Introduction to Broadcasting – MCM 411 VU
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LESSON 05
OUTDOOR BROADCASTING II
Regular Public Events
The outdoor broadcasting is a huge area, perhaps as much spread out as the indoor. One
major aspect of outdoor broadcast is covering the regular public events.
Horse and Cattle Show
This weeklong show is held as part of spring festivals in Lahore. From day one to the
concluding day the venue is visited by local and foreign dignitaries with a large number of
people coming from all over the country. Not only the day time; have the events continued to
take place till midnight.
The Sibbi Mela in Balochistan
It is a similar event as Horse and cattle show in Lahore. From day one to the concluding day
the venue is visited by local and foreign dignitaries with a large number of people coming from
all over the country.
Pakistan Day March Past
It is held in front of the Parliament House on March 23 every year, with a lot of other activities
going on at different capital city's spots and which have to be covered by the broadcasting
houses.
These are but few examples of events which are held regularly. Some times events take place
at far flung areas like the Shandhoor polo matches in northern areas, Thar Mela, or Urs of
Hazrat Data Gunj Bukhsh or Shah Abdul Latif. A broadcasting house simply cannot miss these
events. They have to send OB teams to cover these events.
General Elections
The days when general elections are held are the real field days for the broadcasting houses.
Since the activity is spread over all around the country, broadcasting houses run short of OB
teams to cover the event. Usually, missings are noticed and a notice of negligence is served
on some producer.
Sports
One very major area of outdoor broadcast is the coverage given to sporting events.
Pakistan is a leading nation in cricket, hockey and squash and features very prominently
whenever these sports are held in any part of the world.
The OB teams not only manage coverage of these events when they are held within the
country, but at times they go abroad to arrange live commentary on these games.
Floods
Rainy season in Pakistan usually brings floods as rivers overflow and rainfall intensified in the
catchment areas in the north. The OB teams are assigned to go and bring first hand
information about the damage caused by the downpour and the deluge.
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