EPL Show with Lionel Bienvenu?

Discussion in 'TV, Satellite & Radio' started by naggi, Jan 13, 2004.

  1. naggi

    naggi Member

    Feb 15, 2002
    san francisco
    Does anyone remeber the EPL Highlights show with Lionel Bienvenu and Max Bretos. FSW discontinued it almost 3 years ago now, but I used to love that show. Very cool and totally unprofessional :), except for the match commentary and highlights. I was wondering if anyone knew what the host, Lionel B., is doing now. Is he working on any other sports shows?
     
  2. bigtw64

    bigtw64 Member+

    Aug 16, 2003
    florida
    Club:
    Birmingham City FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
  3. DAGSports

    DAGSports New Member

    Sep 19, 2003
    AFAIK, the EPL show was dropped because a) most FSN affiliates outside NYC couldn't justify the use of programming space (not enough people watching to sell ads) and b) the EPL International TV deal done from 2000-present called for TWI, already the producer of most EPL matches, to provide weekly preview and highlights shows. FSW saved a lot of money by handing the highlights show over to TWI rather than doing their own highlights show in conjunction with BSkyB (the program used many announcer feeds direct from Sky Sports plus Matt Lorenzo reviewing the tabloid headlines).
     
  4. naggi

    naggi Member

    Feb 15, 2002
    san francisco
    Thanks for the info guys. Glad to see he's doing well. Despite the expense etc, sometimes you wish that channels like Fox would stick with a classy show. That show was 10 times better than the TWI highlights. But, at least we get something.
     
  5. nyrmetros

    nyrmetros Member

    Feb 7, 2004
    and from 1998-2000 hosted "The English Premier League Soccer Show" on Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports World. The show was seen in the U.S., Europe, and Central and South America. The show was so popular that there were 6 different soccer teams across the U.S. that named themselves after "Bienvenu".
     
  6. greenbill

    greenbill New Member

    Apr 30, 2003
    York, PA
    I miss that show. :( It was my favorite show on TV at the time.
     
  7. naggi

    naggi Member

    Feb 15, 2002
    san francisco
    Me too. I moped around the house for a few days after I heard about its cancelation. My wife thought I was pathetic.
     
  8. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
  9. unclesox

    unclesox BigSoccer Supporter

    Mar 8, 2003
    209, California
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Well, I went ahead and emailed him.
    His reply:

    ... Thanks for the note.

    I still get lots of e-mail from EPL fans. It's hard to believe it's been more than 2 and a half years since Fox cancelled the show!

    Anyway, working for ABC here in Denver, I still do a weekly EPL update show on Tuesday nights.

    Hope all's well with you.

    Lionel

    :D
     
  10. Labdarugo

    Labdarugo Member

    Dec 3, 2000
    Downwind
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I sent Lionel an e-mail and got a very nice reply. It sounds like he's doing well. I think he appreciates hearing from fans of his old show.

    Thanks for the link, bigtw64!
     

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