[Boozehound]

On 'Sunday (without) LauraK' today there was a breakdown on a DTL from Gaza. I know we've seen a quick glimpse of this screen before, but I never actually bothered reading it until today.

Apparently the interviewee can't see the studio output, just hear the audio. Yet when I use Teams/Zoom at work I can see the other parties, and we're all in HD as far as I can tell (with my weak eyes).

I am wondering why the BBC are unable to achieve the same two way video connection. It's always easier to talk to someone when you can see them and their reactions.

I'm hoping that one of our techy brethren on here can enlighten me.

There's multiple reasons why it is this way. Firstly, if the guest doesn't have Zoom then Skype is used. A return feed can be sent viz Zoom but not via Skype. Like others have said, middle eastern countries can have bad internet connections, so not sending a return can help with bandwidth and ensure that output video quality is maintained.

It can also be that a return of the studio wasn't booked with MCR....