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

[Armchair Cyclist]

Wait, that was recorded back then, when Healy was still very much in yellow?

No, but describing in the end of season summary the stage when that was the case.

 

[awavey]

I know I take the mickey out of it, but I can sort of forgive errors made in the environment of live broadcast and the confusion of the unknown. What seems entirely unnecessary and unprofessional, is when there have been months to prepare a script, and as many opportunities as anyone could need to stop and re-record, such as in the season review.

And yet, we have "Italian team XDS Astana", Ben Healy described as a former yellow-jersey wearer on a stage in which he was very visibly in yellow, some strange unintelligible garbling as his first attempt at saying the word "Quebec".

And the doozy: "Bulgarian fast man Jesper Philipsen" How does anyone even bring themselves to utter such a sentence???

Ive not seen it yet, so dont know who the commentator was, but back in the Eurosport days it was common practice for them to do the voice over on highlight reels as it aired live, so they were never pre-recorded packages, the pictures were put together obviously in advance, but the first airing of the highlights was essentially commentated "as live". which did of course throw up the odd mistake.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

...back in the Eurosport days it was common practice for them to do the voice over on highlight reels as it aired live, so they were never pre-recorded packages, the pictures were put together obviously in advance, but the first airing of the highlights was essentially commentated "as live". which did of course throw up the odd mistake.

But when there is no time pressure element to do so, the only reason for not having a prepared script and opportunity for edited voice over with re-takes where necessary is to produce it as quickly and cheaply as possible. ie to have minimal respect for viewers.

 

[Potomac]

It is the viewer's responsibility to watch sport live, out of respect.

 

[RedheadDane]

Ive not seen it yet, so dont know who the commentator was, but back in the Eurosport days it was common practice for them to do the voice over on highlight reels as it aired live, so they were never pre-recorded packages, the pictures were put together obviously in advance, but the first airing of the highlights was essentially commentated "as live". which did of course throw up the odd mistake.

I thought highlights just used the original commentating, the one that was being done as the race was airing...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I thought highlights just used the original commentating, the one that was being done as the race was airing...

No, these are packages providing a one-hour summary of the season, with a single voicetrack. Not the highlights typically made available a couple of hours after the event.

 

[awavey]

But when there is no time pressure element to do so, the only reason for not having a prepared script and opportunity for edited voice over with re-takes where necessary is to produce it as quickly and cheaply as possible. ie to have minimal respect for viewers.

Well Eurosport didn't have alot of budget back then for such stuff which is just essentially filler for the schedule when there's nothing live to show

I can't say ive watched any of them yet this year to judge if that practice has continued for WBD, but I know Carlton was still doing it for the daily Dakar highlights at the beginning of the year.

 

[awavey]

I thought highlights just used the original commentating, the one that was being done as the race was airing...

Depends on the highlights package source and who was commentating, like when Quigley & Dr Hutchinson were doing stages for a race, that was pre packed as youd expect.

Lots of the women's racing "highlights"are just a full replay of the last 20mins anyway as no one could ever find a gap to edit Marty together seamlessly 🤣

But when it was just a highlights package of edited video from multiple races or a stage with multiple commentators, they'd often just get one person to voice over it to provide continuity, and the preference was to do that voice over live for the first broadcast, record it and then that would become the master theyd replay.

But I dont really know if that practice has continued with WBD as they put more effort into the TV presentation side i feel.

 

[RedheadDane]

Lots of the women's racing "highlights"are just a full replay of the last 20mins anyway as no one could ever find a gap to edit Marty together seamlessly 🤣

Do highlights have to be edited together seamlessly?

 

[Izzyeviel]

Netflix & pedal anyone?

 

[awavey]

Netflix & pedal anyone?

They'll probably spin it out to DAZN or something.

 

[Wyndbrook]

Fortunately, or unfortunately not, no change for networks at the moment. Deal is for studios and streaming.

 

[Potomac]

Netflix & pedal anyone?

Deal would take 12 to 18 months to complete, if approved by regulators.

 

[Netserk]

Deal would take 12 to 18 months to complete, if approved by regulators.

iiuc, sports rights will be spun off as part of discovery global and will have nothing to do with netflix

 

[Izzyeviel]

explain like i'm five please

 

[Potomac]

explain like i'm five please

Nextflix wants to buy Warner Bros for $75,000,000,000

And we have no idea what it means for watching cycling.

 

[Potomac]

Now Paramount is bidding even more billions...to take "everything" which would include sports

 

[Wyndbrook]

Now Paramount is bidding even more billions...to take "everything" which would include sports

Most likely a done deal with presidential support.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Anyone found an alternative method to forking out the full amount yet? Going to look around and see if there are any viable VPN-use alternatives, but I have an EE contract and there is an option to add-on Discovery+ for £20, not good not terrible.

 

[saunaking]

Move to THE GREAT COUNTRY OF CANADA!!
We will be happy to have you, the 2026 UCI Worlds await

It was only a few years ago i was complaing Flosports was taking $100 for a full year of cycling coverage - all GTs and Monuments and almost everything worth watching!!

Or good old Tiz!!! Love those guys!!!

 

[HashRouge]

Anyone found an alternative method to forking out the full amount yet? Going to look around and see if there are any viable VPN-use alternatives, but I have an EE contract and there is an option to add-on Discovery+ for £20, not good not terrible.

I cancelled my Discovery+ sub in September after my half price deal ran out, and tried the VPN option. It was fine to be honest - I managed to watch everything I wanted. Rest of the Vuelta on SBS (Australia), Canadian races on Youtube and Italian Classics on RAI. It was a bit of a faff though, and I will be honest that I'm considering re-subscribing to Discovery March to October.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Sciatic]

Yikes, how does the Paramount deal not violate anti-trust laws? I guess I should remember how laws are more flexible depending upon the amount of money changing hands.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Warner Bros to reject $108bn Paramount bid, reports say

Warner Bros will reportedly advise its shareholders to vote against the offer as early as Wednesday.

www.bbc.com

 

[Potomac]

From $75B to to $108B in just a handful of posts.