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Date Posted: Tuesday, March 11, 03:30:04pm
Author: k
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Subject: Wow, talk about not reading the room. Does ANYONE like the pundits?

Match of the Day should show fewer Premier League highlights and more analysis, says BBC chairman Samir Shah.
The BBC has a deal to show highlights of top-flight matches until the end of the 2028-29 season, with Match of the Day broadcast on Saturday evenings and MOTD2 on Sunday evenings.
Shah told the Sunday Times, external that many fans had watched Premier League goals and action before Match of the Day is broadcast.Shah said the show "should not be built around highlights".

He added: "It should be built around analysis and examination of the match to give viewers a deeper insight." Although the BBC is politically independent, its chairperson is appointed by the government. In his role as chair of the BBC's board Shah is charge of upholding and protecting the BBC's independence and ensuring the BBC fulfils its mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Match of the Day celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2024. It is hosted by former England striker Gary Lineker, who will step down at the end of this season.

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I don't know a single person who watches MoTD for the punditry. I know of a fair number who don't watch it, because of that reason. As you suggest, its completely about face thinking. (NT) -- Same Old Story, Tuesday, March 11, 04:37:44pm (NoHost/90.241.80.71)
- I never watch it live. The closest I get to that is to put it on pause long enough to fast forward the 'experts' talk about games, only a couple of which they have actually seen. They wouldnt have had time to watch all the games, so the whole premise is flawed. It's like reading a review of a film where the reviewer has only seen a trailer. And who would have seen all the goals/highlights before MOTD? Not me. (NT) -- Pablo, Tuesday, March 11, 04:57:52pm (host86-128-172-252.range86-128.btcentralplus.com/86.128.172.252)
  - Yep, you've literally described my exact viewing experience of it. I FF through all of the punditry. (NT) -- Same Old Story, Tuesday, March 11, 05:32:48pm (NoHost/90.241.80.71)
I ACTUALLY watch MOTD primarily to see highlights of the other games I HAVEN'T been to. This guy's thinking is so flawed, it's laughable... (NT) -- k, Tuesday, March 11, 05:03:50pm (host81-133-110-86.in-addr.btopenworld.com/81.133.110.86)
There are Youtube analysts eg Adam Clery - who are far better analysts than anyone on BBC, ITV, Sky or Amazon - Really find it difficult to watch much in the way of televised football these days - England matches being an exception since I am interested enough to want to watch but not so interested that a bad performance/result hurts in the same way as a bad Fulham performance/result. - and as such the commentary doesn't grate as much (NT) -- f bloke, Tuesday, March 11, 05:33:03pm (host86-134-8-227.range86-134.btcentralplus.com/86.134.8.227)
Under this article on the BBC there was (and may still be), a poll you could vote on. At that time the results were pretty much the opposite of what they were proposing. 46% wanted less punditry and more highlights, 46% wanted it unchanged, and only 8% wanted more punditry and fewer highlights. (NT) -- Blackeye Blockhead, Tuesday, March 11, 05:35:03pm (NoHost/31.94.6.124)
And they wonder why everyone is cancelling license fee (NT) -- Waterboy, Wednesday, March 12, 12:06:31am (NoHost/84.67.210.3)
- The Gaza documentary means no-one has to any more - they can't take us all to court. (NT) -- Rupert, Wednesday, March 12, 09:23:20am (NoHost/94.13.252.210)
  - Pity.Fantastic service apart from the shit sports coverage and right wing political pundits. (NT) -- HemelRog, Wednesday, March 12, 10:23:58am (5ec0f8a7.skybroadband.com/94.192.248.167)
    - The media trend is towards silos and echo chambers. Yields some gains, but the collateral loss is more concerning. Just as TIFF exposes me to outlooks (on football but much else besides) that I'd not encounter among just 'like-minded' friends, so the remit of public service broadcasters with charters is cherishable. Countries without them on any scale aren't to be envied for it, the USA being prime example. (NT) -- b+w g., Wednesday, March 12, 12:01:12pm (68.52.159.143.dyn.plus.net/143.159.52.68)

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