Overview
- According to multiple reports, the BBC removed a star-studded tribute video that used Oasis’s 'Wonderwall' after Liam and Noel Gallagher’s legal team said the corporation had not secured the correct permissions for social-media use.
- BBC Sport boss Alex Kay-Jelski reportedly tried to stop the takedown but was unsuccessful, leaving the broadcaster to pull a piece it had hoped would capitalise on the song’s World Cup popularity.
- The short clip featured well-known presenters and celebrities including Maya Jama, Stephen Fry, Claudia Winkleman, Micah Richards, Sara Cox, Michael McIntyre and Emma Raducanu performing or speaking along to the track.
- Early reactions described the tribute as 'excruciating' and an insider told reporters the BBC had spent time and money on the project; the main accounts of events rely on unnamed insiders and tabloid sourcing.
- The episode comes as Oasis promote a reunion documentary and serves as a reminder that social-media distribution often needs separate sync and licensing rights from broadcast clearance, giving artists leverage to control how their songs are used.