Princess Diana – death by a million clicks

Photographers and tabloid paparazzi are said to have played a significant role in the death of Princess Diana in the 1990s. Now there are new revelations about the role journalists at the BBC played in her life and events leading to her death.

However, there is more to this story than meets the eye.

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Sony A7R III review – the BBC fixed Sony’s colour!

Interlock” is the band in my video shot at “The Famous Gold Watch” Studios. I highly recommend checking them out. The studios are run by my friend Cameron – check them out if you need mixing, mastering and recording facilities in Berlin!

So I can update EOSHD Pro Color for Sony’s latest colour science I bought the new A7R III from Berlin’s one and only Sony Store this week. $3500 seems to be Sony’s new standard price and yes I am finally broke… but the improvements over the old model turn out to be quite special – especially the new Hybrid LOG Gamma picture profiles.

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Top Gear – Clarkson contract won’t be renewed by BBC. Should there be one rule for talent, one rule for “the rest”?

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Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson is to be sacked, bringing to an end a 27 year career with the BBC and an overhaul of the show. A BBC source told The Guardian – “There can’t be one rule for talent and one rule for ordinary human beings”.

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Fisticuffs end new “Top Gear” series – how the BBC is risking future of entire show over a catering fracas

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Let’s suppose you’ve got a TV show with 350 million worldwide viewers. It’s sold around the world for £50m. One of the most watched BBC shows in the world.

Do you decide to protect the content, sorting out disagreements behind closed doors or do you cave into a vocal minority and the press, taking it completely off air before launching a month-long investigation?

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Sony NEX 5N shoots for BBC

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Here’s the proof – watch the report at the BBC News here

BBC man in Vienna Johnnie Behiri has been rigging up with the NEX 5N to shoot for the BBC, which completely destroys the myth that DSLRs can’t be approved for broadcast work. Shot in 1080/25p with only the 18-55mm kit lens and 16mm F2.8 pancake, Johnnie says the NEX 5N “is a lot of fun to work with. Its low light capability is very nice and working in even 1600 ISO is a absolutely ‘worry free'”.

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