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

[moochedit]

The arse has fell out of the barrel, they're scraping much deeper.

They'll be reaching Tommy Robinson soon.

 

[tim]

I guess he was on "gardening leave" and his contract prevented him saying until now?

Humiliation upon humiliation.

 

[moochedit]

Humiliation upon humiliation.

5 mins "work" a week from a webcam in your french villa. Easy money.

 

[agricola]

Well I'll always remember where I was when I heard the news

 

[DaveCinzano]

"Lead presenter" lol. He did what? 5 shows?

You misunderstand - one of his roles was Senior Metals Correspondent

 

[SpookyFrank]

Man who hasn't been to work in 3 months in 'doesn't work there any more' shocker.

 

[Badgers]

GB News in turmoil as Andrew Neil and producers quit

The future direction of GB News hangs in the balance just three months after its launch, with senior producers following Andrew Neil out of the door and top presenters considering their position.The Times understands that the television station’s increasingly populist agenda is polarising the newsro

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[ska invita]

Man who hasn't been to work in 3 months in 'doesn't work there any more' shocker.

you're missing the point as why this is newsworthy: a chance for everyone to have a good laugh at cunts

 

[steveo87]

McCoy has got to go now, though.
Andrew Neil was the last (if extremely flakey) veneer of respectability GB News had.

 

[Cerv]

3 months pay for 9 days effort. nice work if you can get it.

 

[danny la rouge]

 

[cupid_stunt]

Taking to Twitter following the announcement, he tweeted: "It’s official: I have resigned as Chairman and Lead Presenter of GB News."

In response, SNP'S James Dornan wrote with a rolling eyes emoji: "After all the years of hard work you put into building up the name of GBNews you deserve this break Andrew. Proud of you."

LINK

 

[eatmorecheese]

At least it's confirmed. The longest, dullest resignation ever.

What the fuck was he thinking anyway? Even taking into account his political leanings, this was just stupid.

I think Jon Stewart once said (in relation to Fox News) that you can't mainline talk radio into people via TV, their heads will explode. Fox understood this and leavened it with a tiny bit of objectivity sometimes. This is a lesson GB News haven't learnt, thus going down the TalkRadio wormhole and not even doing that well.

They deserve every failure

 

[Calamity1971]

Frog face has just interviewed one of insulate Britain . Guy had him on the ropes, absolutely superb.

 

[YouSir]

At least it's confirmed. The longest, dullest resignation ever.

What the fuck as he thinking anyway? Even taking into account his political leanings, this was just stupid.

I think Jon Stewart once said (in relation to Fox News) that you can't mainline talk radio into people via TV, their heads will explode. Fox understood this and leavened it with a tiny bit of objectivity sometimes. This is a lesson GB News haven't learnt, thus going down the TalkRadio wormhole and not even doing that well.

They deserve every failure

I reckon he did it because he's a massive egotist, he was going to have his own BBC competitor that no one could fire him from and where everything would be geared to telling him how special he is, or at least him selectively slagging off any critics he felt he could easily dismiss. Turns out no one on earth has anywhere near the amount of respect for or interest in him that he does himself. Even the money men behind GB News. He'll learn nothing whatsoever from the experience.

 

[cupid_stunt]

No name & logo for the Andrew Neil show...

 

[cupid_stunt]

Eyes down at 9 pm...

 

[cupid_stunt]

Frog face has just interviewed one of insulate Britain . Guy had him on the ropes, absolutely superb.

I've just watched that, Farage was a bit lost.

 

[Calamity1971]

I've just watched that, Farage was a bit lost.

He ran out of time unexpectedly didn't he
I liked the smirk off the guy at the end.

 

[Yossarian]

 

[Badgers]

 

[cupid_stunt]

The launch night special, plus 2 weeks of his own show Mon-Thur, Fri being 'best off', so 9 shows in 13 weeks & a day.

Or, to put it another way, 9 shows in 92 days, less than 10%.

 

[Sprocket.]

He can always return to modelling Brillo pads.

 

[cupid_stunt]

The BBC seems to be enjoying the news.

There were a few technical problems at the start but early viewing figures were, for a news channel, good. Its desire to challenge the BBC and Sky looked a possibility, but since those early days much has changed.

The Andrew Neil slot - which has been covered by Colin Brazier during this long summer holiday - was at the beginning of September sometimes attracting fewer than ten thousand viewers. Some programmes were getting even lower ratings.

Andrew Neil resigns from GB News three months after channel's launch

The ex-BBC broadcaster helped to launch the station and briefly appeared as its lead news anchor.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[cupid_stunt]

On 'What The Farage'...

 

[Serene]

Farage probably drove into the studios in his foreign car thats no longer manufactured here thanks to his campaign.

 

[Ax^]

you forget the type of fella farage is he one of thouse daft type who were in favor of brexit whilst have a european wife


he id all self premotion his scrupples dried up and fell off around the time he started ukip

 

[krtek a houby]

you forget the type of fella farage is he one of thouse daft type who were in favor of brexit whilst have a european wife


he id all self premotion his scrupples dried up and fell off around the time he started ukip

Besides the plane crash, he's been all about self promotion and the grift.

 

[cupid_stunt]

This is a good article, well worth reading in full.

For now, pour yourself a rolling daiquiri, because Neil has officially quit, having hosted precisely eight editions of his supposedly flagship nightly show on the channel since it launched three months ago. Or rather, he has “had time to reflect on [his] extensive portfolio of interests”, which reads like the sort of preposterously self-regarding nonspeak the channel keeps telling you it’s against. I believe this is metro elite for: “Face it, this bed’s been shat, and I need to get out of it.”

Despite the huge success of Fox News in the US, Neil was very insistent on rubbishing comparisons with GB News: “That is an easy, inaccurate shorthand for what we are trying to do”. Or as a GB News source told the Times yesterday: “The idea that we aren’t Fox News is increasingly laughable”. You say that, but people watch Fox News.

Inevitably, like its sworn wokerati enemies, GB News turned out to be spectacularly touchy. I myself was involved in a most enjoyable back-and-forth with its lawyers earlier this year over some deeply anodyne passing comment in a column of mine. I always feel the tone of exaggerated self-flagellation is best in such apologies, but the readers’ editor wisely handled matters more conventionally. I note from my archives that my final expert opinion on the matter was “honestly they are a load of pretentious twats … well we’ll see who ends up being right lol”.

GB News may be useless at news – but it’s Britain’s top channel for luvvie drama | Marina Hyde

Andrew Neil’s departure from the station set up as a scourge of the ‘London media’ marks a new high in TV news flouncing, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

www.theguardian.com

 

[cupid_stunt]

The advertising industry's website, Campaign, has come up with an interesting article, with comments from various media buyers, which will make unpleasant reading for those at GBN.

Starcom head of investment John Heather told Campaign

“I think there has definitely been a lack of support from advertisers. Advertisers don't want to be associated with negative publicity,” he said. “Almost all of our advertisers have chosen not to be on the channel and news of Andrew Neil departing will be an even bigger concern to the advertisers still on there.

“It just gives the channel less credibility and if the other well-known news presenters leave on the back of Andrew’s departure, then it's worrying times for the channel."

Another industry leader, who wanted to remain anonymous, said "no advertiser has ever asked us how to be on GB News" and "that's quite telling and, in fact, we have conversations with advertisers about how they can avoid it".

The media buyer added: "With Andrew Neil going, it feels like GB News is going even further right-wing and that makes a lot of advertisers really uncomfortable."

“If GB News didn't exist, advertisers wouldn't miss it because commercially it just doesn't contribute anything to advertisers at its current size,” explained Richard Oliver, the UK managing director of IPG Mediabrands media investment arm, Magna.

“But what Neil’s departure does is run the risk of keeping all of those controversies surrounding GB News alive, and the issues and complexities that brings to advertisers.

“Advertisers will question whether this is really worth it. In terms of the audience sizes and incremental reach compared to what you can get from other channels, most advertisers would say it’s not doing itself any favours as a commercial proposition.”

Another media buyer said advertisers don't have to even worry about rumours of in-fighting and Neil leaving because "viewing figures are so small" and until it can build a "critical mass of eyeballs" it isn't a serious consideration for any media plan.

Others said that many advertisers had already blacklisted GB News, but do not want to make their position public for fear of a backlash.

“Everyone has had those conversations with advertisers about whether they are on it, especially in light of the social-media storm,” a senior media planner said.

None of this comes as a big surprise, advertisers are not dumb, and most will not go anywhere near this steaming pile of poo.

So, they are basically fucked.

Media buyers: Andrew Neil's departure from GB News a 'big concern'

Media buyers warn advertisers will continue to shun the broadcaster over Neil's exit, declining audiences and perceptions that the channel is on the 'Fox News road'.

www.campaignlive.co.uk