BBC bosses found themselves in hot water in mid-August when they announced that, within days, they would release a final version of their doc, Coming Home, all about the Black Sabbath rocker's final years.
But Ozzy's family were said to be furious that the release of the BBC film seemed to be rushed, when Paramount+ were always taking their time with their show: Ozzy: No Escape From Now.
The BBC then hurriedly responded by performing a u-turn and shelved their plans to air the programme.
This morning Paramount+ confirmed they would air No Escape From Now on October 7, which was always the month they intended to release it in.
Then within hours the BBC put out a statement saying Coming Home would drop five days earlier, on October 2, at 9pm.
A TV insider said: "This is a return to the 'race' to see who can get their docs on air first – and that's something the Osbourne family didn't want.
"The tension between the two creative teams working to get these shows out is immense, and it's just hoped that this won't cause too much upset to Ozzy's loved ones.
"Hopefully the fact that both of them air in practically the same week will ensure that the first week of next month just becomes one big TV celebration of the rockers' life."
Ozzy, 76, passed away on July 22 of this year from a cardiac arrest, despite living through a years-long battle with Parkinson's disease.
The "Prince of Darkness" had only wrapped up his farewell tour, Back To The Beginning, a few weeks prior to his death.
The farewell gig – featuring performers including Ozzy, Metallica, and Yungblud – grossed shy of $200 million.
All proceeds of the event were donated across three charities – Birmingham Children's Hospital, Acorn's Children's Hospice, and Cure Parkinsons.
It now stands as the highest-grossing charity concert in history.
Black Sabbath formed back in 1968, composed of Ozzy and four of his mates from Aston in Birmingham.
The music legend returned back to Birmingham for his funeral: truly resting back at his beginning.
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