Channel 4 confirms The Inbetweeners was removed from YouTube due to change of rights

Fans speculated over whether the show was removed for potentially offensive content - but this is not the case 
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George Fenwick11 June 2020

The Inbetweeners has been removed from YouTube due to a change of rights in the UK.

Fans noticed the much-loved sitcom had been removed from the video platform, prompting rumours on social media that it had been taken down due to its content.

Social media users believed it may have followed shows such as Little Britain and Bo’ Selecta, which have been removed from streaming services due to their racially insensitive content.

However, Channel 4 has confirmed The Inbetweeners, which is still available on its streaming platform All 4 as well as Britbox, was removed from YouTube due to a change in the ownership of the rights outside of the UK.

Channel 4

“The rights owner of The Inbetweeners (outside the UK) has changed from DRG to Banijay Group, so the standalone YouTube channel showing The Inbetweeners content has been taken down for the time being,” Channel 4 said in a statement issued to Standard Online.

“The Inbetweeners full episodes are still available on All 4.”

Banijay Group is a French-based global production and distribution company that owns the rights to global shows such as Norway’s Occupied and France’s Versailles.

The rumours around The Inbetweeners’ disappearance followed the removal of Little Britain from BBC iPlayer and Netflix due to the use of blackface by comedians Matt Lucas and David Walliams.

Meanwhile, Ant and Dec apologised on Wednesday for performing in blackface during an old sketch on Saturday Night Takeaway.

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