The Top 10 news stories of 2016

#9

BBC deal limits media coverage of World’s

Just a few weeks from the contest, pipes|drums was informed along with other major media that the BBC had negotiated exclusivity to images and content from the World Pipe Band Championships. pipes|drums readers were perplexed by the decision, and expressed no small concern through comments online. Further questions have been raised about the monetary agreements between the BBC, the RSPBA and Glasgow Life around the event, while the performers, unless they share in the relatively small prize-money, are not compensated.