Muffaraw Joe wrote:

   how many of us are still loyal to the Royals?    Personally, I could care less   

How much less?


K.
 

It was nice to see Peter Mansbridge grow a beard and come out of retirement, even if it was to hang out on facebook and just do a couple of 5 minute bits on the main network.

We watched the CBC coverage although I recorded the CTV coverage on the other PVR as a backup.  The reason we went with CBC is because we could pretty much count on them shutting the hell up during the ceremony proper, which they did.  From the moment the ceremony started to the end, the CBC said absolutely nothing.  

That's the reason I don't listen to press conferences on NT1010.  They have a tendency to interrupt the proceedings to tell me what I'm listening to and where I'm listening.

So my question, for those who may have perused U.S. coverage, is how did others who covered the wedding do in this regard?
 

Media Observer wrote:

Turned on the TV just before 8:00 am to get some news...stupid me!

CNN, CNN Headline News, CTV News, CBC News and even CP24 (why if you wish to watch the coverage would you opt for the small screen?) were showing nothing but this.  Adding Global, CTV, CBC, ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS (even TLC)  leaves you with overkill taken to a whole new level.  I ended up tuning in the 680 radio on the Netbox.

I am left speechless that in this day and age absolutely no attention was given to the rest of the news that we "regular" folks rely on for a period of multiple hours.

PS  I am not an anti-monarchist but simply hate the way broadcast media has become so celebrity and single topic focussed.  Sadly, this is by no means a new trend but today it was taken to a level I cant' recall in the past.

=12pxSo true.  Covering the story that 3 billion people are watching at least part of on a Saturday morning when there isn't much other news is so irresponsible.  Find something that no one is interested in during that 4 hours and cover it, dammit!  Surely to god there was a city council meeting somewhere on planet earth last night.  I want to know about it at 8 am Saturday morning when the Royal Wedding is on!  Waiting until 10 is unacceptable!
 

Irvine wrote:

betaylored wrote:

CTV is reporting that Justin Trudeau has announced that Canada is donating $50k to the Canadian charity Jumpstart, in honor of the marriage of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Jumpstart helps disadvantaged children participate in sports.

$50k.... too much, or not enough. And who did he consult to see if this would be a good idea.

Well really if this is an issue to anyone it's time to repost that "old man Simpson waving at a cloud" meme.  Trudeau is just following protocol.
 

Trudeau chose a Canadian charity only. If he had made a donation to one of the British charities, with an equal donation to Jumpstart, then this would have been an elegant gesture worthy of the Prime Minister of Canada.

This way it seems like it's about him.

Re Peter the K's question about how the U.S. media covered it. ABC concentrated on the "Suits" angle, interviewing three cast members. PBS was very PBS. Some of the American media, and the public, are playing up the "blackness" (their word not mine) of the wedding service, and how this is a shift in the structure of society in general, if a descendant of slaves can marry into the royal family. (Again, their p.o.v. not mine)


 

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Trudeau chose a Canadian charity only. If he had made a donation to one of the British charities, with an equal donation to Jumpstart, then this would have been an elegant gesture worthy of the Prime Minister of Canada.

This way it seems like it's about him.

The Royals asked for donations in lieu of gifts...and one charity of preference was to be towards youth sports initiatives...I don't believe it was self-serving Trudeau's interests...in fact, here is more about the charities the Royal couple suggested to world leaders...

These causes include Chiva Projects, an organization helping kids dealing with AIDS; Crisis U.K., the national charity for homelessness; Corporal Scotty, a group for children of the armed forces; youth sports charity Street Games; the ocean conservation group Surfers Against Sewage; and Wilderness U.K., which gives urban youth access to the great outdoors.

http://time.com/5233117/meghan-markle-prince-harry-wedding-gifts/

I think a good news story is refreshing, I get tired of the reports of death, war, car accidents and shootings that I see on the news channels...then to make it worse, I got Harold the Jewellery Buyer hucking mortgages too!

 

Last edited by Muffaraw Joe (May 19, 2018 7:31 pm)

@ Prod Guy.

North Korea, Iran, Israel/Gaza, the Chinese Trade issues to name but a few.  International relations have never been more fluid and unpredictable in the last 20 years.  Given the different time zones,  I look to the morning news for updates on what may have occurred while we slept over here.  I'm sorry my interests and concerns regarding the lack of coverage, for the reasons I stated are so worthless and deserving of derision in your eyes.

I wonder if there would have been more interest here in the Royal Wedding if Meghan was somehow related to the Waters Family, Frank D'Angelo or Greg Carrasco? 

"Wouldn't have had news on anyway"?

That is the sole role of the five All-News outlets that I mentioned!  With the full coverage provided by the other regular outlets,  these five should have found the time to provide other news.

I joined this forum recently,  as I have enjoyed reading it for a few years and wanted to share the odd opinion.  The nature of these responses however, leads me to believe having no broadcast employment history myself; that perhaps it is better that I withdraw.

Kilgore wrote:

Media Observer wrote:

   I joined this forum recently,  as I have enjoyed reading it for a few years and wanted to share the odd opinion 

You've come to the right place

K.
 

 
😂


Always good to see new people post on here Media Observer 😀

Frankly, I don't see why the CBC couldn't have just simulcast the BBC's commentary (or why CTV and Global couldn't have used ITN's or Sky's). Was it really necessary to fly over Canadian anchors just to tell us that there were Mulroneys involved?
 

Hansa wrote:

Frankly, I don't see why the CBC couldn't have just simulcast the BBC's commentary (or why CTV and Global couldn't have used ITN's or Sky's). Was it really necessary to fly over Canadian anchors just to tell us that there were Mulroneys involved?
 

Homage to Ben?
 

cGrant wrote:

Hansa wrote:

Frankly, I don't see why the CBC couldn't have just simulcast the BBC's commentary (or why CTV and Global couldn't have used ITN's or Sky's). Was it really necessary to fly over Canadian anchors  

betaylored wrote:

CBC is the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, so coverage was mandatory

"Mandatory"? Since when is some foreign wedding "mandatory"?

And, when your budget is funded by taxpayers, OF COURSE you'll fly over and cover it. Must be nice to perpetually suck at the teat of the taxpayer. NOT!!!

 

Well, the CBC is a 'Crown corporation'

(which I know in reality has zip to do with Liz and Co.)
 

Last edited by betaylored (May 20, 2018 11:20 pm)

splunge wrote:

@betaylored.... liz is still technically our head of state...so stuff her family does should sorta impact us.  like buying kitchy commerative wedding plates or something.

harry can shave his playoff beard now that the jets are done... or does he cheer for the knights?

well in his party days Harry was photographed at a Vegas rooftop pool party absolutely snackered, so he probably would keep the shredded wheat, and cheer 'em on.

(I grin every time I read the word 'splunge', then hear "Dinsdale" and "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition" in my head.)
 
One of the more interesting things about sports radio now, is hearing the analysts talk about the Vegas Golden Knights (almost said London) season, and their path to the Stanley Cup final, and figuring out how the hell a franchise team in their inaugural year can pull this off.

Ray Ferraro, Bobby Mac, the three amigos on the OverDrive show (all TSN) plus Steve Dangle, Jesse and Adam on the SDP podcast, Hockey Central at Noon (Sportsnet) there are so many good hockey analysts with both Bell and Rogers.

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