Rejected petition BBC Commentary free channel

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The BBC should allocate one it's many channels as a commentary-free zone.

This would enable the viewer to chose to watch events such as the Olympic ceremonies, Royal Wedding/Jubilee etc without the background chatter.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

It is a long-standing principle that the Government does not interfere in programme matters, either on arrangements for scheduling or on content. It is important to maintain the principle of freedom of expression which political interference could undermine.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 28 July 2012
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