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paulsherwin · 13th Jun 2019, 2:09 pm

There are many reasons why technical failures occur in live programming, but the underlying factors are cost cutting and deskilling (or 'multiskilling' as it's euphemistically described). When I first started working at ITN in 1981 a standard ENG crew would be 5 specialist people - director, camera, sound, lighting, presenter. That level of manning would be completely unthinkable today.

There was a failed interview on Woman's Hour this morning with an academic in Israel. I suspect the Beeb were trying to use Skype or WhatsApp over the public internet rather than setting up a proper broadcast quality circuit with professionals at both ends. Simple cost cutting.

13th Jun 2019, 2:09 pm	#4
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,943	Re: BBC "Sound" There are many reasons why technical failures occur in live programming, but the underlying factors are cost cutting and deskilling (or 'multiskilling' as it's euphemistically described). When I first started working at ITN in 1981 a standard ENG crew would be 5 specialist people - director, camera, sound, lighting, presenter. That level of manning would be completely unthinkable today. There was a failed interview on Woman's Hour this morning with an academic in Israel. I suspect the Beeb were trying to use Skype or WhatsApp over the public internet rather than setting up a proper broadcast quality circuit with professionals at both ends. Simple cost cutting.