BBC and North Face.
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moffspeed

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3,259 posts

227 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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Why do so many BBC news correspondents wear North Face -branded clothing. Being the Beeb couldn't be any commercial incentive, surely ??

Stu R

21,414 posts

235 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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plenty wear berghaus too, and lots of companies offer freebies / discounts smile

Morningside

24,143 posts

249 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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All their broadcast equipment seems to be Sony. I also notice that the electrical tape over the name always seems to be 'missing'

doc3

483 posts

235 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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BBC employees recieve a large discount on Berghaus gear, but not North Face. They use Sony kit as they make some of the best broadcast kit available. All of the kit is decided on via tender and normal EU procurement rules.

mrmr96

13,736 posts

224 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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moffspeed said:
Why do so many BBC news correspondents wear North Face -branded clothing?
Because it's cold?

Morningside

24,143 posts

249 months

Thursday 3rd December 2009
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doc3 said:
BBC employees recieve a large discount on Berghaus gear, but not North Face. They use Sony kit as they make some of the best broadcast kit available. All of the kit is decided on via tender and normal EU procurement rules.
Agreed. But I thought that they were not allowed to endorse any make or product etc.

ezi

1,734 posts

206 months

Friday 4th December 2009
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Because it's good.

Graham E

13,008 posts

206 months

Friday 4th December 2009
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Morningside said:
doc3 said:
BBC employees recieve a large discount on Berghaus gear, but not North Face. They use Sony kit as they make some of the best broadcast kit available. All of the kit is decided on via tender and normal EU procurement rules.
Agreed. But I thought that they were not allowed to endorse any make or product etc.
Yep. every employee also has to gaffer tape over the badges on their cars, in case Jeremy Clarkson got known for liking Ford GT's or something. It would be a terrible waste of taxpayers income.