BBC Six Nations ... Italy - Scotland, presumably due to a different graphics set on the score, taking the match feed from the Italian Broadcaster.
And nice they are too. Wonder though if they're generic 6Nations graphics for an international feed rather than from the Italian broadcaster.
Only thing missing really was highlighting when a team had a man in the sin bin (which happened three times) on the score ticker, and though not important it is unusual now for the team colours not to be highlighted.
BBC Six Nations ... Italy - Scotland, presumably due to a different graphics set on the score, taking the match feed from the Italian Broadcaster.
And nice they are too. Wonder though if they're generic 6Nations graphics for an international feed rather than from the Italian broadcaster.
I don't think there is one. Which is why broadcasters don't add their logo onto the feed and overlay it after. I remember reading Sky Itaila do an English feed of their own graphics, which RTE use.
The package reminds me of the old Channel4/Channel 9 Sunset+Vine cricket graphics crossed with the last BBC Sport rugby graphics.
Wonder if there could be some fixture jiggling for the last week of the 6N in which the obvious decider, for either the Grand Slam or Championship. (if there is a decider in week 5) gets the final KO time. A provisional schedule could be issued but amended accordingly after week 4. Open all the stadia early and as a bonus big screen the first match to the other venues, and the second to the third venue. Spectators would be travelling anyway, the only uncertainty being the timings. Might be worth an experiment. TV coverage would appreciate the buildup as the day proceeds.
BBC Six Nations ... Italy - Scotland, presumably due to a different graphics set on the score, taking the match feed from the Italian Broadcaster.
And nice they are too. Wonder though if they're generic 6Nations graphics for an international feed rather than from the Italian broadcaster.
I don't think there is one. Which is why broadcasters don't add their logo onto the feed and overlay it after. I remember reading Sky Itaila do an English feed of their own graphics, which RTE use.
The package reminds me of the old Channel4/Channel 9 Sunset+Vine cricket graphics crossed with the last BBC Sport rugby graphics.
Yes, that's what I was thinking. They made a nice change anyway in these days of very generic graphics.
Wonder if there could be some fixture jiggling for the last week of the 6N in which the obvious decider, for either the Grand Slam or Championship. (if there is a decider in week 5) gets the final KO time. A provisional schedule could be issued but amended accordingly after week 4. Open all the stadia early and as a bonus big screen the first match to the other venues, and the second to the third venue. Spectators would be travelling anyway, the only uncertainty being the timings. Might be worth an experiment. TV coverage would appreciate the buildup as the day proceeds.
They don't even need to leave it to Week 4 - after the third round of games you have a pretty clear idea of how the final day might pan out, and that gives them three weeks notice, which is the same as FA Cup Games get. It didn't take a genius to work out the England v Ireland and Wales V France games should have been switched today.
P.S. I wonder how ITV will cover tonight's events at White Hart Lane. I suspect they'll probably just report on the situation and perhaps show the two goals only - can't see them running the full highlights of the 40 minutes played.
BBC Match of the day started with the events at White hart Lane, and showd some ESPN pictures of the crowd and the players being led off. Correctly, no fottage of the actual incident or the medics treating the player shown. Also some discussion and reaction from Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson. Gary Lienker and the guests correctly praising the reaction of the players to the incident, and the treatment given by the medical staff.
Pretty much the same from ITV, except they showed the player being stretchered off, which I didn't think was right.
BBC Match of the day started with the events at White hart Lane, and showd some ESPN pictures of the crowd and the players being led off. Correctly, no fottage of the actual incident or the medics treating the player shown. Also some discussion and reaction from Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson. Gary Lienker and the guests correctly praising the reaction of the players to the incident, and the treatment given by the medical staff.
Pretty much the same from ITV, except they showed the player being stretchered off, which I didn't think was right.
He's still alive, so not too bad. They show the towers collapsing on 9/11 and that was high hundreds of people dying.
Not to sound morbid or anything, but I wonder if Gary Lineker has recorded some alternative links for the repeat showing of MOTD in the morning should the news about Fabrice Muamba take a turn for the worse overnight.