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Has there been any further mentions of Boris Johnson's start date? You'd have thought an election would be the ideal time
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(01-06-2024, 01:21 PM)Luc Wrote: Has there been any further mentions of Boris Johnson's start date? You'd have thought an election would be the ideal time
The Times reported yesterday that he will not be part of their election night programme.
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There are rumours in the industry that his deal may not be as secure as was first reported. Even suggestions he could end up on other channels. I suppose we will know before too long.
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thanks for that. A bit like their John Cleese signing. A load of publicity for not much in return and i wonder if it'll happen at all bearing in mind their cost-cutting drive
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(01-06-2024, 08:56 PM)Luc Wrote: thanks for that. A bit like their John Cleese signing. A load of publicity for not much in return and i wonder if it'll happen at all bearing in mind their cost-cutting drive
At least with John Cleese they got a few shows out of him, Johnson has given them nothing. Poor John Cleese, he really had no idea what type of channel he was signing up for. He regretted joining them very quickly.
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(01-06-2024, 08:56 PM)Luc Wrote: thanks for that. A bit like their John Cleese signing. A load of publicity for not much in return and i wonder if it'll happen at all bearing in mind their cost-cutting drive
Not sure I get this. Cleese signed to do a one off series on GB News and he did a one off series on GB News. It took a while to happen but it happened and many would argue it’s the best programme they’ve done. Production wise it was clearly more than an afterthought or just him doing an hour of a normal GBN show.
I do wonder if it’s been a mistake for GB News not to have invested more heavily in podcasts. I know they have that Christopher Hope one and had a few half hearted attempts in the past including uploading every programme as a podcast.
With increased investment and presumbly success the likes of Global and Goal Hanger have had with podcasts and long form content, it makes you wonder if GBN have missed the boat. They might have been less advertiser friendly right leaning content, but there’s obviously an audience for it and would helped supplement its linear offering.
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(02-06-2024, 01:55 PM)Jon Wrote: Not sure I get this. Cleese signed to do a one off series on GB News and he did a one off series on GB News. It took a while to happen but it happened and many would argue it’s the best programme they’ve done. Production wise it was clearly more than an afterthought or just him doing an hour of a normal GBN show.
I do wonder if it’s been a mistake for GB News not to have invested more heavily in podcasts. I know they have that Christopher Hope one and had a few half hearted attempts in the past including uploading every programme as a podcast.
With increased investment and presumbly success the likes of Global and Goal Hanger have had with podcasts and long form content, it makes you wonder if GBN have missed the boat. They might have been less advertiser friendly right leaning content, but there’s obviously an audience for it and would helped supplement its linear offering.
I think one of the challenges, for their target demographic (broadly defined) is that they don’t tend to listen to podcasts. I appreciate there is a wide range but they have a demographic who are more readily accessing GB News through traditional forms.
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(02-06-2024, 01:55 PM)Jon Wrote: Not sure I get this. Cleese signed to do a one off series on GB News and he did a one off series on GB News. It took a while to happen but it happened and many would argue it’s the best programme they’ve done. Production wise it was clearly more than an afterthought or just him doing an hour of a normal GBN show.
yes - but what was the return in terms of ratings, revenue and/or kudos and influence? Did any social media clips cut through or make any headlines? Was there medium to long-term uplift in the audience performance for his slot? If you can show otherwise then great, but that's my point.
Agreed on podcasts - albeit GBN has an older, lower socio-economic audience than i would have thought generally go for that medium. But this is ultimately a political project and they probably decided having a linear channel would be the best outlet for that. Maybe that's the next step though.
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Looks like GB News might have another hole in their schedule to fill if Nigel Farage is serious with his comments this afternoon about wanting to lead Reform for the next 5 years
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(03-06-2024, 04:32 PM)UTVLifer Wrote: Looks like GB News might have another hole in their schedule to fill if Nigel Farage is serious with his comments this afternoon about wanting to lead Reform for the next 5 years
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I don't see why it would be a problem even if he wins and becomes an MP. He was leader of a political party and an MEP for years and still had a nightly radio show.
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Looks like Farage and Rees-Mogg's shows have officially been rebranded with two new shows in the evening schedules.
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