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Premier League Productions

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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

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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 Julia Stuart present Matchday Live on weekends with other presenters such as Seema Jaswal, 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, Fara Williams and Joe Ward.

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 10:30 LIVE (*** NEW for 2023-2024 Season ***)

Fanzone (Friday edition) - Fridays 15:30 LIVE

Fanzone (Monday edition) - Mondays 20:00 LIVE (on days without matches kicking off at 20:00 ONLY) (*** NEW time for 2023-2024 Season ***)

Generation xG - Mondays 17:00 LIVE

Kelly and Wrighty - Mondays 14:00 LIVE

Match Officials Mic'd Up - First, second or Third Tuesday of each month at 19:00 LIVE (*** NEW for 2023-2024 Season ***)

Matchday Live Extra - Saturdays 20:00 LIVE (or 30 minutes after final Premier League match of the day)

Team Talks - Fridays 18:00 LIVE on non-match days, 22:30 LIVE on match days

The Big Interview - Thursdays 13:30 (pre-recorded)

The Final Word - Mondays 22:30 LIVE (on match days with kickoff time of 20:00 ONLY)

The Weekend Wrap - Sundays 20:30 LIVE (*** NEW time for 2023-2024 Season ***)

Welcome to the Weekend - Fridays 12:00 LIVE (on match weekends ONLY) (*** NEW time for 2023-2024 Season ***)

Main Commentators (play-by-play):[2]

Co-commentators (match analysts):[2]

Spanish-language broadcast team (discontinued after 2023-24 season)

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For the 2022–23 and 2023-24 seasons, Premier League Productions, in conjunction with production partner Telemundo Deportes, employed Spanish-language señal internacional ("world feed") match commentators working "off tube" (off monitor) from Telemundo Center in Miami, Florida, USA or from Telemundo's Mexico City, Mexico bureau. Their voices were 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 were also able to listen to their voices in highlights clips at the "Telemundo Deportes" account.

With Paramount+ exiting its media rights agreement in Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic for the Premier League after the 2023-2024 season, Premier League Productions will NOT need to employ a Spanish-language commentary team for the 2024-2025 season. New media rightsholder TNT Sports Mexico will assign its own Spanish-language commentators in Mexico City.

Narradores/Relatores (main commentators/"play-by-play"):

Analistas (match analysts/co-commentators):

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "EPL commentator assignments on NBC Sports, gameweek 38". World Soccer Talk. 2021-05-21.
  3. ^ "BBC-voetbalcommentator Pien Meulensteen (25!) hoort keer op keer: 'Weet zij wel waar ze het over heeft?'". 8 August 2022.