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Hey Bobby
It’s normally at about this point that the Daily Mail would write an article about the BBC ‘wasting’ money sending staff to cover a World Cup. Hard for them to win isn’t it?
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And a little @BBCSport broadcasting footnote - Ed Leigh becomes the 6th commentator to call a Summer & Winter GB Gold (Charlotte Worthington & Beth Shriever 2020, Toby Roberts 2024), joining David Coleman, Alan Weeks, Paul Dickenson, Dougie Donnelly & Steve Cram. @snowedleigh 👏
SCENES in the commentary box 🤩
Tim Warwood and Ed Leigh were living every second of Charlotte Bankes and Huw Nightingale's golden moment! 🥇
#MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics
The greatest challenge for any sports broadcaster is dealing with the most difficult moments.
Hazel Irvine and Chemmy Alcott delivered a masterclass in sensitively handling the Lindsey Vonn crash.
(The sound and pictures from the course are controlled by OBS)
#WinterOlympics
#TheMuppetShow
It deserves all the praise it’s getting.
It’s mad, joyus and so funny. A triumph. Everything you’d hope it would be. I absolutely loved it.
It’ll be a crime if it doesn’t get a series.
ALT A promotional poster for The Muppet Show, which shows some of the characters, along with Seth Rogan and Sabrina Carpenter, in amongst the pillars from the opening of the show.
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“What started in beautiful rooms,
Ends with meetings at Coldplay concerts”
‘Illicit Affairs’, Taylor Swift (slightly adapted)
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Not sure who decided to edit the #LiveAid footage with a filmic* effect, but it’s a terrible decision.
The filter used has made the crowd shots look awful, and the pillarboxes aren’t much better.
Given how rarely the concert is shown, it’s a real shame.
#LiveAid40
(*psf25)
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One of the greats. A steadying voice for the big event. Calmness on a Saturday afternoon. And that late UK night when he led coverage of that other Steve getting his fifth gold...
Go well, Steve Rider.
Rider Retires!
This Sunday, the legendary Steve Rider will present his final show before he retires following a stellar 45 years working for ITV and BBC.
Steve began his career as a reporter at LBC before moving to Anglia Television. As he progressed through the ranks he went on to work on the Olympic Games, World Of Sport and BBC's Grandstand to name a few. He returned to ITV in 2005 and presented our Formula One coverage, the 2006 Football World Cup, the Champions League and the Rugby World Cup in 2011.
More recently, the 75-year-old has been anchoring the British Touring Car Championship on ITV4. We wish Steve all the best in the future and thank him for all his dedication and hard work in a TV career spanning over 50 years on screen.
Not seen any issues on the UHD channel for the past few minutes (at least via Sky Q), so seems like the fault might have been fixed.
Especially good for those on NowTV who didn’t seem to be able to get to the HD channel.
@SkySportsF1 #Indy500 #skysports #SkySportsF1
If you’re watching the #Indy500 on @SkySportsF1 UHD but having picture and sound issues, go to ch 857
Seems like the problems are an issue with Sky’s UHD F1 channel.
(Indy 500 coverage is not in UHD, so you’re not missing much).
#skysports #skysportsf1
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For those on Sky Stream / Sky Glass look around ch 900
If you’re watching the #Indy500 on @SkySportsF1 UHD but having picture and sound issues, go to ch 857
Seems like the problems are an issue with Sky’s UHD F1 channel.
(Indy 500 coverage is not in UHD, so you’re not missing much).
#skysports #skysportsf1
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If you’re watching the #Indy500 on @SkySportsF1 UHD but having picture and sound issues, go to ch 857
Seems like the problems are an issue with Sky’s UHD F1 channel.
(Indy 500 coverage is not in UHD, so you’re not missing much).
#skysports #skysportsf1
Delighted this has been saved after HBO dropped out. Continues to be such an important show with a rich and long history.
Stays where it should be on PBS in the US, gets Netflix money from them having it everywhere else.
N IS FOR NETFLIX!
Sesame Street is joining the Netflix family! Brand new episodes — as well as past seasons — will premiere later this year.
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They’re literally using i25 the moment they cut away from the performance itself.
(And no, I don’t want the whole thing in 25psF as it was last year. That’s even worse.)
Why actively decide to make your huge showpiece look so much worse?
#Eurovision
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Technical version of my last post:
Using 25pSf for a show with so much fast motion is madness, the sort of thing the #EBU shouldn’t be allowing.
It’s a live entertainment show, it should be smooth. At least use 50i or, now, 50p downconverted to 50i were necessary.
#Eurovision