New conditions of use issued over the Easter break state footage cannot be used “in any drama, comedy, satirical or similar entertainment program or content”.
According to the advisory “the ‘Wedding Ceremony’ shall mean the period from the arrival of the first member of the Royal Family for the wedding service until the last member of the Royal Family leaves the main entrance of Westminster Abbey following the conclusion of the wedding service.”
That seems rather draconian and surely has an impact on the usual satirical shows over here.
I notice some people mention The Chaser's take on the royal wedding in this thread... been cancelled it seems.
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Just two days before Prince William and Kate Middleton are due to tie the knot, ABC TV has been forced to cancel The Chaser's one-off live coverage of the event due to what it says are restrictions imposed by the royal family.
The Chaser's Royal Wedding Commentary was due to air on ABC2 from 7:00pm AEST on Friday, offering viewers a satirical take on the royal wedding.
But now the live special - promised to be "uninformed and unconstitutional" - has been reluctantly pulled due to restrictions imposed over the Easter break.
ABC TV was initially advised by the BBC, and subsequently by Associated Press Television News (APTN), there were no coverage restrictions that would prevent The Chaser's wedding commentary.
But new conditions of use issued by APTN over the Easter break state footage cannot be used "in any drama, comedy, satirical or similar entertainment program or content".
ABC TV director Kim Dalton says he is disappointed.
"The national broadcaster has acted in good faith in its negotiations around ABC2's planned coverage with both the BBC and APTN," he said.
"We're surprised and disappointed at this very late stage to be informed that any satirical or comedic treatment of the marriage of Australia's future head of state has been banned."
As late as this morning the BBC issued a new contract imposing additional restrictions on the use of its material.
"ABC TV had always planned to take the BBC's full coverage with commentary on ABC1, however, like other broadcasters, we thought Australians would appreciate an alternative take on this major event," Mr Dalton said.
London is hardly being shown off at it's finest with all these trucks and studios on scaffolding about.
To be fair, it's mostly quite discreet - I took many of those pics over the fences, which themselves are covered in green sheeting. You won't be seeing any of it on TV on Friday, and if you're in the crowd, your attention will be elsewhere.
(Come to think of it, it's a miracle I didn't get arrested.)
New conditions of use issued over the Easter break state footage cannot be used “in any drama, comedy, satirical or similar entertainment program or content”.
According to the advisory “the ‘Wedding Ceremony’ shall mean the period from the arrival of the first member of the Royal Family for the wedding service until the last member of the Royal Family leaves the main entrance of Westminster Abbey following the conclusion of the wedding service.”
That seems rather draconian and surely has an impact on the usual satirical shows over here.
Hardly new conditions - more like newly noticed conditions. Those restrictions have applied to material shot under Royal restrictions (i.e. the stuff within Westminster Abbey that would otherwise be private and by invitation only) for years... Suspect that The Chaser thought they'd be out of sight, out of mind...
I have arrived in London and it's a great place to be if you are a fan of the broadcast media.
Good, innit? I've just been down for a wander round Canada Gate myself, and it's pretty impressive. There's a big presence from SIS, whose cameras are everywhere - I think they may be the host broadcaster for the ceremonial stuff around the Palace - as well as NEP Visions and Arena. But also a bewildering array of satellite dishes, facs trucks (I spotted two big ones from NDR), and people wandering around with cameras.
Lots of pics - I'll post some soon. Plus one of the BBC's studio, which you might just recognise...
SIS are facilites provider to the BBC for many locations, but aren't themselves the host broadcaster, the BBC kind of are. The main Abbey coverage is actually coming from a Visions truck (not SIS) but I think that may have been because it had to go in before the Maundy Thursday service and stay in.
Visions, SIS, Arena are all working on the BBC coverage.
In other news - anyone heard the rumour that ITV have swapped studios with NBC ?
Also interesting that MSNBC's Morning Joe are coming from Buckingham Palace this morning rather than Trafalgar Square - they've got a lot less space (only room for four people, it seems). I wonder where they'll come from the morning of the Wedding, seeing as MSNBC are doing their own wedding coverage. Presumably NBC only have one set up in each location?
Apologises for quoting myself, but I now see that Today were in the NBC Trafalgar Square location this morning. I know Natalie Morales was in (what I assume to be) their Westminster Abbey location yesterday.
I think they did swapsies, as Morning Joe was outside Buckingham Palace, on the set that the Today Show was using earlier this week.
London is hardly being shown off at it's finest with all these trucks and studios on scaffolding about.
The cameras are pointing at the wedding route and not at the facilities... except for the endless introspective 'this is how much media there is in London' packages!
According to the advisory “the ‘Wedding Ceremony’ shall mean the period from the arrival of the first member of the Royal Family for the wedding service until the last member of the Royal Family leaves the main entrance of Westminster Abbey following the conclusion of the wedding service.”
That seems rather draconian and surely has an impact on the usual satirical shows over here.
Surely there's nothing to stop them doing alternative commentary if they don't show the ceremony. They should do a Gillette Soccer Special type thing or on radio
Can't be sure how accurate it is but nonetheless quite a comprehensive round up of the various channels coverage plans from the Mirror. I thought this bit about ITV and Sky sharing cameras was particularly interesting,
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Cameras: Will take the BBC’s host feed from Westminster Abbey, but promises a wider range of shots thanks to extra cameras which will get wide shots and close-ups for ITV and Sky but not the BBC. Will share footage from along the route with Sky News.
There is a picture of the ITV Studios at Canada Gate with the view of Buckingham Palace with the main female anchors Christine Bleakley for Daybreak (6.00-8.30) and Julie Etchingham for the main ITV coverage.
