i really do hope things change when tokyo arrives or when the commonwealth games arrive there were a few things that 7 could have taken from the 0b feed that they didnt
The commentators and hosts are all there. From what I can tell, nothing is being done from a studio back in Australia like with Rio. Donāt be harsh and jump to conclusions like you tend to do.
Olympics always has production / presenting / commentary out of Australia in some form, especially Winter.
Seven do have a significant contingent at Pyeongchang: Hamish McLachlan, Edwina Bartholomew, Mel McLaughlin, Jason Richardson, Emma Davenport, Rachel Finch and that Jump Skiing expert who is often seen with Richo (mental blank on the name).
Not sure about Basil Zempilas, Peter Donegan or Dave Culbert.
This from social mediaā¦ Ideas of where he could be?
The commentary is clearly not all from Pyeongchang considering Dirk Nannes, the moguls co-commentator is in Melbourne. Zempilas must be as well unless they have one commentator in SK and one in Melbourne simultaneously for the same sport, which I doubt.
Could that desk/office [Basil] not be at the International Broadcast Centre in Pyeongchang?
What was bizarre was during most of the time they were airing delayed figure skating, they could have aired ā¦ live figure skating
Okay, I thought Basil was there, considering he still has not returned to Perth and he commentated the Opening Ceremony. I would have thought he would need to be there for thatā¦
Is that Mark Doran commentating luge for the world feed?
Michael Kennedy I think is the skiing guys name.
Donegan is doing the World Feed I believe, donāt know about Doran.
What? Youāre kidding
Mark Doran not Matt.
If Markās social media is anything to go by he is in Korea.
Yes itās Mark Doran (former Seven sport reporter) who has called various Olympic events before, both for Seven and for the world feed. He is calling luge with American Ashley Walden, who finished eighth in womenās single luge at Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002.
Dirk Nannes was at the MCG yesterday, thatās a decent commute if heās also in Korea.
LOL I was gonna say!
I was thinking the same thing. I donāt think sport is Matt Doranās forteā¦
I wasnāt referring to him. I was more referring to Sevenās team of hosts, commentators and reporters like Hamish, Mel, Eddy, Tom Williams, Rachael Finch etc who are there. In fact, why donāt we see much of Mark Beretta hosting/commentating?
Not sure if itās been mentioned, but at 11pm (bang on, so probably automated in Sevenās broadcast system/scripts for tonight) AEDT a coloured bug popped up in the bottom left on 7mate (and Iād dare say 7Two and maybe 7flix) saying āAussie Medal Alert - Change Channelā or something.
I didnāt see it on 7, the main channel in WA, during MKR
Iām sorry, you said the ācommentators and hosts are all thereā. Clearly they arenāt, including Basil and Dirk.
Was Basil seen on camera when he did the. Opening Ceremony? I only saw Hamish and a female and heard Basil doing the parade, but dropped in and out so I wouldnāt know.
Jacqui Cooper called the Parade of Nations with Zempilas. Her social media suggests sheās currently in Beaumaris, which is nowhere near Korea