The Sport Thread

It was the day they had a big power cut and GMTV lost its clock and graphics.

Day of the power cut and they couldn't show the LIVE clock throughout the whole programme but later managed to show the gmtv logo although poor quality

I don't mind at all Ste yeah the testcard and the Daybreak clock came on right at the end before it went off air after a very long pause on a black picture, I nearly switched over and would have missed that testcard beauty!

When the BBC lose half of the TV rights for the F1, is there any scope for them to do what they are currently doing with the cricket, putting graphics - the scorecard and various stats on the red button with the radio commentary.

Could they do the build up in a similar style to how they currently do it - as they have highlights rights conceivably they might have access to do the pit walk still, then go to the radio commentary and graphics for the race itself, then back in vision after the race has concluded?

I doubt they'll do anything live as three hours later they can rerun the race in full on the red button.

Wonderful effort again from ITV for their World Cup opening sequence, a pastel/smoke/paint effect effort, complete with dual language (Mãori / English) "World in Union" theme tune sung by, guess who, Hayley Westenra.



Shame Steve Rider et al had to talk all over the opening ceremony. Looking forward to four matches tonight!

I'm almost certain the set for the Rugby World Cup is the Football World Cup set reused, certainly that stack of three montors was on the set in Johannesburg and I think it's the same desk as well.

Graphics from Jump I believe. Great company who have done stuff for X Factor, I'm A Celebrity, Red or Black, as well as stuff for BBC Sport and other BBC shows like Graham Norton, The One Show etc. (They span out of ITN graphics - after doing stuff for The Day Today etc.)

Al Jazeera Sport were using the Daybreak studio before it was the Daybreak studio!

I wonder why they've moved back into there? Last summer they moved into the old GMTV studio from Studio 7, this is why GMTV in it's last few weeks was in a bigger temporary studio, they had to get out for AJ to take over

Everything apart from the backdrop including seats and desk seem to be from the Football World Cup, it looks good though.

Wasn't it mentioned that AJ are having their studio upgraded to HD, and hence they are booked with Studio 7 till the end of the month?

Caption fun on SS just now ... Apparantly tonights MNF is 'QPR v Rangers' and in the mix the carousel of forthcoming fixtures went somewhat mad.