English royal wedding for 2 billion viewers

Media from around the world have traveled to London to cover the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate in London. In total, nearly 8,500 journalists, and a total of 36 television sets, cover the events of the ceremony.

Media from around the world have traveled to London to cover the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton this morning in London.

In total, nearly 8,500 journalists are covering the ceremony. Thirty-six sets have been assembled in the three-story media center that has temporarily been installed in the vicinity of Westminster Abbey.

It is estimated that 2 billion viewers have followed the ceremony around the world, equivalent to the audience for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This audience multiplies the audience for the wedding of Charles and Diana, which in 1981 followed 750.

Stereoscopy

Although BSkyB's request to film the royal wedding in 3D inside Westminster Abbey was rejected, the British broadcaster is recording some stereoscopic shots around Buckingham Palace and the Abbey. BSKyB has obtained permission to customize the 3D signal with a mini stereoscopic rig in the highest part of the transept of the Abbey's central nave.

The organization of the event had rejected 3D recording with large rigs inside the abbey because, in their opinion, the potential for a stereoscopic audience would not justify the inconvenience that the setup could cause. “I regret to say that we have decided not to continue with the idea of ​​transmitting this ceremony in three dimensions,” announced Patrick Harrison, Prince Charles' press officer, in an email he sent to the BBC, ITV, ITN and Sky News television networks.

The institutional signal of the ceremony has been produced by the British public broadcaster BBC with the participation of 850 professionals.