BBC to stop broadcasting 'high risk' performances live after Bob Vylan Glastonbury row

The BBC has said it volition nary longer amusement a unrecorded broadcast of "high risk" performances aft the contention implicit Bob Vylan's Glastonbury gig.

It comes aft it showed the punk-rap duo starring the assemblage successful chants of "death to the IDF".

In a statement, BBC manager wide Tim Davie said helium "deeply regrets that specified violative and deplorable behaviour appeared connected the BBC and privation to accidental atrocious - to our assemblage and to each of you, but successful peculiar to Jewish colleagues and the Jewish community.

"We are unequivocal that determination tin beryllium nary spot for antisemitism astatine the BBC. I and everyone request to guarantee that the BBC is simply a relation exemplary for inclusivity and tolerance and we each person a portion to play."

In a statement, the BBC said it was "clear that errors were made some successful the lead-up to and during Bob Vylan's appearance."

The broadcaster said the duo were deemed "high risk" pursuing an appraisal process applied to each acts appearing astatine Glastonbury, but deemed suitable for unrecorded streaming with "appropriate mitigations".

"Prior to Glastonbury, a determination was taken that compliance risks could beryllium mitigated successful existent clip connected the unrecorded watercourse - done the usage of connection oregon contented warnings - without the request for a delay. This was intelligibly not the case," the BBC said.

"During the performance, the livestream was monitored successful enactment with the agreed compliance protocols and a fig of issues were escalated.

"Warnings appeared connected the watercourse connected 2 occasions and the editorial squad took the determination not to chopped the feed. This was an error."

The corp added that it would marque "immediate changes to livestreaming euphony events", including nary longer broadcasting performances deemed precocious hazard live.

In a connection connected Instagram connected Tuesday, the set said they were "not for the decease of Jews, Arabs oregon immoderate different contention oregon radical of people,' rather, they were for the "dismantling of a convulsive subject machine".

In their statement, the radical said they were a "distraction from the story" successful Gaza and that immoderate "sanctions" they received would besides beryllium a distraction.

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