The usual live content includes:- Telethons or concerts (one off specials)
- Reality TV like Big Brother or I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here
- News programmes
- Magazine programmes.
The technological advances in satellite technology has led to outside broadcasts, which are also known as OB's.
These can include:- Sporting events (football, the olympics, etc)
- National and/or international celebrations and events (royal weddings, etc)
- Ceremonial occasions (coronations, etc.)
- Many more
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An OB producer is responsible for putting shows together through the findings and takings of all the different material coming in from the sources based on the programme. This role requires a detailed understanding of each team and what everyone is working towards. The person in this role also needs to know any of the developments that happen, as they need to react quickly to said developments and they need to make the decision on how to put the running order together.
After a run-through of the show, most of the OB producer's work is done. During the live show everything should be in place and should go the way it's supposed to, but the producer is there to make any on-the-spot decisions if anything goes wrong or if anything is adjusted.
The skills needed for this job is patience, team leadership and an ability to use the adrenaline that comes with working on live TV to it's advantage.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/article/art20130702112135817
An OB engineer role is to fit the aim and ambition of the production. They go to an initial site visit to establish where the power source is located and how to direct the signal from the truck to the TV, and also to find places to accommodate a crew.
The engineering manager is the main link between the production team, which then means it's their job to understand and deliver the productions wants.
The skills needed for this job is being technically good and to able to deal with financing and budgeting. Before doing this role, it's worth getting some experience in either camera work or sound work to give an idea of how the elements all come together.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/academy/production/article/art20140128161051940
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The first international live satellite broadcast was The Beatles premiering their song "All You Need Is Love" on a worldwide TV broadcast, called "Our World", to an estimated 400 million people. Other performers such as Maria Callas (opera singer), Pablo Picasso (artist) and many more, from nineteen different nations, were invited to perform in individual segments featuring their countries.
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Another famous live broadcast, was Live Aid, organised by Bob Geldof in 1985.It was a huge event that was staged at the Wembley Stadium in London and the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. The BBC gave the schedules to the event, which is something that has never been done before. The event consisted of 16 hours of rock music and was broadcasted live in the UK on both television and radio. There were also broadcasts from Australia, Austria and the Soviet Union, all due to the satellite technology. This was the first time anyone in the West had ever seen an uncensored, live broadcast from the USSR.
However, there were technical problems throughout this broadcast, like satellite breakdowns and feedback noise. Apart from that it still became the lead story around the world.
In the present day, there are many different ways in which celebrities and normal people can go live anytime they want to. This can be done through social media such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram. and a few years ago, you could livestream on Twitter through 'Twitcam'. It has been said that the future of live might be and might stay online.
Live broadcasts give an opportunity to increase audiences and create promotion content. The feeling of 'something might go wrong', brings people to want to watch it so they can experience a muck up if one does occur.
Live programmes are faced with many different challenges.
Live relies upon a lot of planning through:
- Scripting
- Timing
- Casting
- Safety
- Cabling
- Running Order planning
- Legal wrangling
However the possibility of mistakes occurring on live TV adds vitality and tension to the format of the programme.
Some examples of live TV going wrong are:
Some examples of live TV going wrong are:
- During the 2017 Oscars, the wrong film for the category 'Best Picture' was announced and after 'La La Land' (the wrong winners) accepted the award and were making their speeches, it was then announced that 'Moonlight' had actually won.
- This caused a lot of talk from the viewers and and the talent who presented the award got a lot of criticism especially through social media.
- On X Factor, in 2011, Olly Murs who hosted the programme along side Caroline Flack, said that one of the acts was going home after being in the bottom two, however they were actually going to deadlock.
- This was obviously embarrassing for the host, and added a lot of confusion for the viewers but is was saved by Caroline Flack fixing the mistake that was made.
- John Barrowman fell off his seat during Loose Woman.
- Holly and Phillip always giggling during 'This Morning' which is a usual occurrence.
- And many more.
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