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11-09-05, 09:15 AM
From the New York Times:
Along the way the networks adopted formal policies against broadcasting such disruptions for fear of encouraging them. LeslieAnne Wade, a spokeswoman for CBS Sports, said: "It's our policy to turn our cameras away from any exhibitionist behavior. We're not going to provide the vehicle for these people."
But David Hill, the chairman of Fox Sports, has changed his network's policy: Fox will now allow cameras to broadcast intrusions live. A Fox spokesman, Lou D'Ermilio, denied that the change had anything to do with trying to get ahead of the next day's Web traffic.
"He believes the opposite," Mr. D'Ermilio said of Mr. Hill, "that the viewer at home deserves to understand why there's been an interruption in the game." He added that under the new policy producers at the Packers-Bengals game should have kept the cameras on the intruder and shown the ball theft in its entirety. "The director didn't follow him, but in a perfect world he should have," Mr. D'Ermilio said. He added, "Veteran directors react the way they're used to reacting."
Greg Aiello, a spokesman for the National Football League, said the league was unaware of the new Fox policy. "We'll be discussing that with them," he said.
An excerpt from this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/fashion/sundaystyles/06STREAK.html
Along the way the networks adopted formal policies against broadcasting such disruptions for fear of encouraging them. LeslieAnne Wade, a spokeswoman for CBS Sports, said: "It's our policy to turn our cameras away from any exhibitionist behavior. We're not going to provide the vehicle for these people."
But David Hill, the chairman of Fox Sports, has changed his network's policy: Fox will now allow cameras to broadcast intrusions live. A Fox spokesman, Lou D'Ermilio, denied that the change had anything to do with trying to get ahead of the next day's Web traffic.
"He believes the opposite," Mr. D'Ermilio said of Mr. Hill, "that the viewer at home deserves to understand why there's been an interruption in the game." He added that under the new policy producers at the Packers-Bengals game should have kept the cameras on the intruder and shown the ball theft in its entirety. "The director didn't follow him, but in a perfect world he should have," Mr. D'Ermilio said. He added, "Veteran directors react the way they're used to reacting."
Greg Aiello, a spokesman for the National Football League, said the league was unaware of the new Fox policy. "We'll be discussing that with them," he said.
An excerpt from this article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/fashion/sundaystyles/06STREAK.html