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The BBC retracts and apologizes to viewers: The return of Gary Lineker, our success!

2023-03-12 10:57:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The BBC retracts and apologizes to viewers: The return of Gary Lineker, our
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BBC director-general Tim Davie has apologized to pay-per-view sports viewers after the disruptions they faced.

Football shows were cut at the last minute on Saturday after presenters and commentators walked out in support of Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker.

The latter was suspended after criticizing the government's controversial asylum policy. But Mr Davie denied the government pressured him into the move. As well as having no presenter, Match of the Day on BBC One on Saturday night was broadcast without commentary and pundits Alan Shearer and Ian Wright did not appear on the programme.

The show was also without the famous theme tune and opening credits. The show started with a "Premier League Highlights" graphic reading before going live into clips from the Bournemouth v Liverpool match.

Mr Davie admitted it had been a "difficult day" for the corporation but said "we are working hard to resolve the situation".

Interviewed by BBC News, Mr Davie said: " Success for me is having Gary back on the air and together we are giving audiences the world-class sports coverage that I regret we have not been able to deliver. . today ".

The director general said he would "absolutely not" resign, but admitted that " this has been a difficult time for the BBC ".

He rejected accusations from opposition parties that BBC bosses had bowed to pressure from Downing Street and ministers over the anti-government tweet. Mr Davie said Lineker had been asked to "stand down" after becoming "involved in party political matters". He added that he was prepared to review impartiality rules for freelance staff like Lineker.

In the Sunday Mirror, Lineker's son George was quoted as saying he thought his father would return to presenting Match of the Day.

However, George said Lineker would never go back on his word. Commenting on the illegal immigration bill on Tuesday, Lineker called it an "extremely cruel policy aimed at the most vulnerable people in language not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 1930s".

His suspension on Friday sparked a wider debate about the BBC's impartiality and the government's asylum policy. It also led to an unprecedented day of unrest at the BBC.

On a day that should have featured football programs from morning to evening on TV and radio, the BBC was forced to air repeats of programs or play podcasts on Radio 5 Live to fill the gaps in the schedule.


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