In a local news app I used to use they would put stories about the royals in the entertainment tab. That’s how I think of them now.
On Sat, May 6, 2023 at 9:49 AM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am at an age when I find myself awake a couple of times during the > night. On my way back from my first trip to the bathroom I remembered the > coronation and turned on the TV and caught the most official bits live > before drifting off to sleep. > > We have not had a coronation if a British monarch in my lifetime, and they > used key elements that date back more than 1000 years, (when I woke up > later I saw the impressive “Three Cheers” by an aggregation of British > military said to the largest anywhere in more than 70 years) so, yes, this > is a newsworthy event. But it does not have to be a propaganda event, which > is what most of it feels like. I won’t say there are no positive > contributions of the British monarchy, but it is also an embodiment of > ideas like elitism, imperialism and colonialism which are inconsistent with > the values and moral commitments of many in the modern world. I would like > to se at least half the time spent covering the perpetuation of this > institution reflecting that. > > On Fri, 5 May 2023 at 2:36 PM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I’m curious, do Sky or BBC or ITV televise the coronations or >> inaugurations of other countries? Because I don’t see a lot (or any) >> newsworthiness for Americans who denounced the crown back in the 1770s. I’m >> sure it’ll be pretty and fancy and full of pomp (autocorrect kept changing >> that to pimp) and circumstance, but that qualifies it to be on Bravo or >> maybe BBCA, but not all the cable news channels and some of the networks. >> Luckily it starts before I’m awake. >> >> On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 2:26 PM Adam Bowie <a...@adambowie.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> More recent accounts suggest that an agreement has been reached. >>> >>> The BBC leads on this operation with Sky and ITV contributing, and from >>> what I can tell it's a multi-million production including the UK's largest >>> ever 4K outside broadcast. The fees that were being asked were in the six >>> figure region, according to reports. I guess the question is whether rival >>> broadcasters should be offered footage for free or not. >>> >>> I suspect, but don't know for certain, that many international >>> broadcasters will be getting feeds via prior arrangements either with UK >>> broadcasters (e.g. CBS and ITV, NBC and Sky) or via agencies that have >>> purchased rights for their clients. >>> >>> On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 10:04 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >>> tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>>> The news nets say the BBC, Sky and ITN collectively are imposing an >>>> "excessive commercial fee" to carry Charles III's big day tomorrow (5/6), >>>> despite that foreign outlets are not paying anything... >>>> >>>> https://deadline.com/2023/05/bbc-king-charles-coronation-footage-blackout-1235357492/ >>>> (link) >>>> B >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/150b1d4b-8806-4fa6-acd6-2a95ef94e5d6n%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/150b1d4b-8806-4fa6-acd6-2a95ef94e5d6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGC%3DvqJyYRMJS9A6ntepghdJeG8J_%3D%2BZJDPuACMLBUZ6vA%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGC%3DvqJyYRMJS9A6ntepghdJeG8J_%3D%2BZJDPuACMLBUZ6vA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. 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