TV3's unusual problems
Twenty days ago, on October 11th, the Weekend news It started fifteen minutes late due to technical problems. TV3 had to switch to 3CatInfo so that, in an impromptu fashion, the news could be explained while they tried to overcome the difficulties. In the midst of the launch of the new studios, and after months of boasting about the technological innovations, the system failed. A quarter of an hour later than scheduled, at 2:44 p.m., Joan Raventós and Júlia López began the midday news broadcast.
Nine days later, on October 20, the Everything is moving The studio lights went out during the broadcast. They were discussing the Louvre robbery, and as if it were a robbery on public television, the studio lights went out. All the panelists became black silhouettes, and Helena Garcia Melero had to continue the program in near darkness for a while.
This Tuesday, the blunder reached new heights. During theIt's happening The broadcast was cut off while Òscar Andreu and Queco Novell were commenting on Rosalía's music video. We were suddenly redirected to the studio of... Evening newswhere Toni Cruanyes and Roger Rovira were rehearsing the development of the news story about the criminal procedure law. It was surreal, because it seemed that the TN It was already underway before the scheduled start time, until Rovira stumbled over his words and, with the nonchalance of someone who thinks he's not on air, sighed and lamented the mistake. Cruañas encouraged him, saying that up until then it had been going very well. The broadcast cut out again, and we were left with a black screen for a few seconds. Then Cruañas reappeared, looking a bit tipsy, and they restarted the rehearsal. Another cut left us with a black screen for another half minute while we could hear the presenter's voice in the studio. Finally, they showed the audience a rotating network logo. A minute later, we were back on the air.It's happeningwhere it seemed as if nothing had happened. Andreu and Novell continued talking about Rosalía. Òscar Andreu pointed out: "As you know, very mysterious things are happening right now. We're explaining Rosalía's new song to the people who have just connected from the Principality of Catalonia and the rest of the world."
What happened is much more than a technical problem. It's exposing the professionals of Newscast into a situation of enormous insecurity and vulnerability. They were thrown into a live broadcast without knowing they were on air, and any comment made in supposed privacy could have left them completely exposed in front of the viewers.
The image of disarray and incompetence at the public broadcaster is evident. Between the poor quality of the entertainment and the technical blunders, the channel is conveying a sense of decline. It's symptomatic: at a time when the Corporation is boasting about its new broadcast windows, it seems to have neglected its flagship channel, TV3, which, for now, is still the main one. A mystery, indeed.