Commentary and coverage on HBO MAX (formerly TNT, Discovery, EuroSport etc)

[Netserk]

finally confirmed deal with the giro

https://presse.warnerbrosdiscovery.dk/post/folg-jonas-vingegaard-og-giro-d-italia-eksklusivt-pa-hbo-max-eur

 

[tao bleeding heart]

watching a T i z stream of Paris Roubaix..
what's with this Cox/Hutch/Rowsell B-team commentary?... same as Flanders last week.
is there a Robbie/Sean A-team stream i'm missing out on, or is this the new crappy normal on TNT?

 

[awavey]

hmm, not sure, Ive got Declan, Robbie ,Sean and occasionally Matt chipping in.

 

[tao bleeding heart]

hmm, not sure, Ive got Declan, Robbie ,Sean and occasionally Matt chipping in.

ah ok thx.. obviously there is another stream that aint being Tizzed

i s'pose beggars can't be choosers

 

[pmcg76]

So we got a good range of commentar recently, I think Declan Quigley is now my favourite lead commentato apart from Matt Stephens, watching Pais Vasco was my first time having to endue CK this season, he hasn't got any better. You could tell his analyst was a bit confused by his nonsense at times, was it Stephen Cummings?

 

[piada especial]

yeah, steve cummings in the booth with kirby for itzulia. cummings sounds so laid back and calm. it's such a stark contrast to CK's constant blathering.

 

[RedheadDane]

Mielke: Were you watching cycling Sunday, Anders?
Lund: Paris-Roubaix? Yes...
Mielke: No. Clásica de Pascua, as preparation. It also finished in Padrón.

 

[Alberto Fishwick]

There is a deal on L'Equipe at the moment where you can subscribe for €3.99 per month and it provides access to the french Eurosport 1 and 2 channels. After 6 months it increases to €10.99 then after a year to the full cost of €14.99. If you're not in France it may not be possible to take this deal.

 

[Potomac]

HBO Max is providing two streams for the Giro...the normal broadcast and also multiscreen option.
I think they did last year too, but I had completely forgotten about it.

 

[awavey]

HBO Max is providing two streams for the Giro...the normal broadcast and also multiscreen option.
I think they did last year too, but I had completely forgotten about it.

Discovery+ did multi screen yes, though from what i remember of it people complained about it taking the ad free stream spot and the choice of cameras was a tad random iirc. I tried watching it for a stage but gave up last time. Might see if they've improved it but its trying to find the time really

 

[CPT. Z]

That multi-screen thing is just mental distraction. I'd rather stay focused on what the TV director thinks is important.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

They have posted a highlights programme of Stage 1 of the Tour of Hungary.

It stops with 13.3 km to go.

 

[Wyndbrook]

They have posted a highlights programme of Stage 1 of the Tour of Hungary.

It stops with 13.3 km to go.

Unfortunately not the first time its happened, propably not the last.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

They have posted a highlights programme of Stage 1 of the Tour of Hungary.

It stops with 13.3 km to go.

To be fair, some races stop being interesting long before the finish line.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

To be fair, some races stop being interesting long before the finish line.

Yeah, but this one only started being interesting with 3km left.

 

[hayneplane]

The multi screen version is vastly improved from the early versions.

Now you can see the time gaps and distance to go info regularly and it’s been a particularly useful experience in the last 2 stages where the attrition at the back was more noteworthy than action off the front of the peloton on the main climb of the day.

It didn’t have commentary before but now is fully synced in with the TV broadcast on TNT but no adverts. Still feel ripped off compared to a year and a half ago but this is a service improvement.

 

[awavey]

Unfortunately not the first time its happened, propably not the last.

I think its when the just use end time stamps per the schedule and not package up the program in its own right as I watched the later Giro highlights last night and couldn't work out how they were were fitting it in to the time slot, then it overran but the epg said it was tour of Hungary at the time, so if youd recorded i think youd have got the same experience plus a bit of the giro, so i bet the last 13km happened past the scheduled end time

 

[Wyndbrook]

I'm s

I think its when the just use end time stamps per the schedule and not package up the program in its own right as I watched the later Giro highlights last night and couldn't work out how they were were fitting it in to the time slot, then it overran but the epg said it was tour of Hungary at the time, so if youd recorded i think youd have got the same experience plus a bit of the giro, so i bet the last 13km happened past the scheduled end time

I'm sure you are correct, pretty shoddy I call it.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I think its when the just use end time stamps per the schedule and not package up the program in its own right as I watched the later Giro highlights last night and couldn't work out how they were were fitting it in to the time slot, then it overran but the epg said it was tour of Hungary at the time, so if youd recorded i think youd have got the same experience plus a bit of the giro, so i bet the last 13km happened past the scheduled end time

I'm sure that is what happened: it is entirely unprofessionsal, proves that they put absolutely no care or even human intervention into it, and indicates utter contempt for customers.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

What was up with Matt Stevens, seated through the post-race chat today?

 

[Netserk]

for some reason i cant watch the multiscreen as replay

anyone else the same

 

[ashhutch1997]

What was up with Matt Stevens, seated through the post-race chat today?

I think he's got a broken foot.

 

[awavey]

I think he's got a broken foot.

yeah, it was so stupid because they asked him to explain how it happened on the breakaway the other day, and all we got was apparently he was out shopping, because they kept interrupting him so much, he never actually said how he did it.

but stress fracture of a metatarsal, or the Beckham as we say in the UK. so he will be seated for a while

 

[Rob5091]

Free-to-watch Tour on the telly in the UK? I would n't hold your breath for more then "select highlights" at some ungodly hour (and with lots of ads). WBD's Executive Vice President of Production, Scott Young, speaks,
https://www.cyclingnews.com/pro-cyc...s-of-the-tour-de-france-for-free-this-summer/

“I think as a commercial sports broadcaster, an ad-free product doesn't make a lot of sense.” ... As the days count down to this summer's Tour, and TNT Sports' first as sole UK broadcaster, Young is motivated by the responsibility that brings with it.

"I think it's really exciting, because I know we're going to commit to it. I know what we're going to deliver on the Tour de France is going to be extraordinary. "It will elevate our coverage of cycling."

A commerical sports broadcaster who gets subscribers to pay up front for an ads-free-service, should rightly get dragged over the coals for still stuffing ads into their broadcasts.

 

[search]

The multi screen version is vastly improved from the early versions.

does anyone have the multi-screen option still available as replay? I can only find the 2025 ones on disco+.