Aurora Shooter Court Appearance Has Video Problems Due to New Technology

[Rob]

If you were watching TV when the Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes was brought into court this morning, you likely saw the audio and video drop in and out of after a few minutes, forcing the all of the networks to eventually cut away from the footage.

Gannet-owned NBC affiliate KUSA Channel 9 was the local station providing the pool footage, and one of their reporters, Brandon Rittiman explains in detail exactly what happened... Satellite trucks vs. new technology (internet/data)...

"It’s not because 9NEWS doesn’t know how to provide good video, it’s because the court encouraged the use of new technology for security reasons.

The judge allowed live video to be transmitted from the court room, but only on the condition that it be done without any wires running in or out of the room."

More details here:
http://www.brandonrittiman.com/2012/...ed-finite.html