Euro 2016

Probably because music (Eurovision apart) rates terribly on television...

Have you actually looked at the schedule on BBC Two when the Big Weekend is on BBC Four?

On Saturday it's the repeat of Artsnight and a film, and on Sunday it's a history documentary. Neither of these are people baking cakes.

I take it that the film isn't The Mary Berry Movie, then?

No it's an actual Hollywood film in the sense it's about Paul Hollywood.

They then had to re-rig for yesterday's FA Vase & Trophy, while everyone else was de-rigging around them.

I guess the 4K scanner had to go to another booking so it couldn't stay at Wembley for the Vase/Trophy coverage?

Thegeek used the word 're-rig', so I take that to mean they had to de-rig the UHD cameras, and then 're-rig' into the positions vacated by the BBC Sport cameras from Saturday.

I would have thought the HD cameras BT Sport used for the FA Cup, would have been used to cover the games on Sunday - unless those were done by a different OB provider.

Arena normally provide the HD coverage for BT Sport, Timeline normally look after 4k coverage

BBC credited Arena with OB facilities on Saturday too, so I assume they and BT were taking more or less the same core HD coverage from Arena ? (Unless the Beeb also contracted Arena for their own unilateral stuff ?)

TV3 Ireland today announced some of their punditry team for Euro 2016.

Joey Barton, Gerry Armstrong, Lawrie Sanchez & former Ireland Women International Emma Byrne join regular TV3 pundits Graeme Souness, Neil Lennon, Keith Andrews, Harry Redknapp & Kevin Kilbane.

TV3 will broadcast a total of 22 games live with group matches, 3x Round of 16 matches, 2x Quarter Finals and the Final (shared with RTE) beginning with England’s clash with Russia on Saturday, June 11th.

ITV has announced their team for Euro 2016 coverage
http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-offers-fans-french-football-festival-euro-2016

ITV like the last World Cup seem to have a decent studio presentation however their commentary seems appalling their commentary is Clive Tyldesley, Sam Matterface, Joe Speight and David Stowell, co-commentators listed in the press release are Andy Townsend and Iain Dowie but I fully expect Lee Dixon and Glenn Hoddle to also commentate as with the last world cup but compare to 2010 when ITV had Jon Champion, Peter Drury (despite his Goal for all Africa) and Ian Crocker. Compare ITV commentary this year to the BBC who have Guy Mowbray, Steve Wilson, Jonathan Pearce (despite his goal line technology nightmare in 2014) and Simon Brotherton, ITV commentary definitely seems to be their weak link.

A few bits and pieces of Euro 2016 has started to appear on the BBC Press Office, I assume some of these will change as they only name 2 pundits but will post it here anyway and these are for the 11th June-17th June 2016.

Wales v Slovakia
Presenter: Gary Lineker
With: Alan Shearer & Rio Ferdinand
Commentators: Steve Wilson & Robbie Savage

Poland v Northern Ireland
Presenter: Gary Lineker
With: Neil Lennon & Rio Ferdinand
Commentators: Guy Mowbray & Gerry Armstrong

Republic of Ireland v Sweden
Presenter: Gary Lineker
With: Alan Shearer & Kevin Kilbane
Commentators: Jonathan Pearce & Mark Lawrenson

England v Wales
Presenter: Gary Lineker
With Alan Shearer & Rio Ferdinand
Commentators: Guy Mowbray, Robbie Savage & Martin Keown