[RhysJR]

And BBC2 had arguably one of the best games of the tournament so far.

ITV4's simulcasting ITV1's extended build-up (with all its focus on Southgate and co sniping with ex-players turned pundits) - presumably apart from comms they'll maintain the same Pres. Pougatch moving to the centre of their desk, too.

Have they even bothered to use their ground floor studio since their second game of the tournament?

Can't remember seeing it, so I don't think they have. Unlike the BBC's outdoor studio it does have a roof, so i guess they can present there in almost any weather. It also had the advantage of having a different view compared to the other studios (there's and the BBC's), so aesthetically you can see why they have religously used the Bundestag dome background rather than the Gate background.

I'm not sure what I think of ITV's effort on the secondary games. I appreciate the BBC Two coverage in recent days, but I'm not sure if that is fully value for money, so I can sympathise why ITV's coverage is second rate on the second games. ANyway, it's less of an issue this tournament with the majority of final round matches on BBC not ITV.