(Image source: LA Times)

BY BRICE SANDER

ANCHOR JIM FLINK

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Here comes the bride... with thousands of cameras in tow. And about 2 billion sets of eyes.

“A royal wedding deserves the royal treatment. CNN invites you to see it all.” (CNN)

“From Buckingham Palace, Mary Hart and special correspondent Jane Seymour. From Westminster Abbey, Nancy O’Dell, Chris Jacobs and royal correspondent Katie Nicholl.” (Entertainment Tonight)

“Friday, April 29th. All day, all night, all the surprises, magic and wow as only Diane and Barbara can bring us.” (ABC)

It seems like every media outlet plans on taking over your TV with royal wedding coverage. No, really – DeadBolt says you won’t be able to escape it.

“What's truly surprising, and certainly reflects the state of news today, other networks and outlets not associated with news have also thrown their hat in the ring to cover the Prince William and Kate Middleton wedding, including The Weather Channel, Game Show Network, and Comedy Central.”

So is this great TV or a complete lapse of news judgment? MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell argues for the latter.

“The American news media has already committed itself to the idea that nothing more important will be occurring that day in this country- or the world- than a wedding in England. The saturation coverage of the next royal wedding is the American media’s recurring fit of buyer’s remorse over the American revolution.”

The LA Times agrees with O’Donnell, pointing out, we’re fighting three wars, people! But the newspaper also plays devil’s advocate, reminding us journalism is a business after all.

“TV executives are quick to defend the massive manpower and airtime devoted to the prince and his future princess, since an early estimate … put the potential worldwide audience for the wedding at upward of 2 billion people, perhaps the largest viewership of any program in history.”

With more than 8,000 TV and radio reporters, plus 140 broadcast trucks, lining London streets, this will definitely be a sight to see. As Deadline London suggests, be thankful it isn’t getting more out of hand.

“Westminster Abbey, venue for the actual wedding, is so small that TV crews will be clambering over each other to get the best shot. (No wonder Prince Charles’ office stopped Rupert Murdoch from shooting the wedding in 3D, saying there just wasn’t enough room for his extra equipment.)”

So will you be waking up bright and early to check out the royal nuptials? Or will you be tuning into Nickelodeon? That’s pretty much the only station with no royal wedding coverage. 

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