April 25, 2005
From the Radio
Harry Shearer's LeShow observed that all the live coverage, all the video, all those inspirational images from the Vatican (without the talking heads) was supplied to the world's tv networks gratis, for free via Vatican TV. Stranger still the networks weren't required to acknowledge the Vatican's generosity in any form. No logos citing that the video came from Vatican TV needed to be broadcast.
Nightline April 7, 2005 in a general way noted "...the vatican, working with italian state television, put together one of the most professional TV outfits there is. And it's their picture that the 3,500 journalists parked outside St. Peter's square, will be relaying to the rest of the world, which gives the vatican, unparallelled control over what the world sees."
~One might wonder in what ways the world's tv networks will repay the Vatican for their gift?
[KRON image & Nightline caption via google video search]