Reuters Showbiz
From Hollywood to
Bollywood, Cannes to
Cape Town, showbiz takes
you down the red carpet
to meet the superstars
and heroes, the villains
and vixens.
This natural sound video
service delivers all the
glamour, excitement and
action from the colorful
world of entertainment.
Everyday, the world’s leading
broadcasters, movie channels and
entertainment portals turn to Reuters
Showbiz for their regular feed of
celebrity profiles, previews and events,
award ceremonies, and news from the
world’s entertainment hubs. Our service
includes the very latest happenings in
film, television, music and the arts.
Access to the stars
The breadth and depth of our global
reporting infrastructure provides access
to the biggest events and stars in every
corner of the world.
As you would expect from the world’s
leading news organisation, Reuters is also
present at the world’s most prestigious
entertainment events – from the Oscars
to the Grammys.
Reuters skilful showbiz interviewers and
camera operators are experts at getting
that vital sound bite or defining shot from
fast-moving celebrities.
Showbiz gives you a regular feed
of fresh material with updates three times
a day, timed to match broadcasters
deadlines across the world time zones,
and a weekly wrap-up every Wednesday.
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KEY BENEFITS
• Creative insights from teams of
experienced journalists in more
than 80 bureaux worldwide
• Easy-to-use scripts and detailed
shotlists, to minimise broadcasters’
turnaround time
• Three feeds per day of up to
15 minutes each, Monday to Friday
• One feed per day on the weekend
and a weekly wrap-up of key events
• Natural sound video and usable
sound-bites, supplemented by
detailed scripts and shot lists
• Experienced journalists and
producers on hand to help 24/7
Every story on Showbiz
is accompanied by
detailed shot-list, script
and background
information, which helps
save your own research
time and provides the
context you need to tell
the whole story.
Showbiz is a perfect complement to
Reuters core World News Service. It is
distributed via the same satellite system
that delivers World News Service. It can
be purchased as either a weekly or daily
feed or a combination of both.
Dependable access from all regions
of the world, via the six satellite paths
that deliver the Showbiz news feed
Technical specifications
Contact
• Availability: Global
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• Timing: 3 times per day Monday to
Friday, once on Saturday
and Sunday
Or contact us at:
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• Audio: Natural sound with usable
sound-bites
• Video: Long edits
• Scripts: English, also accessible via
the Internet
• To receive the Showbiz signal, a
satellite receiver dish is required.
A personal computer is also needed
to access the scripts and schedule
information. Reuters provides
customers with an integrated receiver/
decoder and a smartcard to enable
viewing and recording of the satellite
signal, as well as the Assyst software
necessary to use the scripts and
schedules on the personal computer.
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feature stories, analyses,
supplementary content and
essential news planning tools.
We offer a broad range of
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distribute up to 1,500
pictures a day, covering news,
sports, entertainment and
business via our real time feed
of news photographs, and via
the web site Reuters Pictures,
offering access to over 2
million images
Reuters News Graphics Service
provides visual analysis of top
world news events including
politics, science, economics,
sport and the environment in
an editable graphic format.
Reuters online reports bring
together the latest news and
pictures ready-to-publish.
Multi-media packages of top
news and more, are delivered
and automatically published
to our clients’ websites,
keeping them up to date.
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