GB News: a thread so you never have to watch it

[Lord Camomile]

Andrew Neil already told viewers that they wont do rolling news bulletings, and that the only news they will cover is if it is relevant to the initials GB. So they will be first to tell us when alarming statistics about goat bothering are released, or next time Gyles Brandreth breaks some record for laughing at his own wit. I shouldnt laugh really, I hear the documentary they are putting together about Goves breadcrumb collection is excellent.

That's another odd thing, they call themselves GB News rather than UK News, yet include NI, they went to their NI reporter during on the breakfast show, not that I could hear a word they were saying.

Just peeping over at DS again, someone posted this gem -

Amazing scoop from their local reporter in Doncaster earlier:

I can tell you that when I got here to Doncaster to do some filming, there was a bit of an incident kicking off. And this is the advantage you get working here on the ground and being out and about around the country.

There were two fire engines and an ambulance by the Marks & Spencer's down the road here, and I managed to find out that I believe two people unfortunately fell down the escalators and have been taken to hospital, so we're hoping they're better soon. But you wouldn't have seen that had we not been out and about today and on the ground, and we'll be doing a lot more of that here on GB News.

Holy fucking shite...

 

[brogdale]

Live to Bolton bus interchange (with school kids pissing around in shot). and the anchor asks How are things up North?

 

[elbows]

Holy fucking shite...

Just wait till they get so desperate that they revamp the morning schedule with their new show 'gloryhole breakfast'.

 

[bemused]

I think more people would be onboard if it took a literal swing in this direction, Thunderdomed up a bit

I suspect a few of them will be taken out to the car park in a couple of weeks when the viewing figures come in.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Their ad sales house is 'Sky Media', so it's likely packaged-up with several other minor channels, and ad agencies booking on behalf of their clients, probably didn't notice GBN being added to whatever package they normally buy, and/or didn't think about potential fall out from their clients for including GBN in their ad campaigns.

I would like to think that certain advertisers will opt out of including GBN, once they realise they have been sneaked into whatever package they normally take, especially considering what a car crash it is, I mean what brands would want to be associated with that?

This would certainly explain why the Co-op is one of their advertisers.

This has been posted on DS, which sort of supports my thinking above, I so hope it's true.

I've just seen my first "How the **** do we get off GB News?" screenshot from a media planner at my old work place. Sky [Media] didn't tell any of the advertisers they were going to be on GB News.

 

[marty21]

When Fox news started , they managed to recruit a lot of established 'talent' from other broadcasters , I think this 'talent' had difficulty going back to other broadcasters as they were tainted by Fox . It'll be the same for this lot of 'talent'.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Simon McCoy doesn't look happy, often just sitting there with his arms folded, not a good look.

 

[Lord Camomile]

When Fox news started , they managed to recruit a lot of established 'talent' from other broadcasters , I think this 'talent' had difficulty going back to other broadcasters as they were tainted by Fox . It'll be the same for this lot of 'talent'.

Possibly just showing my superficial understanding of the situation, but I was always a little surprised someone of Neil's 'pedigree' was tying himself to this.

 

[marty21]

Possibly just showing my superficial understanding of the situation, but I was always a little surprised someone of Neil's 'pedigree' was tying himself to this.

He must have a nice slice of the pie .

 

[PR1Berske]

"We're here to speak the truth you never hear," says white middle-aged men who used to own newspapers, report the news on national television, and edit a gossip column.

 

[Lord Camomile]

He must have a nice slice of the pie .

You have to assume, but who wants a slice of a fundamentally rotten pie?

 

[ItWillNeverWork]

You have to assume, but who wants a slice of a fundamentally rotten pie?

Well the internet is full of people with odd kinks, so who knows what peeps are into

 

[bemused]

Possibly just showing my superficial understanding of the situation, but I was always a little surprised someone of Neil's 'pedigree' was tying himself to this.

I watched Neil talk about the project on the FT. I get the sense that he believes there is a gap for a MSNBC 'talk about the news don't read it' type service in the UK. I like that sort of TV personally. Some of the lineup he has is pretty lightweight.

 

[skyscraper101]

I watched it for a bit this morning. It looks pretty whack. The set is all dark too. What's that all about?

 

[marty21]

You have to assume, but who wants a slice of a fundamentally rotten pie?

Take the money and run

 

[seeformiles]

Just tried to watch a bit of it. They spent most of the time apologising for teething troubles while failing to establish any sustained zoom links to their regional contacts who supposedly have the inside knowledge of the real feelings of the person in the street. All this rendered more weird by the out of sync sound and picture. Dull and very likely doomed to obscurity if that 10 mins is representative of their output.

 

[elbows]

Graveside Bluster.

 

[NoXion]

It would be one thing if the output of the channel was merely amateurish and/or cringe-worthy; that could have been part of its appeal to certain audiences. But from the sounds of it, their technical incompetence is sufficiently non-trivial that it might prevent even that. Wonky production values are one thing, but if it's legitimately bothersome to try following along...

Any clips made it to YouTube yet?

 

[cupid_stunt]

There are only so many times in a single hour McCoy can apologise for the technical difficulties before it looks ridiculous, and he reached that point in under 30 minutes.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Odds on if and when we get a Howard Beale moment?

 

[platinumsage]

Not watched much more of it. It isn't that bad, although the fact it doesn't have any news bulletins means it appears to rely on people hearing the news elsewhere and then tuning in to see what Dan Wootton thinks about it.

What? They don't actually have news bulletins? That's ridiculous!

 

[Petcha]

Simon McCoy is priceless. I've walked into jobs that before - on your first day you realise what the fuck have I done.

He can't conceal his contempt for his idiot 'co-host' who is ranting about child porn and the spice girls or something. And has yes, apologised again for the technical issues.

 

[Petcha]

I'm not watching this shit all day btw, just tune in for a minute or two now and then. It can't last a week, surely?

 

[Calamity1971]

Simon McCoy is priceless. I've walked into jobs that before - on your first day you realise what the fuck have I done.

He can't conceal his contempt for his idiot 'co-host' who is ranting about child porn and the spice girls or something. And has yes, apologised again for the technical issues.

He actually rolled his eyes before when she spoke he'll be going home via the offy tonight.

 

[elbows]

There are only so many times in a single hour McCoy can apologise for the technical difficulties before it looks ridiculous, and he reached that point in under 30 minutes.

They will have to consider activating plan B - rant that it is being caused by plotters, dig up the phrase 'broken Britain', and then fake an incident involving a Marxist organisation called 'better woke than broke' invading the studio. That last part of the plan is on hold until they work out whether they can get Nicholas Witchell under contract to repeat his 'sit on a protester and put your hand over their mouth' routine.

 

[skyscraper101]

The website stream isn’t even working now. Lol

 

[cupid_stunt]

He can't conceal his contempt for his idiot 'co-host' who is ranting about child porn and the spice girls or something. And has yes, apologised again for the technical issues.

Ironically with them discussing internet pornography, extended footage of GB News channel has just been uploaded to Pornhub under the heading "Young British News Channel gets fucked!"

 

[Raheem]

What? They don't actually have news bulletins? That's ridiculous!

Saves them a lot of money that they've been able to invest. Although probably not back into the channel.

 

[PR1Berske]

There are only so many times in a single hour McCoy can apologise for the technical difficulties before it looks ridiculous, and he reached that point in under 30 minutes.

 

[Petcha]

He actually rolled his eyes before when she spoke he'll be going home via the offy tonight.

Yep. She said 'I must sound like a grumpy old woman here'. His eyebrows almost hit the shitty studio celing....

And then said 'I'm sure many people will respond to your rant' or something and moved swiftly on to apologising for the technical issues.