Another added, “With the #queensfuneral being virtually shown on every single TV channel.Channel 5 should get praise for showing the Emoji Movie. People still need to realise, not everyone loved ...

Channel 5's decision to broadcast 'The Emoji Movie' at the same time as Queen Elizabeth II's funeral has provoked much commentary on social media.

Queen Elizabeth II died on September 8 after a 70-year reign. But Channel 5, owned by Paramount Global, opted to air Sony's "The Emoji Movie" instead, according to Variety and reactions on social ...

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While pretty much every other TV station in the U.K. is airing the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, Channel 5 dared to be different and showed 'The Emoji Movie' instead.

The funeral coverage got underway early in the U.K. but from 11:10 a.m., Channel 5 aired The Emoji Movie, then Stuart Little, then Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, then Sing.