New Alternative News Channel "GB News" chaired by Andrew Neil launching - read OP before posting

Exactly.

We're still taking about world war 2 as well, didn't mean it was a positive thing.

Was farage back on air tonight?

I'd be more worried if it was doing well.

Neil more than likely not coming back, viewer numbers crashing, absolutely nobodies on as "guests"

Will it make the new year? My guess is no.

They're definitely not leaving ad breaks empty so they can hold out for 'better advertisers' because I saw a Cash for Gold firm advertising on it the other night so they're pretty much down the bottom of the barrel at this point. It cant be too long until they're advertising 'British Psychics Live' and sex phonelines.

If they are selling slots to Cash for Gold companies Id say their advertising sales department is in absolute carnage at this point. And they're the folk who are supposed to be bringing in the revenue to pay the weekly wages of the 120+ employees.

Talk Radio/Talksport have a history of employing those that others won't and seeking the controversial. Keys and Gray after they left Sky for instance.

Part of GBNs problem is that they convinced themselves they were the only voice in a market that already had outlets. Lots of them.

No I think the fact is that TV is still very influential despite those that say that it's all happening online nowadays.

There is nothing like LBC or Talk Radio on Television, but there is now.

If one really believes in democracy you'd wouldn't try to shut anyone down unless they are being extreme, and I don't think GBNews is extreme.

I'd rather see GBNews exist and ya'll take the piss of it than it didn't exist at all.

There is noting worse than biased media and I think it's a good thing that we now have an opposing channel to the norm, even if they are biased as well.

There is no such thing as a complexly unbiased news channels. So the only option left if multiple biased news channels.

I have no problem whatsoever with anyone disagreeing with anything, but I do have a problem with those who wish to shut down a channel because it's the opposite of where their political opinions lie. That's the kind of attitude everyone should be worried about.

I would only personally back GBnews on the basis that it is an alternative to the msm. I agree the ratings are crap and it's production has been woeful, but I don't think it's entirely crap. It's funny because the whole point of it is to raise issues that are ignored in other msm and afaic it is fulfilling it's purpose in that regard. One can say it's all so right wingy, but so what. What's the point in trying to drown out the opinions of right wingers. Fight with them if you are so right, you'd think you'd value the opportunity to do so.

I think that the direction any country goes is, in a democracy, is based off opinions of those in the middle ground, i.e, those that aren't committed right or left wingers. I'd be one of those people. I'm not a lefty, i'm not a rightly. It all depends, at the time. Fight it out but don't try to shut anyone down.

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"It's funny because the whole point of it is to raise issues that are ignored in other msm and afaic it is fulfilling it's purpose in that regard."

What issues are being ignored by other msm but being raised by GB "news"?

No one is shutting anything down. Don't be so weak minded. GBeebies is failing under the weight of its own insignificance because the investors thought, or were led to believe, that they were onto a good grift. But they've found out that there just isn't an audience out there for the shite that this channel is peddling.