MX23RW : Thursday, January 30 01:06:38| >> :120:21986:21986:
General view of St james' Park

Newcastle United

BBC inadvertently brands Newcastle United players "scum"

By , Editor-in-chief
The BBC apologises after a subtitling error leads to Newcastle United players being referred to as "black and white scum" during Match of the Day.

The BBC has apologised for an "unfortunate" error after it accidentally branded Newcastle United players "black and white scum".

The error came in the subtitles for Match of the Day's coverage of the Magpies' 1-1 home draw with Liverpool on Sunday.

The subtitling software accidentally substituted the word "comma" with the word "scum" during remarks about Reds striker Daniel Sturridge.


A BBC spokeswoman said: "Our live subtitling service is normally very accurate and makes our content much more accessible, but there are times when unfortunate errors occur."

Newcastle have made a decent start to life back in the Premier League, taking 10 points from their opening seven games to sit ninth in the table.

ID:308702: cacheID:308702:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2274:
Written by
Neil Wilkes 
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Newcastle United's English owner Mike Ashley applauds as he waits for the kick off in the English Premier League football match between Newcastle United and West Ham United at St James Park, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, north east England on May 24, 2015
Read Next:
Potential Newcastle investor revealed?
>
Read more about Daniel Sturridge Off The Pitch