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RE: BT Sport - XIII - 19-05-2023
(19-05-2023, 05:48 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Obviously contracts come to an end and other factors are in play but this does somewhat feel like Discovery's hands on proceedings and their desire to cut costs at every corner.
Or Jake wanting to move onto other things, he'd already cut his commitments last year so I suspect it was planned.
RE: BT Sport - NI92 - 19-05-2023
(19-05-2023, 05:59 PM)XIII Wrote:(19-05-2023, 05:48 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Obviously contracts come to an end and other factors are in play but this does somewhat feel like Discovery's hands on proceedings and their desire to cut costs at every corner.
Or Jake wanting to move onto other things, he'd already cut his commitments last year so I suspect it was planned.
I agree, not Jakes biggest fan on BT Sport but he always seems to want to progress and change after a few years, after all he went from CBBC to BBC Sport and left the BBC in 2012 to go to BT Sport and if he had of stayed with the BBC he could well have been offered MOTD2 or another big presenting role.
RE: BT Sport - Rdd - 19-05-2023
He’s been the face of BT Sport throughout its ten years on air, he’ll be forever associated with the channel, kind of seems like he’s leaving with it. Some new faces no doubt for TNT Sports in August.
It also seems apt at this point to praise the unique presentation style of the channel - the “Grandstand feel” as put early on. Minimalist title sequences run over studio or ground shots, short but distinctive theme tunes (“Come Together” in the early years, “I Believe in Now” for a while after that) the bottom scorebar and DOG, dark coloured graphics. They’ve been a hallmark throughout, even though they ultimately adopted a more traditional style of title sequence for the Premier League recently. I suspect TNT will possibly be more traditional in its approach to presentation.
RE: BT Sport - London Lite - 19-05-2023
BT Sport is where Jake finally shook off the CBBC tag and became a decent sports presenter.
RE: BT Sport - Jon - 19-05-2023
(19-05-2023, 09:27 PM)London Lite Wrote: BT Sport is where Jake finally shook off the CBBC tag and became a decent sports presenter.Well I think F1 fans may disagree with that.
RE: BT Sport - Scratch_Perry - 19-05-2023
(19-05-2023, 09:11 PM)Rdd Wrote: He’s been the face of BT Sport throughout its ten years on air, he’ll be forever associated with the channel, kind of seems like he’s leaving with it. Some new faces no doubt for TNT Sports in August.When you say "more traditional in its approach to presentation", let's hope not, as being a US-originated network, they may insist of the (male) presenters wearing jackets and ties and as on-screen presentation teams have become more inclusive, tie-wearing for everyday sports presentation is now passe, and the UK sports broadcasters have led the way in relaxed sports presentation (though only wearing the ties for major finals of sporting events).
It also seems apt at this point to praise the unique presentation style of the channel - the “Grandstand feel” as put early on. Minimalist title sequences run over studio or ground shots, short but distinctive theme tunes (“Come Together” in the early years, “I Believe in Now” for a while after that) the bottom scorebar and DOG, dark coloured graphics. They’ve been a hallmark throughout, even though they ultimately adopted a more traditional style of title sequence for the Premier League recently. I suspect TNT will possibly be more traditional in its approach to presentation.
RE: BT Sport - Kojak - 19-05-2023
(19-05-2023, 09:11 PM)Rdd Wrote: He’s been the face of BT Sport throughout its ten years on air, he’ll be forever associated with the channel, kind of seems like he’s leaving with it. Some new faces no doubt for TNT Sports in August.There was talk in today’s Mail (I know!) about TNT wanting Laura Woods to replace him.
RE: BT Sport - Rdd - 20-05-2023
(19-05-2023, 10:18 PM)Scratch_Perry Wrote:Steady on, I never intended to suggest that they’d become CBS! (And CBS is very formal even within an American context - I don’t think any other network goes for the branded blazers that CBS makes their male commentators wear).(19-05-2023, 09:11 PM)Rdd Wrote: He’s been the face of BT Sport throughout its ten years on air, he’ll be forever associated with the channel, kind of seems like he’s leaving with it. Some new faces no doubt for TNT Sports in August.When you say "more traditional in its approach to presentation", let's hope not, as being a US-originated network, they may insist of the (male) presenters wearing jackets and ties and as on-screen presentation teams have become more inclusive, tie-wearing for everyday sports presentation is now passe, and the UK sports broadcasters have led the way in relaxed sports presentation (though only wearing the ties for major finals of sporting events).
It also seems apt at this point to praise the unique presentation style of the channel - the “Grandstand feel” as put early on. Minimalist title sequences run over studio or ground shots, short but distinctive theme tunes (“Come Together” in the early years, “I Believe in Now” for a while after that) the bottom scorebar and DOG, dark coloured graphics. They’ve been a hallmark throughout, even though they ultimately adopted a more traditional style of title sequence for the Premier League recently. I suspect TNT will possibly be more traditional in its approach to presentation.
Only that we’re likely to see a more conservative attitude, normal title sequences, idents, pres etc, not the very innovative attitude (at least for 2013) that BT had.
RE: BT Sport - thegeek - 20-05-2023
(19-05-2023, 10:18 PM)Scratch_Perry Wrote:(19-05-2023, 09:11 PM)Rdd Wrote: He’s been the face of BT Sport throughout its ten years on air, he’ll be forever associated with the channel, kind of seems like he’s leaving with it. Some new faces no doubt for TNT Sports in August.When you say "more traditional in its approach to presentation", let's hope not, as being a US-originated network, they may insist of the (male) presenters wearing jackets and ties and as on-screen presentation teams have become more inclusive, tie-wearing for everyday sports presentation is now passe, and the UK sports broadcasters have led the way in relaxed sports presentation (though only wearing the ties for major finals of sporting events).
It also seems apt at this point to praise the unique presentation style of the channel - the “Grandstand feel” as put early on. Minimalist title sequences run over studio or ground shots, short but distinctive theme tunes (“Come Together” in the early years, “I Believe in Now” for a while after that) the bottom scorebar and DOG, dark coloured graphics. They’ve been a hallmark throughout, even though they ultimately adopted a more traditional style of title sequence for the Premier League recently. I suspect TNT will possibly be more traditional in its approach to presentation.
Craig Doyle seems to have missed the memo and has gone for the white t-shirt and suit look for today's Heineken Cup final.
Some of the original branding choices have dated a little, but I was a big fan of the 'Matchday Live' titles they'd use through Saturdays in 2014 or thereabouts - as Rdd said, it was quite Grandstandy in format. Here's the promo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6DMn_7Bj0
and of course Primal Scream launched the first Premier League show by performing live in the studio. Getting them back in would be a good way to finish with, I reckon.
RE: BT Sport - Brekkie - 20-05-2023
(20-05-2023, 12:21 AM)Rdd Wrote:(19-05-2023, 10:18 PM)Scratch_Perry Wrote: When you say "more traditional in its approach to presentation", let's hope not, as being a US-originated network, they may insist of the (male) presenters wearing jackets and ties and as on-screen presentation teams have become more inclusive, tie-wearing for everyday sports presentation is now passe, and the UK sports broadcasters have led the way in relaxed sports presentation (though only wearing the ties for major finals of sporting events).Steady on, I never intended to suggest that they’d become CBS! (And CBS is very formal even within an American context - I don’t think any other network goes for the branded blazers that CBS makes their male commentators wear).
Only that we’re likely to see a more conservative attitude, normal title sequences, idents, pres etc, not the very innovative attitude (at least for 2013) that BT had.
More likely to be influenced by Eurosport than the stateside operations, which themselves tend to have minimal presentation.
Agree with the praise BT Sport is getting - it's not by accident they're the only entrant to the market that came to take on Sky Sports and just about survived.