Will TV shows soon have to be produced again in front of empty stands? This is what private broadcasters and public broadcasters say.
More and more regions in Germany are showing rapidly increasing numbers of corona infections above the reasonable threshold values. The last hard-won return to at least some normalcy is in jeopardy. This also applies to TV productions that first had to completely ban their live audience from the studio and are now recording with greatly reduced capacity. Is there a possibility that, due to the latest developments in the corona pandemic, shows such as "The Masked Singer", "DSDS", "Who knows something like that?" and Co. have to take place again without an audience?
The news agency spot on news asked private and public broadcasters. At ProSieben, the shows are "currently [produced] in front of a small audience – similar to how they are played in front of a small number of spectators in the Bundesliga. And, similar to the Bundesliga, the requirements are different from state to state – and are regularly adapted to the situation adjusted ", so the statement of the station. "We meet all legal requirements and the recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute."
Hygiene concepts come first
The broadcaster RTL says: "The safety of all those involved in production and our audience is of course top priority. Basically, we strictly adapt our production conditions to the latest requirements of the authorities and within the framework of the Corona Protection Ordinance in the respective federal state. Hygiene concepts are agreed with the health department Voted."
The ARD also reports on spot on news that "of course, all hygiene and safety measures are still being observed and continuously monitored during production." In the new season of the quiz show "Who knows that?" According to this, 48 viewers are actually in the studio, while 52 are present as "virtual audiences".