Fox unveils new scorebug, graphics for Super Bowl LVII
The new scorebug drew mixed reviews.
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Fox College Basketball used a great Purdue-Indiana graphic, but the wrong score
The actual halftime score was 50-35, not 44-30.
Draymond Green still silent on fight on Twitter and his podcast, but featured in ‘f***ing battle’ quote from ‘The Shop’
"That Michigan-Michigan State game? It's still going to be a f***ing battle. You don't get that s**t in the NBA."
ESPN’s Tim Corrigan talks NBA graphics and music overhaul: “It’s just simple things that we think matter.”
"We want to be big and bold, and let the teams and let their marks shine throughout the broadcasts."
BBC News ticker ran “Manchester United are rubbish” due to trainee error
"Someone was training how to use the ticker and to put text on the ticker, so they were just writing random things not in earnest, and that comment appeared."
NBC Sports Boston adds “0 middle fingers raised vs Celtics” to Kyrie Irving stat line, with “(as far as we know”)
"0 middle fingers raised vs Celtics (as far as we know)" is quite the graphic.
ESPN used Oklahoma instead of Oklahoma State in a Fiesta Bowl preview graphic
ESPN has mixed up in-state rivals on at least one other occasion, placing Michigan State in the Ohio State-Michigan game in 2016.
ESPN’s Monday Night Football telecast broke out new technology for crucial third-down play in Bills-Titans telecast
"My first thought when I saw that, or any replay, is does this add to the telecast?"
A FS1 graphic put Morgantown, West Virginia on the Virginia-North Carolina border
This was off by about six hours of driving.
CBS’ new scorebug for Super Bowl LV has new font, color changes, clock and score transitions
The move away from CBS' long-used blue feels particularly striking.
Fox’s “BREAKING NEWS” graphic for Drew Brees passing Tom Brady in TDs took criticism, as Brady may soon pass him back
Yes, it's notable that Brees is back in the lead, but the "BREAKING NEWS" on the ticker felt like a bit much to many.
The White Sox email on Tony La Russa’s hire included A.J. Hinch’s signature, which they blamed on preparing multiple versions
The White Sox's e-mail announcement of La Russa's hire included Hinch's signature in the graphic, for some reason.
ESPN wildly misplaced Abbotsford, B.C. on a graphic about Chase Claypool
No, Abbotsford is not near the Alberta border.
Fox’s new Super Bowl graphics include centered scorebug, larger and italicized font, and cartoons of players
Fox debuted a new NFL graphics package for the Super Bowl, and made plenty of changes.
TNT tries out an on-court shot clock graphic to mixed reviews
It's an interesting idea with a logical reason behind it, but it's also an obtrusive addition.
ESPN aired a Chinese-endorsed map backing China’s claims to Taiwan and more, then declined all requests for comment on that move
ESPN has turned down at least three news outlets' requests for comment on a highly-controversial map they ran over a day ago.
Monday’s WWE Raw broadcast saw multiple match graphics run upside down
This was quite the recurring issue.
Daily Wager is shifting to ESPN2 and adding a Sunday show, while ESPNEWS is adding 24/7 betting graphics outside games
ESPN looks to be giving their gambling content even more prominence.
Florida State follows up MLK Twitter gaffe with hilarious countdown gaffe
If the Seminoles want to wait 154 days to start their season, they're going to miss the whole thing.
TSN identified Halifax, Nova Scotia as Regina, Saskatchewan during shots of Game 6 viewing parties
Just about 2,000 miles off there, TSN.
ESPNU reveals the women’s NCAA tournament bracket four hours ahead of their own “Selection Monday” show
Four hours before the ESPN selection show, the bracket was revealed in graphics that aired on ESPNU.
Pittsburgh TV station KDKA put “Known Cheater” on their caption for Tom Brady
CBS’ Super Bowl plans include multiple 8K cameras, augmented reality graphics, seven hours of pre-game coverage, and more
CBS plans to use 115 cameras overall for the game broadcast, including four with live augmented reality graphics.
ESPN apologized for playing “Dixie” on graphic showing Andrew Luck as a Union Civil War officer protected by Confederate troops
“It was a mistake to use this song. We regret having done so and we apologize."
