BBC take action after Bob Vylan Glastonbury controversy

The BBC has announced it will stop broadcasting "high risk" performances live, following the controversy surrounding punk rap duo Bob Vylan's Glastonbury appearance.

The broadcaster had previously labelled Bob Vylan as "high risk" ahead of their Glastonbury set but considered them "deemed suitable for live streaming with appropriate mitigations", a decision they now acknowledge was mistaken.

In a recent statement issued on Thursday, the BBC expressed: "We fully understand the strength of feeling regarding Bob Vylan's live appearance at Glastonbury on the BBC.

"We deeply regret that such offensive and deplorable behaviour appeared on the BBC and want to apologise to our viewers and listeners and in particular the Jewish community. We are also unequivocal that there can be no place for antisemitism at, or on, the BBC.

"It is clear that errors were made both in the lead-up to and during Bob Vylan's appearance. We think it's important to set out some of the detail around the streaming of this performance.", reports the Mirror.

"Bob Vylan were deemed high risk following a risk assessment process applied to all acts appearing at Glastonbury. Seven acts including Bob Vylan were included in this category and they were all deemed suitable for live streaming with appropriate mitigations.

"Prior to Glastonbury, a decision was taken that compliance risks could be mitigated in real time on the live stream – through the use of language or content warnings – without the need for a delay. This was clearly not the case.

"During the performance, the live stream was monitored in line with the agreed compliance protocols and a number of issues were escalated. Warnings appeared on the stream on two occasions and the editorial team took the decision not to cut the feed. This was an error."