Twenty20 World Cup TV Coverage

[Smudge]

Does anyone know who the host broadcaster is? I haven't seen a full game yet, but I watched the highlights of the NZ v Sri Lanka game, and - well - the directing was nothing short of awful. I'm unsure if the director/vision mixer has ever worked on a cricket match before - the camera cuts were atrocious. If a ball went in the air towards a fielder, they often cut to the bowler for reaction, rather than showing the catch! Perhaps he/she wasn't helped by some average camera operators, because I saw at least two whizz-pans in the 25-minute highlights package.

I can only hope it improves over the rest of the tournament.

 

[pasag]

I remember in 2007 it was an ICC in-house production, or something like that and they sold the footage to all the networks. Might be mistaken though.

 

[Smudge]

Wouldn't surprise me, considering the graphics. Although in that case, it makes the direction even more inexcusable.

 

[Zinzan]

You're dead-right about the camera-cuts, especially noticeable in the replay of Guptill's six off Malinga where they got it totally wrong. Not only that, but noticed the cheapos didn't even have speed-guns either.

I will say this though, I am glad that 6s are 6s & catches are catches again after the whole DFL/Kamal BS in the last month.

 

[GraemeSmith]

I will say this though, I am glad that 6s are 6s & catches are catches again after the whole DFL/Kamal BS in the last month.

And no more godforsaken blimps! Those 'MRF Blimp' plugs should be played on a loop in prisons as torture.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Does anyone know who the host broadcaster is? I haven't seen a full game yet, but I watched the highlights of the NZ v Sri Lanka game, and - well - the directing was nothing short of awful. I'm unsure if the director/vision mixer has ever worked on a cricket match before - the camera cuts were atrocious. If a ball went in the air towards a fielder, they often cut to the bowler for reaction, rather than showing the catch! Perhaps he/she wasn't helped by some average camera operators, because I saw at least two whizz-pans in the 25-minute highlights package.

I can only hope it improves over the rest of the tournament.

It's ESPN/Star Sports. Up here we get reminder it's them every five effing minutes.

Probably Sky getting a disclaimer in.

 

[Bobisback]

And no more godforsaken blimps! Those 'MRF Blimp' plugs should be played on a loop in prisons as torture.

The MRF Blimp was the highlight of the whole IPL for me.

 

[Jayzamann]

Wouldn't surprise me, considering the graphics.

It does remind me of the ICC website.

In the streams I have seen (both from SuperSport and Star Cricket) the commentary, graphics and such are exactly the same.

 

[duffer]

The MRF Blimp was the highlight of the whole IPL for me.

Hearing Siva and Kaspa scream out "It's another Karbon Kamal catch" surely?

 

[biased indian]

ESPN\STAR has it for 8 years starting from 2007

 

[Smudge]

I notice the first runout in Aamer's over was completely missed live - at least the ball hitting the stumps.

 

[vic_orthdox]

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/windies-fans-turn-off-the-game-20100502-u1hd.html

Interesting article on the situation of TV coverage, or lack thereof, in the Windies.