Premier League Productions is an IMG-produced company with studio shows and commentators for worldwide viewers of Premier League association football.[1]
English-language broadcast team
The company has a group of UK based commentators, pundits, and presenters. Formerly, John Dykes led the presentation team between 2010 and 2017. Currently Steve Bower (lead), Manish Bhasin and Seema Jaswal present Matchday Live on weekends with other presenters such as Julia Stuart (on many Fridays), Ian Irving and Will Perry filling in as needed. Kelly Cates, Mark Pougatch and Kelly Somers (among others) contribute as presenters for studio shows. Different guest pundits appear on each programme including Michael Owen (lead), Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Owen Hargreaves, Glenn Hoddle, Steve McManaman, Tim Sherwood, Karen Carney, Izzy Christiansen, Lianne Sanderson and Fara Williams.
Studio show presenters (2023-2024 season):
All times listed are London Time - UTC+1 from last Sunday in March through Saturday before last Sunday in October, UTC otherwise
Fantasy Premier League Show - Fridays 1030 LIVE (*** NEW for 2023-2024 Season ***)
- Ian Irving
- Kelly Somers (on maternity leave)
Fanzone (Friday edition) - Fridays 1530 LIVE
- Will Perry
- Clinton Morrison
Fanzone (Monday edition) - Mondays 2000 LIVE (on days without matches kicking off at 2000 ONLY) (*** NEW time for 2023-2024 Season ***)
- Anita Nneka Jones
- Leroy Rosenior
Generation xG - Mondays 1700 LIVE
- Matt Holland (every other week)
- Leon Osman (every other week)
- Leroy Rosenior (co-presenter)
Kelly and Wrighty - Mondays 1400 LIVE
Match Officials Mic'd Up - First or second Tuesday of each month at 1900 LIVE (*** NEW for 2023-2024 Season ***)
- Michael Owen
- Howard Webb (former official)
Matchday Live Extra - Saturdays 2000 LIVE (or 30 minutes after final Premier League match of the day)
- Seema Jaswal (primary)
- Steve Bower
- Manish Bhasin
- Julia Stuart
Team Talks - Fridays 1800 LIVE on non-match days, 2230 LIVE on match days
- Julia Stuart (primary)
- Manish Bhasin
- Seema Jaswal
- Steve Bower
- Will Perry
The Big Interview - Thursdays 1330 (pre-recorded)
- Steve Bower (lead)
- Manish Bhasin
- Ian Irving
- Will Perry
- Paul Belvestone
- Rebecca Louise Coles
- Anita Nneka Jones
- Alex Aljoe (when interviews are conducted in Spanish with English subtitles)
- Julien Laurens (when interviews are conducted in French with English subtitles)
- Natalie Gedra (when interviews are conducted in Portuguese with English subtitles)
- Renato Senise (when interviews are conducted in Portuguese with English subtitles)
- Park Ji-Sung (when interviews are conducted in Korean with English subtitles)
The Final Word - Mondays 2230 LIVE (on match days with kickoff time of 2000 ONLY)
- Steve Bower
- Michael Owen (lead studio pundit)
The Weekend Wrap - Sundays 2030 LIVE (*** NEW time for 2023-2024 Season ***)
- Mark Pougatch (primary)
- Manish Bhasin
- Chris Foy (rules analyst)
Welcome to the Weekend - Fridays 1200 LIVE (on match weekends ONLY) (*** NEW time for 2023-2024 Season ***)
- Johnathan Joseph
- Olivia Buzaglo
- Andrew Mensah
- Ayo Akinwolere (reporter and backup presenter)
- Kyle Walker (reporter)
- Anita Nneka Jones (reporter)
- Rebecca Louise Coles (reporter)
- Ellie Collins (reporter)
Main Commentators (play-by-play):[2]
Conor McNamara (lead)
Jim Proudfoot (co-lead)
Jon Champion (Saturdays at 1230 or 1730)
Joe Speight (Goal Rush broadcasts on Saturdays at 1500)
Phil Blacker (Goal Rush back-up)
Seb Hutchinson (Data Zone broadcasts with enhanced analytical data for big matches including Sundays at 1630)
Ian Darke
Martin Tyler (many Mondays at 2000)
Gary Taphouse
Tony Jones
Nigel Adderley
Mark Scott
Jonathan Beck
Chris Wise
Steve Wilson
Daniel Mann
Richard Kaufman
Kevin Keatings
David Stowell
Andy Bishop
Guy Havord
Rob Palmer
Bill Leslie
Alan Parry
Gary Weaver
Rob Hawthorne
Ian Crocker
Steve Banyard
Stewart Gardner
Paul Gilmour
Jacqui Oatley
Pien Meulensteen[3]
Clive Tyldesley
Jon Driscoll
Tom Gayle
John Roder
Robyn Cowen
Guy Mowbray
Paul Dempsey
Vicki Sparks
Martin Fisher
Steven Wyeth
Sam Matterface
Rory Hamilton
Paul Walker
Ben Andrews
Dan Roebuck
James Fielden
Jonathan Pearce
Simon Brotherton
Alistair Mann
Dan Mason
Wayne Boyce
Simon Watts
Dave Farrar
Rob MacLean
Adam Summerton
Adrian Healey
Derek Rae
Rob Daly
Peter Drury (On loan from NBC Sports and Sky Sports for occasional matches through May 2028)
Dominic Johnson
Pete Odgers
Co-commentators (match analysts):[2]
Jim Beglin (lead)
Andy Townsend (co-lead)
Leroy Rosenior (Data Zone broadcasts with enhanced analytical data for big matches including Sundays 1630)
Leon Osman (Data Zone back-up)
Matt Holland (Data Zone back-up)
Don Hutchison (Goal Rush broadcasts on Saturdays 1500)
Dean Ashton (Goal Rush back-up)
Owen Hargreaves (Goal Rush back-up)
David Prutton
Clive Allen
Efan Ekoku
Chris Sutton
Matthew Upson
Steve Sidwell
Robert Green
Tony Gale
Alan Smith
Gary Neville
Stephen Warnock
Terry Gibson
Lee Hendrie
Iain Dowie
Chris Waddle
Keith Andrews
Danny Higginbotham
Garry Birtles
Don Goodman
Andy Hinchcliffe
Kevin Kilbane
Andy Walker
David Phillips
Danny Gabbidon
Dave Edwards
Davie Provan
Karen Carney
Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
Michael Bridges
Paul Robinson
Alan Hutton
Glenn Murray
Casey Stoney
Lucy Ward
Sue Smith
Mark Schwarzer
Michael Brown
Ally McCoist
Gary Breen
Michael Gray
Matt Jackson
Neil Warnock
Sam Parkin
Adam Virgo
Tony Dorigo
Ray Houghton
Stewart Robson
Laura Bassett
Nigel Spackman
Dean Sturridge
Nigel Winterburn
Trevor Francis
Alan Curbishley
Barry Horne
Mark Bright
James McFadden
Jobi McAnuff
Izzy Christiansen
Robert Earnshaw
James Collins
Andros Townsend
Rob Edwards
Spanish-language broadcast team
Beginning with the 2022–23 season, Premier League Productions, in conjunction with production partner Telemundo Deportes, will employ Spanish-language señal internacional ("world feed") match commentators, most of whom will work "off tube" (off monitor) from Telemundo Center in Miami, Florida, USA or from Telemundo's Mexico City, Mexico bureau. Their voices will be heard each week via streaming video services Paramount+ and Pluto TV in Mexico and Central America, and occasionally via streaming video service Star+ in 9 Spanish-speaking countries in South America. YouTube users in the USA can also listen to their voices in highlights clips at the "Telemundo Deportes" account.
Narradores/Relatores (main commentators/"play-by-play"):
Jesús Eduardo Acosta (Miami, Florida, USA)
Copán Álvarez (Miami, Florida, USA)
Kaziro Aoyama (Mexico City, Mexico)
Juan Guillermo Arango (Miami, Florida, USA)
José Bauz (Miami, Florida, USA)
Luis Gerardo Bucci (Miami, Florida, USA)
Jorge D. Calvo (Miami, Florida, USA)
Daniel Chapela (Miami, Florida, USA)
Óscar Guzmán (Mexico City, Mexico)
Iván López Elizondo (Mexico City, Mexico)
Juan Fernando Mora (Miami, Florida, USA)
Alfredo "Lobo" Morales (Mexico City, Mexico)
Diego Pessolano (Miami, Florida, USA)
Omar Orlando Salazar (Miami, Florida, USA)
Óscar F. Salazar (Miami, Florida, USA)
Analistas (match analysts/co-commentators):
Kaziro Aoyama (Mexico City, Mexico)
Juan Guillermo Arango (Miami, Florida, USA)
José Bauz (Miami, Florida, USA)
Alberto Bernard (Mexico City, Mexico)
Francisco Blavia (Miami, Florida, USA)
Luis Gerardo Bucci (Miami, Florida, USA)
Fernando Cevallos (Mexico City, Mexico)
Daniel Chapela (Miami, Florida, USA)
Bruno Gómez (Miami, Florida, USA)
Jaime Macías Alarcón (Miami, Florida, USA)
Juan Fernando Mora (Miami, Florida, USA)
Walter Reinaldo Roque (Miami, Florida, USA)
Omar Orlando Salazar (Miami, Florida, USA)
References
- ↑ Chris Flanagan (19 January 2016). "Inside Premier League Productions: the company you know nothing about servicing 730m homes every matchday". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016.
- 1 2 "EPL commentator assignments on NBC Sports, gameweek 38". World Soccer Talk. 2021-05-21.
- ↑ "BBC-voetbalcommentator Pien Meulensteen (25!) hoort keer op keer: 'Weet zij wel waar ze het over heeft?'". 8 August 2022.