I'm not sure who the other British announcer is that you're hearing, but there is a small group of freelances who seem to commentate on pretty much every English-language cycling feed I've ever seen. They tend not to be network specific and are often employed by the race directly to provide a world feed for any network who isn't using their own team.
In the UK we actually do have a second choice of commentary because as well as ITV4 (who have Phil and Paul), Eurosport also covers the race, with Carlton Kirby and ex-Tour winner Sean Kelly. ITV4 puts together a more polished offering, particularly in the highlights package that I end up watching most. But you can have fun during live stages switching between the two feeds trying to avoid commercial breaks. The pictures are all identical, as are the on-screen graphics, since they all come from the host broadcaster. Adam On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Bob Jersey <bob.in.jer...@juno.com> > wrote: > >> >> Adam Bowie, to moi and Kevin, in part: >>> >>> One thing in the AVClub's piece I would disagree slightly with is the >>> Phil and Paul show. I must admit that I think it's time for a change of the >>> guard. I first heard Phil Liggett commentate on the Tour when we first got >>> proper daily coverage in the UK back in 1985, and it might just be time for >>> a change. Phil and Paul are on the world feed as far as I'm aware, meaning >>> that pretty much every English speaking country gets them, although they >>> switch mics at times so Paul is heard internationally while Phil is doing >>> an NBC Sports-specific live read. >>> >> >> They were thisclose to splitting up *years* ago, and ISTR that was since >> OLN turned into Versus. B >> > > I greatly prefer Phil and Paul to the trio at NBC Sports who do the > wraparounds and summaries. Typically on the live US version of Le Tour, the > start of the race is done by a different announcer from the UK and > somewhere between 30 minutes to an hour into each stage, Phil and Paul do > their thing. Phil is, to me, the epitome of a cycling announcer, though his > bias for certain riders often shines through. This year, however, a couple > of former Le Tour riders have been contracted to contribute running > commentary and post-ride reviews, so we shall see what that brings to the > show. > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
