Premier League Productions
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, Manish Bhasin and Seema Jaswal present Matchday Live on weekends with other presenters such as Jules Breach (on Fridays), Ian Irving and Will Perry filling in as needed. Kelly Cates and Mark Pougatch (among others) contribute as presenters for studio shows. Different guest pundits appear on each programme including Glenn Hoddle, Michael Owen, Alan Shearer, Ian Wright, Steve McManaman and Tim Sherwood.
Studio show presenters (2022-2023 season):
1 to 11 - Tuesdays 0900 (pre-recorded)
- Will Perry
Fanzone (Friday edition) - Fridays 1530 LIVE (London Time - UTC+1 from last Sunday in March through Saturday before last Sunday in October, UTC otherwise)
- Will Perry
- Clinton Morrison
Fanzone (Monday edition) - Mondays 2100 LIVE (on days without matches kicking off at 2000 ONLY)
- Anita Nneka Jones
- Leroy Rosenior
Generation xG - Mondays 1700
- Matt Holland (every other week)
- Leon Osman (every other week)
- Leroy Rosenior (co-presenter)
Kelly and Wrighty - Mondays 1400
Team Talks - Fridays 1800 on non-match days, LIVE at 2230 on match days
- Jules Breach
- Will Perry (backup)
The Big Interview - Thursdays 1330 (pre-recorded)
- Steve Bower (lead)
- Alex Aljoe (when interviews are conducted in Spanish 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 2100
Welcome to the Weekend - Fridays 1100 (on match weekends ONLY)
- Johnathan Joseph
- Olivia Buzaglo
- Andrew Mensah
- Ayo Akinwolere (reporter and backup presenter)
Main Commentators (play-by-play):[2]
Jim Proudfoot (lead)
Conor McNamara (lead)
Joe Speight (Goal Rush broadcast on Saturdays 1500)
Seb Hutchinson (Data Zone broadcasts with enhanced analytical data for big matches)
Ian Darke
Martin Tyler
Gary Taphouse
Tony Jones
Nigel Adderley
Mark Scott
Jonathan Beck
Chris Wise
Phil Blacker
Steve Wilson
Daniel Mann
Jon Champion
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 for occasional matches through May 2028)
Dominic Johnson
Pete Odgers
Co-commentators (match analysts):[2]
Jim Beglin (lead)
Andy Townsend (lead)
Leon Osman
Matt Holland
Don Hutchison (Goal Rush broadcast on Saturdays 1500)
Leroy Rosenior (Data Zone broadcasts with enhanced analytical data for big matches)
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
Dean Ashton
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
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)
Juan Guillermo Arango (Miami, Florida, USA)
José Bauz (Miami, Florida, USA)
Jorge D. Calvo (Miami, Florida, USA)
Óscar Guzmán (Mexico City, Mexico)
Iván López Elizondo (Mexico City, Mexico)
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)
Luis Gerardo Bucci (Miami, Florida, USA)
Fernando Cevallos (Mexico City, Mexico)
Daniel Chapela (Miami, Florida, USA)
Bruno Gómez (Miami, Florida, USA)
Carlos Hermosillo (Miami, Florida, USA)
Jaime Macías Alarcón (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.
- "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.