Talk:ITV Sport

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[edit] Great work

Can I just say, well done and thank you to everyone who has contributed to this article. It looks great now, bursting with info. --GMc 19:23, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Citations needed

Added the Unreferenced template - there's not a single reference in the article. Proof needs to be provided of stuff like "The network promised to revolutionise the sport,", "who regarded the event as one of their sporting 'crown jewels'" and

Stuff like "Perhaps the biggest ITV football achievement..." is weasley

Stuff like "Whilst most of the time no key action is missed" appears POV as I believe they do miss key stuff most of the time during ad breaks and so it should be removed altogether. Other POV stuff includes "Big Fight Boxing is another pivital part of ITV Sport's portfolio." and

Stuff like ITV hold joint UK rights to the 2007 Rugby World Cup along with S4C and show all games live on either ITV1 or ITV4. The network has broadcast every Rugby World Cup live and exclusively since 1991..." is conflicting - ITV didn't have exclusive rights to the 2003 RWC as they broadcast it jointly with S4C.

Stuff like "Brian Moore was the voice of ITV's football coverage from the 1960s through to the 1998 World Cup final in France. He presented and commentated on football for the network in four different decades. He died on September 1st 2001, on the day England beat Germany in Munich 5-1." is really non-notable trivia.

This article therefore generally needs a cleanup and rewrite in places. Alexj2002 19:28, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ITV or ITV?

The article states that ITV Sport is ITV plc's "sports producer" is this really the case or is it just a brand-name of a strand. AFAICT the ITV Sport brand is used across the ITV Network? Pit-yacker 23:38, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ITV Sport F1

03ogmsmith 16:13, 2 December 2007 (UTC) Hey, the page is great. Could anyone update the itv motorsport section so that it makes reference to the fact that Tony Jardine no longer analyses on ITV ?

Thanks.

[edit] Formula 1

This seems to be akin to an anti-ITV rant at the way that they provide the F1 coverage, does anybody else agree? Andy4226uk (talk) 23:39, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

They've not done fantastic job with F1 so that's not surprising, especially last year when they were speaking like there was only one driver on the grid. It is hardly a huge talking point now, seeing in just over 6 months they won't be broadcasting it at all. IrishLad08 (talk) 01:26, 28 March 2008 (UTC)

The section desperately needs sources, otherwise without that context it definitely seems like it's a rant. Bill (talk|contribs) 02:01, 28 March 2008 (UTC)


Does anyone know the name of the ITV F1 music which is played during the ending titles and the intro/outro of he breaks? DRD —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.121.250.41 (talk) 12:19, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Its a re-mixed version of Lift Me Up (Moby song). Andy4226uk (talk) 12:37, 8 April 2008 (UTC)


Thanks for that, anotha question: does anyone know if i can buy that exact song? Because i heard that ITV was giving the F1 over to the BBC and they are going to change the title music, that song means a lot to me DRD —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.252.196.56 (talk) 19:52, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gary Ilmach

I wouldn't say he is a main presenter of ITV Sport. He is free-lance and only presents the Tour De France which is once a year. Should be removed from the main presenters list in my opnion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chriskart (talk • contribs) 18:16, 23 March 2008 (UTC)