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The Royal Wedding

Prince William and Kate Middleton to marry (November 2010)

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BR
Brekkie
excel99 posted:
Personally I would use news channel for signed coverage, to leave BBC2 free to offer alternative programming (could always include a news bulletin)

(In the past BBC2 has been used for signed coverage of major royal events)

That's not a bad idea and at least means the news channel is showing something of additional value then rather than just a simulcast.

Talking of BBC2, I do wonder on these occassions where the BBC and ITV simulcast events how different the ratings balance would be if the BBC coverage was on BBC2 rather than BBC1. I suspect the BBC would still win, but I think the scales would tip slightly in ITV1's direction - though I suspect the combined figure would be lower.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Interesting Tweet today ....

Quote:
just to confirm the unconfirmed - no decisions taken yet about a royal wedding in 3D

from….

TWITTER.COM/NAGLERHD
25-Nov-2010 @ 11:55

18 days later

DV
DVB Cornwall
Huw Edwards confirmed as BBC anchor ....

more….

WWW.BBC.CO.UK/PRESSOFFICE
13-Dec-2010 @ 11:11
CH
chris_rgu
DVB Cornwall posted:
Huw Edwards confirmed as BBC anchor ....

more….

WWW.BBC.CO.UK/PRESSOFFICE
13-Dec-2010 @ 11:11


Not that much of a surprise but I thought it would have been David Dimbleby
BR
Brekkie
No surprise at all. Frankly from a cost perspective surely better to use Huw too, as part of his news commitments I'd imagine, rather than bring in the Dimbleby.
SP
Steve in Pudsey
Brekkie posted:
excel99 posted:
Personally I would use news channel for signed coverage, to leave BBC2 free to offer alternative programming (could always include a news bulletin)

(In the past BBC2 has been used for signed coverage of major royal events)

That's not a bad idea and at least means the news channel is showing something of additional value then rather than just a simulcast.


BBC Parliament would probably be available for a signed version (as it's going to be a Bank Holiday and I suspect Parliament would be in recess for Easter anyway), letting the News Channel get on with rolling news.
HO
House
Steve in Pudsey posted:
BBC Parliament would probably be available for a signed version (as it's going to be a Bank Holiday and I suspect Parliament would be in recess for Easter anyway), letting the News Channel get on with rolling news.


Question is how likely the NC is to continue 'rolling news' on a day like this, regardless of signed coverage.
JW
JamesWorldNews
Let's hope that whilst Huw is in a nice glass box somewhere near the Abbey, there is no need for Ben Brown to be on the floor with a Crash Helmet, like he did last week!!

I wonder who will be Huw's 2IC on the day? Maybe Emily? Or Sian? Or Sophie?

It will definitely be a female presenter, that's for sure.
NE
Newsroom
BBC WORLD posted:
Let's hope that whilst Huw is in a nice glass box somewhere near the Abbey, there is no need for Ben Brown to be on the floor with a Crash Helmet, like he did last week!!

I wonder who will be Huw's 2IC on the day? Maybe Emily? Or Sian? Or Sophie?

It will definitely be a female presenter, that's for sure.


I am sure it'll be Sophie, she's been the preferred choice of female presenter for some time now with regards to anything Royal or Remembrance, and she's excellent at it.
EX
excel99
Didn't she lead the Princess of Wales 10 year anniversary service coverage as well?
HO
House
Didn't she cover Prince Charles' wedding to Camilla?
SW
Steve Williams
House posted:
Didn't she cover Prince Charles' wedding to Camilla?


Yes she did, and Huw was supposed to present that as well, but he was at the Pope's funeral, so Dermot Murnaghan did it. The stuff in the papers about Dimbleby being replaced ignore the fact he didn't do that wedding, or Edward's, which was presented by Michael Buerk and Sue Barker.

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