Sign of the Times: Age suit won by HD anchor

Now this is a new one, but perhaps a sign of the times to come? A BBC host claimed their ‘wrinkles’ would be more visible in HD, and claims she was terminated for that reason. Now we know HD shows more details, but this is something very new indeed, and even slightly funny.

A clip from the BBC article here:

A 53-year-old British TV ‘presenter’ has won an ageism discrimination case after she charged the BBC fired her because her wrinkles would be more visible when the show switched to High-Definition. Miriam O’Reilly, a news reader on the BBC show Countryfile, charged that the network asked her to leave the show when it was moved from a daytime to nighttime slot; the show also began broadcasting in HD.

Talk about an issue that would never have been an issue even 10 years ago; too MUCH detail in broadcasting. Hopefully, this doesn’t signal the beginning of more such ‘sexism’ lawsuits for aging broadcasters who have outgrown the use of makeup to cover their blemishes.