK
bkman1990
There was confirmation this morning that Sebastian Vettel has signed up with the Racing Point/Aston Martin F1 team from 2021.

This news confirms these are the new driver team line-ups in place for F1 in 2021.

McLaren - Lando Norris & Daniel Ricciardo
Renault - Esteban Ocon & Fernando Alonso
Ferrari - Charles LeClerc & Carlos Sainz Jr
Racing Point/Aston Martin - Lance Stroll & Sebastian Vettel

Also some breaking news from RTÉ Sport this evening. They have announced that the upcoming Europa League 2020/21 qualifier between Shamrock Rovers vs AC Milan will be broadcast live next week from Tallaght Stadium in Dublin on RTÉ2 & RTÉ Player.
Last edited by bkman1990 on 10 September 2020 7:17pm
JO
Jon
There was confirmation this morning that Sebastian Vettel has signed up with the Racing Point/Aston Martin F1 team from 2021.

This news confirms these are the new driver team line-ups in place for F1 in 2021.

McLaren - Lando Norris & Daniel Ricciardo
Renault - Esteban Ocon & Fernando Alonso
Ferrari - Charles LeClerc & Carlos Sainz Jr
Racing Point/Aston Martin - Lance Stroll & Sebastian Vettel

That’s all very well and good. But I’m not sure what it has to do with this forum?
DV
DVB Cornwall
Suggestion from a conversation that the PL are now being sanguine about TV going forward, considering recent HMG announcements, seemingly conceding October in full to blanket coverage. November looking increasingly likely to need supplementary coverage too. The earliest they seem to consider a return to 'as contract' coverage being December.

iFollow apparently are being consulted to see whether they have sufficient capacity to handle PL matches, in addition to their EFL contracts, with their increased potential audiences.

In news of this week's matches, BT Sport Score IS on air on BTS2 on Sat afternoon, whilst the additonal Sat BTS match CPA-SOU is on BTS1.
NJ
Neil Jones Founding member
There was confirmation this morning [regarding F1 stuff]


This is TV Forum and this is the presentation of sports section.

You want Sports Forum, which is down the road and behind that hill. By the fair.
DE88, thegeek and Jon gave kudos
RD
rdd Founding member
Meanwhile, Six Nations Rugby yesterday announced the Autumn Nations Cup, a replacement tournament for the Autumn Internationals (because the Southern Hemisphere teams can’t travel) and featuring the Six Nations, Georgia, and Fiji.

Broadcast rights for this seems a bit of muddle and the press release only said they will be announced later. However, it seems that some countries (Ireland at any rate) will honour their existing Autumn Intentational TV deals but that England at any rate will be putting place a new deal, with several media outlets convinced that this will be with Prime Video.
UK
UKnews
Not seen it confirmed anywhere yet but apparently the rights have gone to Amazon and Channel 4.

Channel 4 have three live games

Ireland v Wales
England v Ireland
Ireland v Georgia

As well as highlights.
RD
rdd Founding member
I’d be surprised if they have England v Ireland at Twickenham, that wouldn’t be part of the deal. They would have three games alright, the same ones RTÉ will (apparently) be showing but the third would be Ireland v Group B opponent on 5th December at Lansdowne Road.
DV
DVB Cornwall




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