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Commentary-free sport via the red button

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  • Posted at 4:25pm
  • 13 September 2008
  • by DoctorDigital-RT
  • 1 comment

Q What a joy it was to watch the Olympics Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Beijing without the commentary (via the red button). Will this facility now be available for football, snooker etc? They're currently viewed in our home with the sound turned down.
Jean Cove, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

A BBC Sport tell us that they plan to provide this option "occasionally" for live sports events - and may do so more often in future when BBCi incorporates an "audio switcher" function. But this will normally be on satellite and cable only, as was the case with the Olympics Opening Ceremony. It's harder to provide this service on Freeview, which can carry much less information.

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  • Posted on 21 September 2009
  • at 9:11pm
  • by getting-sick

I'd like to turn of the 'permanent' red button logo - it 'burns' my plasma....

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