THE BBC HAVE apologised to its viewers for excessive chatter during its Wimbledon coverage.
More than 100 objections were received during the two-week tournament at the All-England Club with viewers seemingly annoyed at talking from the likes of John McEnroe and Virginia Wade.
This morning, BBC bosses acknowledged the dissatisfaction amongst viewers, with a response reading: “The aim of our commentary team was to inform our audience and give context to the matches we showed.
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“This year, our line-up included ex-players such as Tim Henman, John McEnroe, Pat Cash, Boris Becker, Lindsay Davenport, Tracey Austin, Virginia Wade and Greg Rusedski. We felt that the diversity of the team itself added balance and insight where necessary.
“Views on our commentary are of course subjective and we do appreciate that over-talking can irritate our audience.
“We hope that across our coverage we have achieved the right balance and have accurately reflected the event, but we are of course sorry if on occasion you have not been satisfied.”
One BBC commentator, SW19 legend Boris Becker, even added his own take on the prescence of Ameriocan rapper Jay-Z last Monday.
You can't be serious! BBC 'sorry' for over-talkative commentators
THE BBC HAVE apologised to its viewers for excessive chatter during its Wimbledon coverage.
More than 100 objections were received during the two-week tournament at the All-England Club with viewers seemingly annoyed at talking from the likes of John McEnroe and Virginia Wade.
This morning, BBC bosses acknowledged the dissatisfaction amongst viewers, with a response reading: “The aim of our commentary team was to inform our audience and give context to the matches we showed.
“This year, our line-up included ex-players such as Tim Henman, John McEnroe, Pat Cash, Boris Becker, Lindsay Davenport, Tracey Austin, Virginia Wade and Greg Rusedski. We felt that the diversity of the team itself added balance and insight where necessary.
“We hope that across our coverage we have achieved the right balance and have accurately reflected the event, but we are of course sorry if on occasion you have not been satisfied.”
One BBC commentator, SW19 legend Boris Becker, even added his own take on the prescence of Ameriocan rapper Jay-Z last Monday.
Novak Djokovic won the the men’s title on Sunday, 24 hours after Petra Kvitova beat Maria Sharapova to the women’s crown.
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