From: Jim Goloboy on
On May 27, 7:42 am, b...(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote:
> Antonio Veranos (summerstorm0...(a)yahoo.com) wrote:
>
> : On Wed, 26 May 2010 13:58:17 +0000 (UTC), Bruce D. Scott wrote...
>
> : >  I'm told by Aussie friends that we won't
> : > be disappointed by the main announcer even though he is English.
>
> : If it's Martin Tyler, you're in for a treat.  He is the best.
>
> It's him indeed, though I thought it was on ESPN.  If Fox, I don't know..

USA-England will be ABC with Martin Tyler and John Harkes announcing.

The weekend afternoon (US time) games, plus one of the morning
quarterfinals, are on ABC, while the rest are on ESPN or ESPN2.

From: Bruce D. Scott on
Jim Goloboy (jim.goloboy(a)gmail.com) wrote:
: On May 27, 7:42=A0am, b...(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote:
: > Antonio Veranos (summerstorm0...(a)yahoo.com) wrote:
: >
: > : On Wed, 26 May 2010 13:58:17 +0000 (UTC), Bruce D. Scott wrote...
: >
: > : > =A0I'm told by Aussie friends that we won't
: > : > be disappointed by the main announcer even though he is English.
: >
: > : If it's Martin Tyler, you're in for a treat. =A0He is the best.
: >
: > It's him indeed, though I thought it was on ESPN. =A0If Fox, I don't know=
: .

: USA-England will be ABC with Martin Tyler and John Harkes announcing.

Harkes?! ugh.

: The weekend afternoon (US time) games, plus one of the morning
: quarterfinals, are on ABC, while the rest are on ESPN or ESPN2.

OK... what is the relationship these days ABC/ESPN... still more or
less the same company?

--
ciao,
Bruce

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From: Jim Goloboy on
On May 27, 12:45 pm, b...(a)ipp-garching.mpg.de (Bruce D. Scott) wrote:
> Jim Goloboy (jim.golo...(a)gmail.com) wrote:

> : The weekend afternoon (US time) games, plus one of the morning
> : quarterfinals, are on ABC, while the rest are on ESPN or ESPN2.
>
> OK...  what is the relationship these days ABC/ESPN...   still more or
> less the same company?

Yes--in fact sporting events on ABC are now branded as "ESPN on ABC"
and essentially indistinguishable from ESPN broadcasts.
From: Manx Gunner on
On Thu, 27 May 2010 07:34:40 -0700 (PDT), Jim Goloboy wrote...

> > : If it's Martin Tyler, you're in for a treat.  He is the best.
> >
> > It's him indeed, though I thought it was on ESPN.  If Fox, I don't know.
>
> USA-England will be ABC with Martin Tyler and John Harkes announcing.

I would watch primary school girls' rugby if Martin Tyler was announcing
the competition. He's the best announcer I've ever heard, period.