This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition All UK televised football games to have the option of no commentary
More often that not, UK football commentators supplement the ambient crowd noise with a combination of statistics gleaned from Wikipedia and the identification of the player in possession of the ball - something the viewer can often manage simply by looking at the TV set.
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It should be compulsory for football broadcasters to offer an option, perhaps by way of ‘the Red button’, where it’s just ambient crowd noise i.e. no commentary.
This would allow people who get frustrated with football commentary to enjoy the atmosphere of the games and not feel the need to mute the entire audio signal.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
This would be a decision for the broadcaster and not the UK Government or Parliament.
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