No doubt the simulcast of the football tonight will result on the Beeb solidly trouncing ITV in viewing figures. I did switch over half way through, and was mildly surprised to see that Clive Tyldsley was actually doing commentary and not just sitting there drinking a pint soaking up the match. So my question, what would it take for you to choose ITV over the beeb for a match both were showing. Personally, I would defo's tune in if it was presented by this person in a bikini [video=youtube;P2VQbwH9jn8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2VQbwH9jn8&feature=related[/video] with this guy doing commentary [video=youtube;ZMeYKYW4qCk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMeYKYW4qCk[/video]
No adverts would help, but ITV just don't seem to have the gravitas or essential something that makes the channel watchable. If ever I do, and it is extremely rare, I always the sense that they'd rather be showing you Coronation Street or yet another bloody advert. ITV4 is OK as the channel broadcasts British Superbike races in between the words-from-our-sponsor.
It was a tough call. I had to decide who I hated less out of Lawro and Beglin. In the end Andy Townsend made the decision - I went for BBC.
If ITV got rid of Andy Townsend so we don't have to listen to his inane, cliche-ridden b******s, it would be a start
Andy Townsend makes the choice easy, but even if they got rid of him the BBC would still get the vote!
Ex-Saints player, of course. Personally, I don't find him any more annoying than Mr Arrogant himself Alan Hansen. I just think ITV are crap at pretty much whatever they do.
Don't have a problem with Andy Townsend personally. But Mark Lawrenson's constant whining negativity gets me down after a while. He doesn't seem to take any pleasure in watching football, it's just an excuse to sneer for 90 minutes.
Lawro does a nice line in irony. ITV has Adrian Chiles. No contest. But if it was on Sky, I'd suffer the ads for quality coverage
What was ITV thinking of putting Adrian Chiles in the chair? Humour should arise naturally during a conversation, but he hunts for it in every situation which stops serious analysis in its tracks.
The figures are in... BBC: 13.4 million ITV: 2.3 million To save you the hassle, that works out as BBC having 85% of the audience for the final between the two channels.
ITV strikes me as the televisual equivalent of the Sun or Mirror. I also agree with TSS that no ads would help but, television programming needs to be paid for somehow either with advertising or a subscription and ITV football coverage would be a bit more bearable if they cut down the numerous commercial breaks, and dropped the one between the anthems and kick-off completely. And get rid of the excruciating Peter Drury who has to be the worst commentator to have ever darkened the airwaves; I'd rather listen to Clive Tyldesley than him.
What annoys me is when somebody decides to do both so you pay to watch adverts. Naming no names of course cough Sky cough. Also the non-tyldsley ITV commentator made multiple quips about the eurozone every match. Totally unoriginal and very little englander if you ask me.
