The earlier edition - at around lunch time had a video at the top showing the cute girl miming, later - around 5pm this had changed and was replaced by a picture (it has since been changed again with two pics side side by side and the video lower down the page).
What are the possible reasons behind this?
Do they have to pay to use the footage? No, the corporation paid up front for some kind of package.
The only thing I can think of is, because the BBC were the sole British broadcasters of the ceremony (and the whole Olympics as this left of centre media love-in demonstrates), they have put alot into the promotion, idents and so on, and they dont want to take the shine off one of the main aspects too much.
They couldn't pull the whole story, as that would be a bit 'China', so to speak.
But they didn't, or someone there didn't, want to make too big a thing of it. It's something that everyone is talking about - everyone is impressed so maybe its a good idea not to worry about it too much.
Anyway, Just a (conspiracy?) theory.
Would like to hear your's...
Also be interesting to hear if you know of any technical/asthetic/journalistic reasons for taking video off a story generally?
- As I write this the story is on BBC Newsnight - which may pour some water on my theory, but was it on the main news?
It still doesnt't answer the question why take the video off the site in the first place?
