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Rugby World Cup 2015

ITV announces presentation line-up. (March 2015)

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BR
Brekkie
ITV Wales doing a nice job of redressing the news set. I assume that's the old news desk.


DV
dvboy
Bit rubbish that France v Italy is being relegated to ITV4. If it's because of X Factor, couldn't it just go on ITV2?

I dont understand why you think it should be on ITV2 instead of ITV4?
RS
Rob_Schneider
I meant X Factor could go on 2, and the rugby on the main channel.
JA
JAS84
Never going to happen. X Factor would be pre-empted completely rather than being dumped on one of the other channels.
BR
Brekkie
The official IRB titles:


Not so much a butchering of World in Union as in ITV's case, but just playing a completely different tune over the top of it so it's barely audible, which is strange as I've read the IRB actually make it a requirement for broadcasters to use World in Union, so to downplay it in the official titles doesn't do the event any favours.
BK
bkman1990
ITV Wales doing a nice job of redressing the news set. I assume that's the old news desk.




That looks superb. Love the background stadium shot and the lighting.
BR
Brekkie
I assume they'll probably be hosting the live matches from there too so would be great if they could get a live stadium shot for those. Will look odd otherwise switching from an empty to full stadium, though I guess they might have a pre-recorded crowd scene too, then can use the empty shot for games not at the Millennium Stadium.
FL
flaziola
Couple of things about the match graphics, firstly the substitution graphics below the scoreboard forgot to mention which team is making the sub, secondly that replay wipe looks very familiar. https://youtu.be/13fGHSqHTwA (2:18 into the video) from 2008
JO
Jon
The graphics are hideous, very dated and it's a shame after having very creative graphics for past major football championships and rugby world cups ITV Sport just gone for an adapted version of the world feed graphics. I think these are worse than the 2011 graphics for the studio bits.

To be honest though apart from F1, the Euros and the Champions League international competition branded graphics are usually woeful.

Really a shame ITV haven't been allowed to create the whole set.

On the other hand the set is lovely.
MI
Michael

Also annoying most of the midweek games are in daytime rather than primetime - there is nothing really on Wednesday nights ITV couldn't give up.


Also depends on local venues facilities, train times, police recommendations, other events, availability of stadia....
JO
Jon
Well lets face it if it was a football World Cup you'd worry about the scheduling of games first and everything else later.
Last edited by Jon on 19 September 2015 8:37am
MA
Markymark
Aww, have you not got ITV4 in your cave?


The most irritating thing about ITV 4, is (unless you pay for Sky or Virgin) it's only available in SD.
At least it's now available on all DTT transmitters, though the bit rate there is woeful.

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