Wimbledon 2017

I'll cross post from my twitter then

14:05: Talkback bleeds through from Andrew Castle's headphones

*continues for the next two weeks*

I look forward to your John Inverdale sexist comments one.

I did a John Inverdale one before the French Open:

ITV's coverage of the French Open presents:
"John Inverdale Bingo"
Cross off a box every time it happens... #RG17 pic.twitter.com/B5rX6zfLgC

— Lee S (@underarm_ace) May 27, 2017

So here's a new (I think) graphic with what's on each of the courts. Except it was inaccurate in saying the Williams match was on BBC One, and then appeared to stop working.

Here it is working properly.



And we have our first rain delay, so the good old replay DOG gets its first outing on BBC Two:

First time I've seen Red Button+ advertised in quite some time - it's always been "BBC Sport Website" lately despite the connected service being rolled out significantly in recent years.

The official graphics are subtly different from Wimbledon Qualifying it has more bevelled edges, the official graphics are the same as last year.

Why do the BBC never mention the BBC Sport app available on smart TV's? All courts in HD, unlike the awful red button streams that they always push.

On my TV the Sport App streams are still unwatchable 25p - I'd rather watch sport in 576/50i than 720/25p...

And Red Button+ is Connected Red Button - which uses the same streams as the Sport App doesn't it?

I'm sure the producer of the Antiques Roadshow prefers to watch it that way though

How does the main studio at Wimbledon operate? For years now it has looked very nice in BBC Sport London 2012 style (and indeed I think it was the only sport to get a London 2012-esque set, a shame it didn't become the house style for a while), yet this year it has a new look.

Today at Wimbledon came from a different, open air studio using the same style desk as seen in Rio and I think also at Euro 2016, but the main indoor studio sports a completely different look - is this a set bought in by Wimbledon itself? If so, why have the BBC been able to have their own design instead for the last however many years?

The BBC put whatever set they want into the main BBC Wimbledon studio, they wouldn't have a studio design imposed on them. I think historically Wimbledon has ploughed its own furrow a bit in design terms.

Even with the changes to the way Wimbledon will be produced next year (when the BBC will - I believe - no longer be host broadcaster and won't be producing court coverage) the domestic BBC presentation studio will still be entirely decided by the BBC in set terms.