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       Re: ITV coverage
   DIR By: dtrv2
       Date: July 13, 2026, 4:04 pm
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       Pretty sure ITV and the BBC have no influence over the match
       direction. Think that's all produced in house by FIFA, and maybe
       via a US/Canadian/Mexican broadcaster on their behalf.
       IMO, BBC have the best presenters and commentators, while ITV
       have by far the better pundits, and better studio.
       I do like Seb Hutchinson on commentary, just not with Andros
       Townsend as co-commentator. Don't mind Sam Matterface, but don't
       like Lee Dixon as co-commentator. Guy Mowbray is great
       obviously, and I like Steve Wilson, Steve Bower and Jonathan
       Pearce.
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       Re: ITV coverage
   DIR By: Lanyardhater
       Date: July 13, 2026, 4:46 pm
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       Don’t know if she’s been at this World Cup, but whenever I’ve
       heard her I’ve been very impressed with Robyn Cowen.
       #Post#: 109073--------------------------------------------------
       Re: ITV coverage
   DIR By: gooner
       Date: July 14, 2026, 4:28 am
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       --- Quote from: dtrv2 link ---
       >
       > Pretty sure ITV and the BBC have no influence over the match
       direction. Think that's all produced in house by FIFA, and maybe
       via a US/Canadian/Mexican broadcaster on their behalf.
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       hi,
       totally correct - it's the same with f1 - all broadcasters use
       the official FIA world feed - so whether you watch on sky,
       channel 4 or somewhere else, you always get the same visuals and
       graphics (which incidently are always in english). i've watched
       numerous grand prix on spanish tv with spanish commentary and
       it's like being home-from-home, with the added benefit of not
       having the listen to the relentlessly excitable and jingoistic
       'crofty' [emoji15]
       regards,
       gnr
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       Re: ITV coverage
   DIR By: Lanyardhater
       Date: July 14, 2026, 5:29 am
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       Yes I’m sure that’s true for international competitions.  But in
       my diatribe about match directors, I was only talking about BBC
       and ITV’s domestic coverage, which is different from ‘foreign’
       match direction, e.g. the latter’s recognition of all the match
       officials’ names at the coin toss.  Requests from me over many
       years to both BBC and ITV (and C4 more recently) to include this
       basic information on-screen have met with no interest
       whatsoever.
       Yet I have never ever seen them fail to show a graphic with
       their own commentary teams’ names, at the start of each half.
       Unfortunately the media in England have zero interest in
       referees and refereeing - until there’s a major controversy then
       you hear about nothing else.
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