22-01-2023, 02:06 PM
(22-01-2023, 05:37 AM)RhysJR Wrote: Another point on rugby graphics...It's probably more likely that they asked for (and paid for) the host broadcaster to generate a second feed from the match truck - I don't think it's that the French broadcasters can't generate a world feed with English-language graphics, it's just that they don't. Perhaps it's down to an imprecisely worded host broadcaster contract?
I had mild amusment earlier seeing that BT Sport still receive French langauge graphics on Champions Cup matches in France. Of course this is only minor differences like 3E rather than 3T on the try indicator (and French TV use a gold background for the sin bin clock rather than a yellow background), but not often that a default graphic package is not English these days.
On a similar note it was a bit of surprise that when S4C covered a match in France in December they appeared to have a clean feed with their own graphics in Welsh throughout the game, something I can't ever remembering seeing on the English language feed in any iteration of the competition. It also looked they had a clean feed on Friday night from Leicester.
When S4C are host, they do provide English-language graphics.
(Meanwhile, for today's match from Montpellier, it seems the host forgot to provide any graphics on the world feed!)