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RE: GB News - derek500 - 17-01-2023

Couple of points on The Guardian article.

I'm not aware of GB News repeatedly falling foul of the Broadcasting Code. There was one occasion where a caption on TV showed candidates for an election, but the names weren't read out, so the radio simulcast broke the code. Hardly serious. Can't think of any others.

Mentioning the reach of 2.87m and the average daily viewing of 'only 41 seconds' in the same sentence, would leave the uneducated in ratings stats to believe that it's the 2.87m who are watching for 41 seconds each per day.

The average daily viewing time is based on the total of BARB viewers for the month, December's was 59.53m.

So the average daily viewing of those who watched the channel at least once during the month is 14m 10s.

They mention Sky News' much higher reach, but conveniently omit its average daily viewing. It's 9m 36s, considerably lower than GB News'.

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RE: GB News - Keith - 17-01-2023

Also worth noting in that article is...

Quote:GB News uses Sky’s TV sales arm to sell its on-air advertising space, the Kiss and Jazz FM owner, Bauer, handles its radio advertising and the Daily Mail’s commercial arm is responsible for digital advertising.

This may perhaps in part explain why some advertisers are appearing on radio despite appearing to boycott the TV output.

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Krede - Krede - 17-01-2023

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-17/gb-news-head-of-television-leaves-after-fewer-than-four-months 

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RE: GB News - derek500 - 17-01-2023

Letter to staff from Frangopoulos. Editor of Piers Morgan's Talk TV show, Ben Briscoe, is joining channel as Helen Warner leaves. Was that reported in the (behind paywall) Bloomberg article?

Also the Ofcom story reported by The Guardian is the industry wide Nick Pollard refreshers.

Dear All,

As our chairman Alan McCormick promised only 10 days ago, GB News continues moving at pace so here’s a quick update on this month’s developments so far.

First, I’d like to thank and congratulate everyone involved with our latest launch. In just two weeks,
Camilla Tominey and the team have made an impact that, together with Michael Portillo, is transforming our Sunday political programming into a serious contender.

As you know, the seeds for this turnaround were sown more than six months ago so it’s enormously rewarding to see everyone’s hard work starting to pay dividends.

We’ve made some key hires. I’m thrilled that Ben Briscoe is joining us as Series Executive Producer. Ben was in a leadership role at News UK as Piers Morgan’s Series Editor, and previously in a senior editorial role at Good Morning Britain. Meanwhile Helen Warner has left and does so with our best
wishes.

I’m equally delighted that Sarah-Jane Thompson is coming on board as Director of Marketing and Community. Sarah-Jane joins from Bauer, where she was Creative Strategy Director.

In coming weeks we’ll share bold targets as we position GB News for significant growth. The executive team got together this weekend for some truly inspiring strategy sessions, so stand by for ambitious
plans, and perhaps even more zeal than usual!

As we embark on this critical new phase, against a backdrop of unprecedented challenges for the industry overall, our primary focus is – and always will be – as a journalism business serving under-heard audiences across the UK.

Our commitment to news, and everything that makes it great, is a collective responsibility.

It’s why every single one of us will join Nick Pollard’s Ofcom refreshers, and why it will never be wrong for anyone in any role at GB News to call out an error or flag a potential improvement.

Our task this year, beyond great journalism and continued audience growth, is to become the sharpest business we can be. This will mean different things to each of you: some areas will see new workflows, or a wiser use of resources; others need more staff and investment.

One thing that will never change is our commitment to journalism which deeply connects with communities. At heart we are news business, albeit one that delivers with a freshness, warmth and authenticity rarely seen in this country.

We are the People’s Channel.

Angelos

https://order-order.com/2023/01/17/piers-morgans-series-editor-defects-to-gb-news/ 

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RE: GB News - Krede - 17-01-2023

At The time The Bloomberg story was not behind a pay wall and the story was only about [color=#333333][font='Open Sans', 'segoe ui', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]Helen Warner [/font][/color]

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RE: GB News - MLehon - 21-01-2023

Looks like various Presenters are being tried out on Real Britain. Today's programme is being presented by "Mr Awkward" aka Martin Daubney who is probably a good fit for the programme given his political background. Not sure though in his 3pm introduction to the hour what "dittle radio" is though lol! Good to see Aaron Armstrong on News again today, he is a strong addition to the News presentation team.

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Krede - Krede - 26-01-2023

https://order-order.com/2023/01/26/jacob-rees-mogg-confirms-gb-news-show/ 

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RE: GB News - TMD_24 - 26-01-2023

Politico Playbook also has a scoop this morning that Darren McCaffrey is leaving soon as well.

https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/london-playbook/pipe-down-please-rishis-first-away-day-nothing-to-sleaze-at/ 

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RE: Krede - Matrix - 26-01-2023

(26-01-2023, 12:22 PM)Krede Wrote:  https://order-order.com/2023/01/26/jacob-rees-mogg-confirms-gb-news-show/ 

Maybe they could dress the studio to look less like a happy accident in PowerPoint and more of a Dickensian work house, that'd be on brand.

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RE: GB News - Krede - 26-01-2023

https://order-order.com/2023/01/26/political-editor-runners-riders-gb-news/ 

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