"There'll be plenty of familiar faces and some great matches in prospect," he added.
The BBC will show the opening match of the tournament, between Switzerland and the Czech Republic at 1700 BST on 7 June with ITV broadcasting the later match between Portugal and Turkey at 1945 BST.
During the latter stage of the group phase, where matches are played simultaneously - games will be shown live on BBC One and BBCi and ITV1 and ITV channels.
The final will be shown live on BBC One on 29 June, with highlights on ITV1 later in the evening.
The BBC matches will also be available to viewers in HD.
Euro 2008 viewing schedule (all times BST):
Sat 7 June
BBC Switzerland v Czech Republic 1700
ITV Portugal v Turkey 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Sun 8 June
BBC Austria v Croatia 1700
BBC Germany v Poland 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Mon 9 June
BBC Romania v France 1700
ITV Holland v Italy 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Tue 10 June
BBC Spain v Russia 1700
ITV Greece v Sweden 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Wed 11 June
ITV Czech Republic v Portugal 1700
BBC Switzerland v Turkey 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Thu 12 June
ITV Croatia v Germany 1700
BBC Austria v Poland 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Fri 13 June
ITV Italy v Romania 1700
BBC France v Holland 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Sat 14 June
ITV Sweden v Spain 1700
ITV Greece v Russia 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Sun 15 June
ITV Switzerland v Portugal/Turkey v Czech Republic 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Mon 16 June
BBC Austria v Germany/Poland v Croatia 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Tue 17 June
BBC France v Italy/Holland v Romania 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Wed 18 June
ITV Greece v Spain/Russia v Sweden 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Thu 19 June
ITV Quarter-final TBA 1945
Late night highlights BBC
Fri 20 June
BBC Quarter-final TBA 1945
Late night highlights ITV
Sat 21 June/Sun 22 June
Quarter-finals TBA (BBC first choice)
Wed 25 June/Thu 26 June
Semi-finals TBA (ITV first choice)
Sun 29 June
Final BBC
Late night highlights ITV
