13-06-2023, 06:46 PM
(13-06-2023, 05:16 PM)Scrotnig Wrote: GB News is two years old….time flies!
Two years on, GBN from a production and presentation viewpoint is much better than it was on Day 1 and for most of the first couple of months of the channel. You can watch the output and not get a technical issue every 5 mins.
It seems to have started turning itself editorially around once Farage joined. Regardless of his political views, he's a natural broadcaster and his Talking Pints feature is easily one of the best interview features on the channel.
GB News also started the trend for the opinion channels acquiring political talent for prime-time shows which despite huge sums of money being paid is still cheaper than acquiring journalists or experienced presenters for expressing their viewpoint editorially. Whether that trend continues after an Ofcom consultation has to be seen, but it'd be a blow for GBN and Talk TV if they have to axe their political talent as presenters.
Mark Steyn was a huge mistake IMHO, but it's given them a lesson on just how much crankery they can broadcast without an Ofcom reprimand.
There are still fringe shows that for me personally are completely bonkers, such as Neil Oliver, Calvin Robinson and Dan Wootton, but the latter has found his niche on GBN with a culture wars/entertainment hybrid format.
On the other hand, there's been a successful boycott of advertisers and they're reliant on ideological backers to keep it going which may keep it going longer than Talk TV when Murdoch finally gives up on it.