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I don't get how everyone keeps congratulating everybody for the 'coverage'... it's the same cameras, the same shots, the same people as last year. Apart from at Cardiff, sky only piggybacked on the live feed provided by somewhere else. The only difference between that and Eurosport's is that ES didn't provide a fancy studio and had different commentators. That's it. Apart from that it was exactly how Sky would have shown it.

 

Exactly, its just a live feed that Eurosport have taken up!

The only difference will be in the presentation.

Thankfully (tho not for some) we get Nigel and Kelvin back for the rest.

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I don't get how everyone keeps congratulating everybody for the 'coverage'... it's the same cameras, the same shots, the same people as last year. Apart from at Cardiff, sky only piggybacked on the live feed provided by somewhere else. The only difference between that and Eurosport's is that ES didn't provide a fancy studio and had different commentators. That's it. Apart from that it was exactly how Sky would have shown it.

 

BUT crucially, in my opinion, Eurosport showed EVERYTHING including the Presentation at the end. With SKY's coverage they rarely showed the Presentation and one was left with a sense of anticlimax.

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Yeah that Sky logo was just too lairy....shouting out of the screen throughout the meeting.The Eursport one is at the moment a decent change,although it could eventually get on my nerves as well.

 

 

Does anyone know if the next GP is on SKY or not?

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Either way, bitching aside, I'm happy to see the GPs on TV and I'd be happy with just 1 cameraman on the centregreen with no commentators, as long as I get to see them. The fact that we have it for the next 3 years is just awesome. Many thanks and congratulations to everyone involved in getting this new contract set up :t:

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BUT crucially, in my opinion, Eurosport showed EVERYTHING including the Presentation at the end. With SKY's coverage they rarely showed the Presentation and one was left with a sense of anticlimax.

 

You can get pills, sold on the internet for that TWK! :wink::lol:

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Don't think anyone else has mentioned the ticker running across the bottom of the screen at intervals advertising other motor sport events during the Speedway GP. IF Eurosport do the same for Speedway during the Moto GPs and other bike progs it has to be a good thing. I have no idea if Sky ever did anything like that cos I never watched any other motor sport on Sky.

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I'm confused. Pearson and Tatum have been taking stick on here for years for being 'shouty' and having just watched the GP for the second time, the Aussie commentator did nothing but shout during the heats yet there's nothing but praise for the guy.....

Also, what is a 'great launch'?

 

At least he didn't get the names of the riders mixed up, or say someone who was last on first turn had made a great start.

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I am not missing your point, it is just that your point is totally wrong, Like I explained, neither Eurosport or SKY provide the commentary They buy the world feed and it comes with it. Had Sky extended their contract to show the GPs you would have watched the exact same pictures and commentary as you did on Eurosport. When the GP comes back to Europe the commentary will once again be Nigel and Kelvin. SKYs only addition was the studio section, Eurosport simply let the feed run

 

You're absolutely right.

Keeping the feed going just worked better.

The package that BSI create for the world feed is a complete one that lasts 3 hours it does not need to be "added to".

The extra money Sky paid for Studio, Huewen and, worst of all, Ermolenko actually seemed to detract from the presentation overall.

I just hope that Eurosport don't change that approach for the European stagings.

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I think my only criticism from Saturday I don't think is Eurosports graphics anyway, but the riders announcing their name in the graphics before each heat got very boring, very quickly. I think something like that is great to show with the vocal reading of the names pre meeting when listing the riders, but not during each heat.

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I think my only criticism from Saturday I don't think is Eurosports graphics anyway, but the riders announcing their name in the graphics before each heat got very boring, very quickly. I think something like that is great to show with the vocal reading of the names pre meeting when listing the riders, but not during each heat.

 

Watched it Today ( monday ) Did Not Know the Result , Thought the Presentation was OK NO Louis Or Ermoneko Spouting their Opions (great ) , Looking Forward to the Next Round

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