Re: McCann's Libel Trial Day 3

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:32

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McCann's Libel Trial Day 3 - Page 4 Twitter

jondipaolo:
Duarte: Did you know that the documentary was broadcast on Madeleine's birthday?

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:32

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jondipaolo:
Mr Velho: No, I didn't know that

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:33

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jondipaolo:
Duarte: Did you kow the content of the documentary before it was broadcast?

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:35

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jondipaolo:
Velho: No.

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jondipaolo:
Duarte: Why was your channel interested in the documentary?

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jondipaolo:
Velho: Because we wanted a documentary about the case.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:37

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jondipaolo:
Mr Velho's testimony has ended and he has left the court.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:38

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jondipaolo:
The next witness to take the stand is Paulo Soares, another executive from TVI.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:39

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jondipaolo:
Soares: We tried to buy the documentary produced by (British) Channel 4 but were unable to.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:42

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jondipaolo:
Soares:
I received an email from a British production company advising me that
they were going to produce another documentary on Madeleine.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:46

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jondipaolo:
Soares: I took the email in to the usual weekly executive meeting in order to decide whether or not to buy it.

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jondipaolo:
Soares: I did not know what material the British documentary contained.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:47

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jondipaolo:
Soares: I heard the McCanns were involved in the production of the documentary.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:48

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jondipaolo:
Soares: Though there were lots of cameras in the Algarve there was no in-depth analysis of the case.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 15:57

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jondipaolo:
Soares:
Suddenly, the production firm lost interest in selling the documentary,
because the McCanns didn't want it broadcast on our channel.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 16:06

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jondipaolo:
Soares: Channel 4 bought the rights to the documentary, which covered its broadcast in Portugal.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 16:07

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jondipaolo:
Soares: The deal with Channel 4 would have restricted the amount of time available for us to broadcast the documentary.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 16:07

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jondipaolo:
Soares: That's why we chose the Portuguese documentary instead.

by vaguely1 14.01.10 16:07

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jondipaolo:
Soares:
We had allocated a specific time slot to broadcast a documentary about
Madeleine - whether it was the British or Portuguese version.