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Kneecap Glastonbury gig 'higher risk' than Bob Vylan, BBC says
Rap group Kneecap were "placed in a higher category of risk" than Bob Vylan by the BBC, prior to its coverage of the ...
BBC staff at Glastonbury had power to cut Vylan feed
Tim Davie says employees who had the authority to end the broadcast were among 550 members of staff at the festival.
BBC Team Members at Glastonbury ‘Had the Authority’ to Cut Bob Vylan Stream
BBC revealed Bob Vylan's Glastonbury performance could have been cut from the festival livestream if team members on the ground thought it necessary.
Bob Vylan dropped from European tour after Glastonbury controversy
Bob Vylan has been dropped from a European tour after the controversy caused by their performance at the Glastonbury festival ...
BBC viewed Bob Vylan as high-risk before Glastonbury and could have cut feed, director general confirms
Elsewhere in the letter, Davie explained that Kneecap was viewed as a higher risk than Bob Vylan when the BBC carried out its risk assessment prior to Glastonbury. Kneecap’s set wasn’t broadcast live, ...
BBC staff at Glastonbury could've cut Bob Vylan stream
BBC personnel with the authority to cut Bob Vylan’s live stream at Glastonbury were ‘on the ground on the day’ of the ...
BBC staff with authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream were present at Glastonbury
BBC personnel with the authority to cut Bob Vylan’s live stream at Glastonbury were ‘on the ground on the day’ of the ...
BBC staff who had authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream 'were at Glastonbury'
Hundreds of BBC staff were working for the broadcaster at Glastonbury with individuals who had the authority to cut the Bob ...
BBC’s Gaza documentary narrated by Hamas official’s teen son violated editorial guidelines, probe finds
A BBC documentary about the Gaza war’s effect on children breached editorial guidelines — and is being probed by Britain’s media watchdog — for not disclosing that its teen narrator was the son of ...
BBC staff with authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’
BBC staff with authority to cut Bob Vylan livestream ‘were at Glastonbury’ - The director-general of the BBC said it was an ‘option open to those on the ground’ to cut the livestream ...
Bob Vylan removed from European tour after controversy
Weeks on from their Glastonbury set, Bob Vylan are still facing backlash for their controversial chanting of ‘death to the IDF’. The chant, amid others supporting Palestine, has become the focal point ...
Focus on Gregg Wallace, Glastonbury and Gaza as BBC releases annual report
The BBC is to face questions on Gregg Wallace, its Glastonbury Festival coverage and the Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone ...