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Quote: Lazzard @ 14th June 2021, 10:12 AM

Loss of advertising revenue, I should imagine.
Like all commercial channels, GB News Is just an attempt make money from a certain demographic.
There's no moral anti-woke crusade here, just opportunism.
I think it's broadcast presence will probably wane, and it'll evolve into more of an online, click-baitey sort of thing.
In that limited sphere it'll probably do OK.

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There's a decent article in Wired about just that, how nobody even needs t watch it to be effective.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/gb-news-launch

Yes, I can see how that might work.
I think they want to be a source that's quoted, rather than a thing that's watched.

Watched a bit of it today
is it supposed to be right wing?
It didn't seem that way at all the bit's I saw and we were looking out for it obviously like watching Fox news for fun

I mean it was rubbish, but didn't seem that biased

Quote: Steve Sunshine @ 14th June 2021, 6:50 PM

Watched a bit of it today
is it supposed to be right wing?
It didn't seem that way at all the bit's I saw and we were looking out for it obviously like watching Fox news for fun

I mean it was rubbish, but didn't seem that biased

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It's only the lefties that expected that. It's supposed to be balanced - not balanced against the BBC.

I watched the launch promo. prog. tonight that I had recorded, and had to smile.

Andrew Neil sitting at a desk telling you what was going to happen and who was going to be on - all with lip synch out by quite a bit. I thought, "good start" and then he introduces Neil Oliver, whose microphone isn't working and some people muttering in the background. You gotta laff.

Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 14th June 2021, 11:24 PM

I watched the launch promo. prog. tonight that I had recorded, and had to smile.

Andrew Neil sitting at a desk telling you what was going to happen and who was going to be on - all with lip synch out by quite a bit. I thought, "good start" and then he introduces Neil Oliver, whose microphone isn't working and some people muttering in the background. You gotta laff.

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Everyone could pay them a license fee of £159 per year and I'm sure their production quality would be greatly improved.

Quote: DaButt @ 14th June 2021, 11:30 PM

Everyone could pay them a license fee of £159 per year and I'm sure their production quality would be greatly improved.

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Sky doesn't charge a licence fee but they still manage to get microphones that work. Having said that I do quite enjoy the ham-fisted unprofessionalism and general dinginess. It's very British in its naffness and reminds me of the post-apocalyptic game show from That Mitchell and Webb Look.

Quote: chipolata @ 15th June 2021, 6:51 AM

Sky doesn't charge a licence fee but they still manage to get microphones that work. .

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Because they know how to charge obscene amounts of money to view their progs. So they should be flawless.

Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 15th June 2021, 8:36 AM

Because they know how to charge obscene amounts of money to view their progs. So they should be flawless.

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You lot need to quit making excuses for rank amateurism! Like I say, it gives the channel a certain Norman Collier charm, but working microphones should be a prerequisite of any professional news channel. And that ident doesn't look great against a dark background. It's like a squashed bug in the corner of your screen.

Quote: chipolata @ 15th June 2021, 9:42 AM

You lot need to quit making excuses for rank amateurism! Like I say, it gives the channel a certain Norman Collier charm, but working microphones should be a prerequisite of any professional news channel. And that ident doesn't look great against a dark background. It's like a squashed bug in the corner of your screen.

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You've totally misread my post and the point I was making.

Oh, and , by the way, as it seems to be a prerequisite.

Quote: Hercules Grytpype Thynne @ 15th June 2021, 10:11 AM

You've totally misread my post and the point I was making.
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Au contraire, you've totally misread my post and the point I was making!

Avec vous la punch up the conque, mush.

Lucky they're not relying on advertising.

I'd be interested to know if they covered the GB Resistance mob chasing a journalist down the street, not least because the mob seemed to be repeating/snarling/hissing a lot of the talking points I've seen on GB News whenever I tune in.

It's a news and discussion channel. They have guests on from the far left to the far right.
Not just one end.
The presenters have signed their contracts with a strict clause saying they cannot give their own personal opinion on anything. That's new.