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BBC apologises to Metallica fans
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The BBC has been forced to apologise to Metallica fans for the lack of coverage that it gave the band at Live Earth.
The apology followed a number of complaints by viewers accusing the BBC of prejudice against heavy metal music.
However, the BBC denied the claims of prejudice, putting the reduced coverage down to necessary editorial decisions on the night.
The full apology read: "This was a global event and we were keen to reflect the other concerts as well as the one in UK.
"We took editorial decisions in advance and on the day, about the times and places we would do that.
"Not all the tracks by every performer could be featured but we did transmit a full trail promoting our interactive coverage where  digital viewers wanting to see the performances in full, could press the red button at any time.
"The concerts were very fluid in London and around the world and there was certainly no prejudice about heavy metal music or any other music; just a determination to do the best for the entire audience watching on BBC2 and BBC1 during the day.
"This is inevitably a fine balance and we cannot please everyone all of the time. However, we of course apologise if any particular viewers were disappointed." |
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