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

[Shellee]

I saw this a wrinkly forum I sometimes visit. There were the usual opinions on being unpatriotic, undemocratic, hypocritical, no loss etc etc…..
It made me angry , blood pressure rising……

Mark Dolan on Hilary Mantel

 

[AmateurAgitator]

This is good news, but unfortunately alot of people do watch the YouTube channel:

Nigel Farage's GB News show loses over half its viewers in just two weeks

He was brought in back in July to help boost ratings.

metro.co.uk

 

[Storm Fox]

This is good news, but unfortunately alot of people do watch the YouTube channel:

Nigel Farage's GB News show loses over half its viewers in just two weeks

He was brought in back in July to help boost ratings.

metro.co.uk

Currently all 513 of them

 

[cupid_stunt]

BARB makes two sets of figures available to the general public, the standard weekly TV viewing only figures, and the 4 week figures, which includes viewing online, as you can see youtube doesn't help the GB News figures much.

[w/e 29/8/21]


It's not only that they are viewed by just over 2m households across 4-weeks, but their average daily minutes is well below both Sky & the BBC News channel too.

 

[cupid_stunt]

The Daily Express is up to it again...


The claim comes because of almost 90% voting for him, out of just over 2,000 people, in an online poll, hosted by, err, the Express.

I doubt the moron will take-up GBN's offer, he's not that dumb, which is a shame, as it would be nice to see his future career killed off by jumping on the sinking ship.

 

[two sheds]

Piers Morgan fans desperate is something I think we can all agree on.

 

[ska invita]

average GB news watch time: 20 seconds

20 seconds to comply


i got 21 seconds to go.....did you see me one the video, oh no

 

[andysays]

This is good news, but unfortunately alot of people do watch the YouTube channel:

Nigel Farage's GB News show loses over half its viewers in just two weeks

He was brought in back in July to help boost ratings.

metro.co.uk

I don’t know how the YouTube algorithm works, but I regularly get recommended stuff to watch from that channel, usually featuring that Neil Oliver twat.

 

[cupid_stunt]

 

[AmateurAgitator]

Currently all 513 of them

They've got about 250K subscribers, which is very good for a new channel and their videos do get a significant amount of views, especially Farage and Neil Oliver.

 

[8ball]

I’m finding it something of a guilty pleasure at the moment. A couple of funny “passes to video” from Farage in the last half hour where said video did not materialise.

Somewhat perplexed by one of the advertisers being a suicide charity but frankly unsurprised by that second hand car dealership from Bridgend..

They are fucking livid at the idea of shelling out a few quid for social care.

 

[Hollis]

I watched 'Farage' last night - good Alan Partridge parody - OK viewing if you're in the mood, but complete nonsense.

 

[Teaboy]

I don’t know how the YouTube algorithm works, but I regularly get recommended stuff to watch from that channel, usually featuring that Neil Oliver twat.

You can just tell Youtube not to recommend a channel to you. Just press those vertical line of dots next to teh video description.

I get some right weird right wing news stuff turn up which is clearly nothing like anything I watch. I'm sure its all paid for stuff being pushed.

 

[andysays]

You can just tell Youtube not to recommend a channel to you. Just press those vertical line of dots next to teh video description.

I get some right weird right wing news stuff turn up which is clearly nothing like anything I watch. I'm sure its all paid for stuff being pushed.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I actually discovered that function myself quite recently (is it a recent thing, or have I just not noticed it before?), but I haven't decided if I want to watch at least one of them first for "research purposes" before "banning" them from my recommends.

It may well be paid for stuff, as you suggest.

 

[Funky_monks]

And, now over to Alex Jones...

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(sorry for re-post from the covid meme thread, but not everyone following this thread, will be following that one, and it fitted well under Badgers' post)

Apparently, not just confined to loons in the states. A rep has told me that it's becoming increasingly difficult to get hold of Ivomec (Cattle and Sheep), which is slightly baffling, because in theory, you need a holding number to buy it.

 

[Ax^]

so is GB News just people shouting about the Churchill charity wokeness today

so easily distracted from the NI rise...

 

[equationgirl]

Thanks for the suggestion.

I actually discovered that function myself quite recently (is it a recent thing, or have I just not noticed it before?), but I haven't decided if I want to watch at least one of them first for "research purposes" before "banning" them from my recommends.

It may well be paid for stuff, as you suggest.

There's been a change in the algorithm recently, as some of the channels I watch keep mentioning it. So as well as being subscribed, you all need to click on the bell icon under videos to be sure you will see the latest ones.

 

[andysays]

There's been a change in the algorithm recently, as some of the channels I watch keep mentioning it. So as well as being subscribed, you all need to click on the bell icon under videos to be sure you will see the latest ones.

Not sure I'll do that for the GBN channel, but thanks for the general heads up.

 

[marty21]

Saw an ad for GBnews on a hill, when I was driving on the M40 yesterday, picture of the Farage next to it. Mrs21 said there was some graffiti scrawled over it , probably abusive (hopefully abusive)

 

[DaveCinzano]

Saw an ad for GBnews on a hill, when I was driving on the M40 yesterday, picture of the Farage next to it. Mrs21 said there was some graffiti scrawled over it , probably abusive (hopefully abusive)

Am I the only one hearing this sung in the manner of a Gilbert and Sullivan song?

 

[marty21]

Am I the only one hearing this sung in the manner of a Gilbert and Sullivan song?

I was dressed like an extra in The Mikado as I was driving tbf

 

[MickiQ]

Somewhat perplexed by one of the advertisers being a suicide charity but frankly unsurprised by that second hand car dealership from Bridgend..

It must be getting to the point where they are so cheap, the local ice cream van can afford to advertise on them

 

[DaveCinzano]

I was dressed like an extra in The Mikado as I was driving tbf

As

He

Was

Driiiiiii-viiiing

(TBF)

TBF!

 

[DaveCinzano]

It must be getting to the point where they are so cheap, the local ice cream van can afford to advertise on them

I think they're so low rent Horace Batchelor would turn his nose up at them.

 

[fucthest8]

Saw an ad for GBnews on a hill, when I was driving on the M40 yesterday, picture of the Farage next to it. Mrs21 said there was some graffiti scrawled over it , probably abusive (hopefully abusive)

Am I the only one hearing this sung in the manner of a Gilbert and Sullivan song?

Chorus: hopefully abusive!
Now give three cheers and three cheers more &c

 

[DaveCinzano]

Chorus: hopefully abusive!
Now give three cheers and three cheers more &c

I always knew that the techno was just a subterfuge!

 

[8ball]

It must be getting to the point where they are so cheap, the local ice cream van can afford to advertise on them

I wonder how well they vet their ads in terms of being in line with their ‘values’…

 

[two sheds]

It must be getting to the point where they are so cheap, the local ice cream van can afford to advertise on them

Doubtful, ice cream profits are wafer thin at the moment

 

[MickiQ]

I wonder how well they vet their ads in terms of being in line with their ‘values’…

That's where they have a massive advantage they clearly don't have any.

 

[marty21]

It must be getting to the point where they are so cheap, the local ice cream van can afford to advertise on them

It'll be like those curry house ads at the cinema in the 80s, a local curry place would recommend you pop in after the film .