Robotic cameras coming to CBC anytime soon?
Good Day Readers:
We're doing our small part to try to find ways to help the People's Television Network reduce costs so come next March when budget cuts are handed down their impact will be mitigated.
Well, Wednesday we were watching one of our favourite programs The Lang & O'Leary Exchange.
During one segment Host Amanda Lang was interviewing American journalist, columnist (twice-weekly New York Times) and author (three time Pulitzer Prize winner) Thomas Friedman who has written extensively on foreign affairs including global trade, the Middle East, as well as, environmental issues.
At the time Mr. Friedman was holding forth about the economic, political and technological challenges currently facing the United States when suddenly he stopped in mid-sentence, looked into the camera to say he does a lot of television interviews but usually before robotic cameras so found it unusual to see a cameraperson. The show is normally telecast live from CBC headquarters in Toronto although we have no way of knowing whether that was the case in this instance. Perhaps it had been pre-recorded elsewhere.
My goodness we thought that's it use robotic cameras! Next we wondered how many live camerapeople does the CBC employ versus robots? Of course, we have no idea. But what if a complete transition were undertaken what amount of taxpayer dollars could be saved? Those employees impacted would have to be re-trained and re-deployed at the same rate of pay so the system did not lose benefit of their accrued experience and expertise.
It's reasonable to assume senior management at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has already evaluated this option and made the appropriate decision(s). If not as a true Canadian CyberSmokeBlog remains ready to offer its services/advice for $1 a year not $90,000 a day.
Sincerely,
Clare L. Pieuk>
james.moore@parl.gc.ca
ombudsman@cbc.ca
We're doing our small part to try to find ways to help the People's Television Network reduce costs so come next March when budget cuts are handed down their impact will be mitigated.
Well, Wednesday we were watching one of our favourite programs The Lang & O'Leary Exchange.
During one segment Host Amanda Lang was interviewing American journalist, columnist (twice-weekly New York Times) and author (three time Pulitzer Prize winner) Thomas Friedman who has written extensively on foreign affairs including global trade, the Middle East, as well as, environmental issues.At the time Mr. Friedman was holding forth about the economic, political and technological challenges currently facing the United States when suddenly he stopped in mid-sentence, looked into the camera to say he does a lot of television interviews but usually before robotic cameras so found it unusual to see a cameraperson. The show is normally telecast live from CBC headquarters in Toronto although we have no way of knowing whether that was the case in this instance. Perhaps it had been pre-recorded elsewhere.My goodness we thought that's it use robotic cameras! Next we wondered how many live camerapeople does the CBC employ versus robots? Of course, we have no idea. But what if a complete transition were undertaken what amount of taxpayer dollars could be saved? Those employees impacted would have to be re-trained and re-deployed at the same rate of pay so the system did not lose benefit of their accrued experience and expertise.
It's reasonable to assume senior management at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has already evaluated this option and made the appropriate decision(s). If not as a true Canadian CyberSmokeBlog remains ready to offer its services/advice for $1 a year not $90,000 a day.
Sincerely,
Clare L. Pieuk>
james.moore@parl.gc.ca
ombudsman@cbc.ca
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