rachyuk
10th March 2002, 17:25
What did people think of the TV coverage?
Sky - I thought Sky coverage was good. I'm not sure who owned the camera work...But the camera angles and shots they managed to obtain captured the whole event atmosphere and some of the close up work was brilliant. The Commentry team was good. I didn't think much of the 'studio' discussions though. It seemed to be very low key and the guest presenters lacked some confidence.
I think both guest pundits did well as this is something quite new, but just seemed to lack any real zip or energy, often just re-wording the question that was put to them. The titles and introduction showreel was the same as used in previous 'bits' of badders on TV...and was a bit 'old hat'. Then, yesterday they played a montage of all the games over the event and with it played some 'up beat music' - a bit like the montages they put on at wimbledon when it's raining! This was great, packed with energy and fun and showed a great selection of higlights.
BBC - A totally different feel to this. I was really comfortable with the presenters and to have Jo Goode in as a guest presenter and having Simon Archer in the commentry box was brilliant.
Both had a lot to say about the games and were committed to what they were saying. Often giving their 'opinions' without having to be too PC. It was a relaxed atmosphere (similar set up to the Winter Olympics studio)
Overall a good roundup of TV coverage. Let's hope that the TV companies will commit more to Badminton, from now on.
Sky - I thought Sky coverage was good. I'm not sure who owned the camera work...But the camera angles and shots they managed to obtain captured the whole event atmosphere and some of the close up work was brilliant. The Commentry team was good. I didn't think much of the 'studio' discussions though. It seemed to be very low key and the guest presenters lacked some confidence.
I think both guest pundits did well as this is something quite new, but just seemed to lack any real zip or energy, often just re-wording the question that was put to them. The titles and introduction showreel was the same as used in previous 'bits' of badders on TV...and was a bit 'old hat'. Then, yesterday they played a montage of all the games over the event and with it played some 'up beat music' - a bit like the montages they put on at wimbledon when it's raining! This was great, packed with energy and fun and showed a great selection of higlights.
BBC - A totally different feel to this. I was really comfortable with the presenters and to have Jo Goode in as a guest presenter and having Simon Archer in the commentry box was brilliant.
Both had a lot to say about the games and were committed to what they were saying. Often giving their 'opinions' without having to be too PC. It was a relaxed atmosphere (similar set up to the Winter Olympics studio)
Overall a good roundup of TV coverage. Let's hope that the TV companies will commit more to Badminton, from now on.