4Music & ViacomCBS Among UK Broadcasting Networks To Go Dark In Tribute To George Floyd
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deadline.comBy Jake Kanter International TV Editor Channel 4’s 4Music and ViacomCBS channels will be among the TV and radio networks in the UK that will go dark on Tuesday in tribute to George Floyd.
The action, which has a number of monikers on social media including #BlackOutTuesday and #TheShowMustBePaused, sprung up in the music industry and is now being embraced by broadcasting networks and streamers, including Amazon.
The blackout is a message of solidarity in response to the death of Floyd on May 25. Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been charged with third-degree murder in relation to the incident, which has sparked days of fraught protests across America.
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