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.

La organización del evento había desestimado la grabación en 3D con grandes rigs dentro de la abadía porque a su juicio el potencial de audiencia en estereoscópico no justificaría las molestias que el montaje podría ocasionar. “Lamento decir que hemos decidido no continuar con la idea de transmitir en tercera dimensión esta ceremonia”, anunció Patrick Harrison, encargado de prensa del príncipe Carlos, en un correo que le envió a las cadenas televisivas BBC, ITV, ITN y Sky News.

La señal institucional de la ceremonia ha sido producida por el broadcaster público británico BBC con la participación de 850 profesionales.