15-02-2024, 09:23 PM
(15-02-2024, 08:36 PM)Rdd Wrote: Seems to be changes to the rugby league graphics on Sky - a new font for names and a new colour scheme.
Looks like a few technical issues as well, with the scoreboard not appearing at the start of the match. When it has appeared it's been without a clock (only saying 1st).
EDIT: The scoreboard appeared around 15 minutes in as I was typing this.
Dave Woods on commentary on the opening game, so presumably is Sky's new #1 as suspected.
(15-02-2024, 08:08 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Do the local rights holder still have to produce the match coverage then - most sports seem to have moved on from that model.
I had assumed so beacuse I haven't heard different, but as you say many sports and events are in-house or outsourced to one company now, so it would be a surprise if the biggest club football competition was bucking that trend. Thinking about further, it would be a bit of an issue in some countries, like in Germany where all Bundesliga matches are produced by DFL Media rather than the broadcasters, so the UCL broadcasters wouldn't have much experience in producing live football.