# International Sports Presentation **URL:** \ **Category:** Subscription and International\ **Created:** [November 27, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261 "2020-11-27T10:46:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/moe/32/398912_2.png) [@Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/21 "2020-11-28T10:11:17Z")
That reminds me a lot of what they do for the local West Indies matches, not sure of the host broadcaster there, but they use very different ones for tests, so I suppose there’s hope if you dislike what Spark are doing above. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aeEHzmCSviE/maxresdefault.jpg "Windies vs Ireland 1st T20 2020 | Extended Highlights") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeEHzmCSviE) ---
**Author:** ![Bort](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bort/32/340984_2.png) [@Bort](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Bort)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/22 "2020-11-28T10:16:29Z")
> [@Sully](#): > > don’t mess with the mod bost mod Or the bort mod, for that matter ---
**Author:** ![Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Sully](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sully)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2020, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/23 "2020-11-28T10:49:01Z")
Every time I see _Bort_ I always think of “The Matrix”, only true MS **doyens** will know to what I refer 😄 ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 2:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/24 "2020-11-29T02:15:32Z")
Just to prove the graphics are Spark Sport’s and Spark Sport’s alone… Here’s a cap from today’s second T20, not being broadcast on TVNZ. ![proof.PNG](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/5/1/5146212586bcec6f6678663595ca918a7de1656f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/25 "2020-11-29T03:00:06Z")
When Ian Bishop did the pitch report today, he used a SS/TVNZ mic. ---
**Author:** ![Qwerty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Qwerty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Qwerty)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/26 "2020-11-29T05:49:23Z")
Don’t like the scoreboard, but the rest of the graphics package looks quite nice. ---
**Author:** ![ticky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/ticky/32/6164_2.png) [@ticky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ticky)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/27 "2020-11-29T19:49:39Z")
> [@foxyrover](#): > > Those graphics are so shit. Something I’d expect on a dodgy knock off cricket game. Completely disagree. They are perfect for a streaming platform and are miles better than Fox Sports’ current cricket package. ---
**Author:** ![stmookeyj027](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/stmookeyj027/32/414672_2.png) [@stmookeyj027](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/stmookeyj027)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/28 "2020-11-30T12:22:50Z")
For those who like a balance between commentators from the opposing nations, I’m sure you’ll like Supersport having more England commentators than South Africans for their current white ball series. Of the 6 they have there’s 3 Englishman (Atherton, Hussain, Nicholas), 2 South Africans (Pollock and one other) and Pommie Mbangwa (real first name Mupemelo) who’s a Zimbabwean. Presentation was done without any presentation party or physical media representation, interviews done remotely. ---
**Author:** ![Sifon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sifon/32/65_2.png) [@Sifon](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Sifon)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/29 "2020-11-30T13:25:48Z")
> [@stmookeyj027](#): > > For those who like a balance between commentators from the opposing nations, I’m sure you’ll like Supersport having more England commentators than South Africans for their current white ball series. Of the 6 they have there’s 3 Englishman (Atherton, Hussain, Nicholas), 2 South Africans (Pollock and one other) and Pommie Mbangwa (real first name Mupemelo) who’s a Zimbabwean. Presentation was done without any presentation party or physical media representation, interviews done remotely. JP Duminy is the other South African. Supersport has a nice graphics package. ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/30 "2020-12-23T22:47:01Z")
Fair few graphics issues for Spark in their first domestic T20 games this morning (simulcast on TVNZ1). ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/1/218393d54f6fd7c73040a3bad058d2b0c69284d4.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/5/4/5449d105b35100c802f80bff27808c0811c846e9.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/6/06d5d6c4c2697cb066bf891488eb23496250da47.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/0/f0ba0e7e667b0cc8ed457713c59175ff6d6c6432.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/3/c33b372e03836b7ae158be4588acc5d31572a86b.jpeg) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/a/0/a0e3a7bf47b9dd41c032ef54cfe83cb363cd8148.jpeg) They’ve modified the score bar from internationals but it’s aligned to the left and is missing some details, making it look weird. In addition, the score bar died early in the innings and was replaced with a stop gap solution in the lower left corner but they couldn’t display full screens/full scorecards. The full score bar returned early in the second innings and then crashed again. ---
**Author:** ![stmookeyj027](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/stmookeyj027/32/414672_2.png) [@stmookeyj027](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/stmookeyj027)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/31 "2020-12-31T11:13:31Z")
Noticed too for the first nights of the NBA coverage on TNT that the play by play and colour commentator were based in different studios away from the venue (when they went to the bubble to complete last season they had a booth at the venue). For example Marv Albert (who’s ancient these days) was in New York, his partner Chris Webber was in Atlanta, when they were calling a Golden State @ Brooklyn season opener. Same went for Kevin Harlan and Reggie Miller for the LA “Derby” although Harlan needs to be kept “clean” for NFL commitments on CBS for a few more weeks. It was noticeable that Albert in particular was a little behind the call on his screen, although whether that’s technology or age related is hard to tell. ---
**Author:** ![OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/onair/32/88553_2.png) [@OnAir](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/OnAir)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/32 "2020-12-31T11:31:49Z")
Kevin Harlan is calling from his basement in Kansas. There’s a nice piece on The Athletic (🔒) about it and his set up. ---
**Author:** ![ticky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/ticky/32/6164_2.png) [@ticky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ticky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2021, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/33 "2021-01-02T22:50:03Z")
As they usually do, ESPN freshened-up their graphics package with last night’s college football playoffs. ![2021-01-02_17-00-01](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/c/ece5b1514720f79cbae4bf39f91e88b7e216d05c.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-00-05](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/f/8/f8a943c990dfccf5d7d3083e1f3cac4eebc65d5a.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-00-09](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/2/429e2a29c9df8fb0edd133f56523927375e35b1c.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-00-11](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/e/7eddcb13fa7ed2bd4b68e3b27cf0bb6664ea4990.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-02-11](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/c/ec490b2f81a04756c7646ffad4bba5a2e980ffa4.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-05-45](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/3/c347f9b0fa607bf3a397343d38756f38847e63bd.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-06-23](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/c/8/c8dfe354a5cd9286e9ba1e42cb7195d286d6b4da.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-07-07](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/5/6/561c6faa2a780b58fba9665ceb2c65d5f33e6a8e.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-10-02](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/3/a/3a43bbb06840ed3d6c886c43619ed22e30d4dfa4.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-10-15](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/3/63224c5263f5d1830721a96bc6f234e170be2b67.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-10-54](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/2/12ec56e9c5797c37fe3336bac0ee7e9cff415713.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-12-01](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/b/2/b2d1b80bf0299fe0ae2714a61b461e8ab9702e66.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-12-08](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/e/9/e9e3bf929fe1e48e80af7323cf98f982dafa259a.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-12-11](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/5/d/5d12614c8d923d0c0e52368e6973c87a79657e30.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-14-27](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/5/e/5e217a17fcddbb4714b83d8975b94235ba38801a.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-14-42](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/6/b/6b7ba557155a4e702c1f1b087e8c42a8ee4709e8.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-15-42](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/8/d/8dd38f02298aafe8b3ca8f9b3f4cfd00055985e8.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-16-49](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/5/2/526e6bbd45c624b805744ede1065a1133fe3e77e.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-17-12](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/5/250bd9ef840badc2e1ce9c22f52b564a2957a6c0.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-17-42](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/a/7a7c2f12ddd14ec6af027b8cc150da6778c56a7e.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-17-58](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/1/5/156457f91066c0510a3ae6d3e014f5b432e82c8e.jpeg) ![2021-01-02_17-21-40](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/4/6/46fd204e48e32ee1dbd9c90966e103e5012f7ac8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![VictorianSun](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/victoriansun/32/536432_2.png) [@VictorianSun](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/VictorianSun)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/34 "2021-01-03T00:10:27Z")
Good to see Katey Martin part of the Spark comms team ---
**Author:** ![BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bigvic/32/209954_2.png) [@BigVic](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/BigVic)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/35 "2021-01-03T02:25:59Z")
Nice espn graphics ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/36 "2021-01-03T02:47:37Z")
A bit of old news, and I can’t find an appropriate thread, but this is interesting: > **[Bally’s Buys Sinclair RSN Naming Rights As Part of Sports Betting Push](https://www.sportico.com/business/sports-betting/2020/ballys-sinclair-naming-rights-1234616912/)** > > Bally’s Corp. has acquired naming rights to 21 of the regional sports networks purchased last year by Sinclair Broadcast Group, part of the gambling operator’s wider push into the rapidly-expanding… Does anyone else think channels here would be open to selling the naming rights to their channels? Especially betting companies for sports channels? Of course, it should be stated, Sinclair is a reprehensible broadcaster - of course they’d team up with a casino. ---
**Author:** ![SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/sydneycitytv/32/66248_2.png) [@SydneyCityTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/SydneyCityTV)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/37 "2021-01-03T03:29:27Z")
> [@ElCapitanCranky](#): > > Does anyone else think channels here would be open to selling the naming rights to their channels? Especially betting companies for sports channels? Yes, I could imagine there being channels like “Sportsbet NRL” or “TAB (Sky) Racing” here in Australia! ---
**Author:** ![Jeffmister](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e36b37/32.png) [@Jeffmister](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Jeffmister)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/38 "2021-01-03T04:51:31Z")
> [@ElCapitanCranky](#): > > Of course, it should be stated, Sinclair is a reprehensible broadcaster - of course they’d team up with a casino. There’s also the fact that purchasing those Fox Sports RSNs haven’t turned out to be the money-making machine Sinclair thought they would (mostly due to the impact Coronavirus has had on the major US leagues). As such, selling the naming rights to the channels will probably help recoup some of the losses they’ve incurred: > **[Sinclair's regional sports networks unit is facing a possible debt...](https://awfulannouncing.com/local-networks/sinclair-rsns-possible-debt-restructuring.html)** > > The Fox Sports-branded RSNs (which Sinclair bought from Disney last year)' challenges now include a potential debt restructuring. > **[Sinclair took a $4.2 billion writedown over its regional sports networks,...](https://awfulannouncing.com/sinclair/sinclair-4-billion-writedown-rsns.html)** > > Sinclair's regional sports networks are facing some major issues, and that led to the company taking a $4.2 billion writedown related to them. ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 5:19am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/39 "2021-01-03T05:19:28Z")
What also hasn’t helped is the amount of debt I’m assuming they took on buying station after station. Sinclair and Nexstar are in for a world of pain if terrestrial keeps going down the shitter. ---
**Author:** ![Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/moe/32/398912_2.png) [@Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261/40 "2021-01-03T06:37:26Z")
> [@ElCapitanCranky](#): > > Sinclair and Nexstar are in for a world of pain if terrestrial keeps going down the shitter. Couldn’t happen to a nicer company… That said, they’ll probably do well flipping their spectrum in the 5G incentive auctions. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/international-sports-presentation/16261.md?page=3)