(16-04-2024, 10:29 PM)Rdd Wrote: Aside from the similar Laliga TV, is there really any other equivalent “enhanced world feed” type production anywhere (ie, where the basic “whistle to whistle” world feed is supplemented with wrap-around and other studio programming intended for an international audience?)
Not in football I don't think. In the other 'Big Five' leagues, it is just the world feed commentary, bar occasional extra live programmes like goals shows, and the weekly magazine and highlights shows. I know the Bundesliga/DFL Media sends an English language reporter to every game, with a few interviews heard in the 10 or so minutes after full time (DFL Media also produces the match feed for all Bundesliga/2. Bundesliga games).
SuperSport in Africa take the world weed commentary with the TNT Sports UK studio coverage for the UCL.
There are examples in other sports of course. Cricket a good comparison to football, with the likes of the ICC, BBCI and Cricket West Indies producing a full programme with punditry and commentary as the world feed. And plenty of other minor sports produce a rounded broadcast (LIV Golf one that comes to mind immediately), but then those are more likely to be taken by broadcasters than for top level football.
Whilst I mention the Bundesliga, a bit of history on the weekend with the title decided on a channel other than Sky Deutschland for the first time since they took the rights. This was by accident rather than design, with Leverkusen forced to play on Sunday (and consequently on DAZN) due to their Europa League involvement.
The domestic rights for the Bundesliga have gone to auction this week. It doesn't seem likely that there will be anyone wading in on the current holders of Sky and DAZN. Though the packages have been shuffled, so the status quo of Friday and Sundays on DAZN and Saturday and midweeks on Sky will not continue. A single winner will be allowed for the first time in a while, and their is scope for more FTA games (currently nine games a season on Sat.1 from the top tier, but there will be potential to sublet one per matchday).
I've seen DAZN get a bit of rightful critiscm recently for covering a lot of matches offtube - with often two of their three live games coming from Munich rather than the stadium. They have the majority of UCL games in the next cycle, but it's not a great reflection on their finances and aptitude.
On the subject of the UCL world feed, I watched the Dortmund v. Atletico match via the LiveScore Ireland app, which was the pure world feed broadcast. It didn't go off air until 22:50, so around an hour after the match! After sticking with the live pictures for five minutes after full time, they showed the highlights and then interviews from Movistar (in Spanish), Prime Video (in German) and TNT Sports (in English), before showing both managers' press conferences without translation.
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