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BBC Says Team Had Power to Halt Bob Vylan Stream as Duo Are Dropped From European Tour

The broadcaster faces regulatory pressure from Ofcom as it prepares new editorial rules for live events by September 1.

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Overview

  • BBC Director-General Tim Davie told Parliament’s culture committee that staff on the ground at Glastonbury had the authority to cut the Bob Vylan livestream but failed to do so.
  • The BBC has pledged to publish revised live-event editorial guidelines by September 1 to prevent similar broadcast failures.
  • Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes has urged the BBC to accelerate its investigations to safeguard public confidence in its coverage.
  • Avon and Somerset Police’s criminal inquiry into the duo’s “death to the IDF” chants remains active.
  • Bob Vylan have been dropped by their talent agency, had US visas revoked and were removed from Gogol Bordello’s European tour.