The next season will be full of changes in the broadcast of LaLiga. Not only because DAZN becomes part of the equation as a second channel where the matches of the regularity competition will be broadcast at the national level, but even the team of regular Movistar Plus + commentators could give way to new voices.
Much has been said in recent weeks about the departure of Carlos Martínez, a mythical commentator on Movistar Plus + since the days of Canal +, of the LaLiga broadcasts. It seems that it will not be quite so.
LaLiga will choose the commentators on Movistar
As I said a few weeks ago Sports worldthe new agreement for the broadcast of LaLiga for the next five seasons has had a disadvantage for Movistar Plus + according to what it has been doing so far in recent years and the employer will choose the teams of narrators, commentators, journalists at the foot of the field and in the box in the five games per day that the Telefónica platform will offer.
This is how Vinicius’ goal was experienced in the #FinalOfChampions in the commentary booth @MovistarPluswith the narration of @carlosplus. pic.twitter.com/0IW5qQzhTB
– Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarPlus) May 29, 2022
The main change at the broadcast level of LaLiga Santander (First Division) is that LaLiga will have full control of the narrations and will be in charge of setting the tone for the matches. LaLiga will personalize all the matches with a narrator in the booth, commentators, journalist on the pitch and in the area of the authorities’ box. So much decision-making power has the body chaired by Javier Tebas, that even media such as 20 minutes They even published that, after 30 years, Carlos Martínez would leave the programming.
However, it seems that it will only be part of a greater rotation of commentators and that Martínez will not always be in charge of the best match of the day among those broadcast by Movistar, according to new information provided by El Confidencial Digital. Said medium has contacted both Movistar Plus+ and LaLiga to try to contrast the information, receiving from both parties the simple comment that “nothing is closed”.
Does not affect Champions or DAZN
This situation will only occur with the five Movistar matches per day, as well as in the three that it has exclusively, since in the case of DAZN, the company will be in charge of the production of the 175 matches from this next season until 2026 -2027. This implies that they will have their own team of narrators, commentators and presenters, which has not yet been announced.
DAZN Laliga 2022/2023
DAZN currently has Fran Guillén and Nacho González as the main commentators for the Premier League, the main competition they broadcast, while Rubén Martín has taken charge of the main Copa del Rey matches. At the moment, the streaming platform has not reported what its commentator configuration will be for the next season of LaLiga. They are taking this league premiere very calmly, as we do not even know yet what prices the additional DAZN LaLiga package will have.
This change of trading cards in the Movistar Plus+ commentators would not affect the production of the Champions League matches on Movistar Plus+ either, where they will continue broadcasting with their usual team as they do not have any kind of power or decision-making power in LaLiga.
