The BBC says it will no longer live-broadcast musical performances deemed “high risk” following controversy over the behavior of punk-rap duo Bob Vylan during their Glastonbury set last weekend.
The British broadcaster has attracted criticism for having failed to pull a livestream of the performance after its frontman made anti-Israel comments and led chants of “Death, death to the IDF” at the festival in southwest England last week.
British police said Monday they were launching a criminal investigation into the remarks made by Bob Vylan.
“We fully understand the strength of feeling regarding Bob Vylan’s live appearance at Glastonbury on the BBC,” the broadcaster says in its latest statement. “Errors were made both in the lead-up to and during” the appearance, it admits.
“We are taking actions to ensure proper accountability for those found to be responsible for those failings in the live broadcast,” while setting out some immediate changes to the streaming of music events, the BBC adds.
“Any music performances deemed high risk will now not be broadcast live or streamed live,” the statement says.
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