BBC Director General Tim Davie has apologized to audiences for the disruption caused to the organization’s sports programming but said he won’t resign following the unprecedented talent walkout ove…
“I’m sorry audiences have been affected, and they haven’t got the programming,” Davie said in an interview with BBC News in Washington DC. “As a keen sports fan, I know to miss programming is a real blow, and I’m sorry about that. We are working very hard to resolve this situation and make sure we get output on air.
In response, a series of pundits and commentators stood down in solidarity with Lineker, and other presenters said they wouldn’t be appearing. In the now-controversial tweet, Lineker railed at what he described as a “beyond awful” British government policy to stop small boats carrying asylum seekers from arriving on British shores.
Later during the interview with BBC News, Davie refused to be drawn on specific details about current discussions at the organization or if he had spoken to Lineker in the last 24 hours.host Alan Sugar or documentarian Chris Packham, who have shared public opinions on politics in the past.
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