Editorial control of webcams
We should aim to maintain editorial control of any webcam which transmits live to BBC sites. This will protect our editorial independence and reduce the risk of harmful, offensive or unduly prominent images appearing on our site.
Where this is not practicable, the risk of allowing a third party's live output to appear on a BBC site must be assessed carefully before we decide to transmit. This will depend partly on the source, the shot, the subject matter and the format:
- taking a feed from a civic body, of a static shot of a city skyline may be acceptable, with appropriate safeguards
- it is unlikely we would embed a live video stream feed from an event sponsor. Any such proposal must first be referred to Editorial Policy.
Producers should refer to their Interactive Executive Editor before agreeing to put a third party's webcam output on a BBC site or platform.