Rejected petition Why are Channel 4 showing the Paralympics with adverts when the best broadcaster in the world, BBC, are not?

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The Paralympics must be withdrawn immediately and coverage given to the BBC. We should not be subjected to advert breaks every 10-15 minutes which ruin the spectable of these incredible athletes achieving their dream despite incredible odds. The BBC did a fantastic job of the Olympic Games but by allowing Channel 4 to show the coverage, we are showing that this is a second class event being shown by a second class broadcaster who are making money out of it.

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Why was this petition rejected?

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

The choice of Paralympic broadcaster is a matter for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).

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

Date submitted 30 August 2012
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