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You don't need to have a team of ~70 over there!
by gsmaverick 17y ago
You don't need to have a team of ~70 over there!
- robg 17y agoTake the nightly news. Of the broadcast networks, one channel (NBC) gets 10 million views. The other two get 8.5 (ABC) and 6.7 (CBS) million viewers. Now add up the long-tail. Isn't the sum greater than the parts? http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/evening_news_ratings/ http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/evening_news_ratings/ Sure, in an ideal world resources would get shared. But that's ignoring (1) they're not sharing already, where they can; and (2) they'd have to negotiate a bunch of things when they could be simply covering the stories.
- jonknee 17y agoI doubt they have 70 people there just for fun. They can't exactly drive around in a sat truck and do a live shot with a reporter and a camera operator. There's no place to stay, no place to eat, no easy way to travel, no easy way to communicate, no security, etc etc. Tons of legwork just to get basic reports out.
- TrevorJ 17y agoAs somebody who has worked in video production for 7+ years, I can tell you that crew sizes are down to a science. There's no profit in traveling overseas with more people than you absolutely need.