Autocue

A Cardiff University language professor says he expected Prince William to do more than "read for a few seconds from an autocue" during his St David's Day Speech.

I watch as the team tries to get to grips with a new autocue system.

Jetstar has been crippled at Sydney airport, supermarkets are experiencing checkout chaos, and broadcast networks have been left scrambling on air as autocue, graphics and computers failed.

Lots of people don't realise that we don't have an autocue and we speak unscripted to a set length of time, which often changes just before we go on air or occasionally while we're actually broadcasting live.

The actor initially appeared confused while reading from an autocue on stage at the Gotham Awards in New York.