GB News / Talk TV

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Mr K

They really need to diversify their output. They all seem so angry which can' t do the elderly audiences BP much good.

How about "Celebrity darts with dancing on ice, in the jungle , talent show,? Presented by Nige of course. The audiences and advertisers would flood back.

I think given GB News's advertisers' location, it would need to be set close to Swansea.

Originally Posted by jfman

Wouldn’t topless darts be more apt given the amount of tits they have on air already?

I think that would have a similar impact on their audience's BP.

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Meanwhile, back at the office

‘It’s crunch time’: GB News bosses meet to avert more censure after Ofcom inquiries
Appointment to board of banker who ran rightwing social media platform Parler suggests channel will not turn its back on radical libertarianism

The leadership of the rightwing TV channel GB News is trying urgently to avert fresh public censure following the Laurence Fox and Dan Wootton debacle, the Observer has learned.

Under scrutiny are a number of incidents, including last week’s crude, on-air attack on the journalist Ava Evans by the actor and pundit Fox, and Friday’s interview of Suella Braverman, the home secretary, conducted by the deputy chair of her own party, the Conservative MP Lee Anderson.

A group of leading investors and managers at the channel, including a controversial newly installed board member, were holding emergency meetings this weekend following a string of investigations by Ofcom, the regulator, into potential broadcast transgressions...

Tim Montgomerie, a former editor of UnHerd, said he expected GB News to undergo “a major course correction” in the next few days. He believes, he said, that Marshall, a committed Christian, will have been unhappy about the Fox and Wootton broadcast, particularly in the run-up to the launch of a potential Telegraph bid.

https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...fcom-inquiries

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by jfman

Wouldn’t topless darts be more apt given the amount of tits they have on air already?

Already been suggested, see post #767 p52 ( great minds think alike )

Originally Posted by Damien

You need to have a high bar to ban a TV channel IMO. GB News will skirt it occasionally but they're not close to being shut down.

The fact they suspended them probably helps them with Ofcom as well. They sort of invite this needlessly though by continuing to try and push the envelope and wind people up, they want to upset people but sometimes they go too far.

Not sure how they get away with the government interviewing other members of the government though.

Well, plastic fantastic motor mouth Vorderman, made a complaint to ofcom before it broadcast, the dimwit not realising they deal with post broadcast material. I don’t watch Anderson’s show so didn’t see it, but apparently as long as he had someone else to counter Lee, it would/should be okay.

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Originally Posted by ianch99

Yes, I had a point as you well know. A TV "News" channel having multiple members of the current Government having shows where they push the Government spin together with cosy chats where they "interview" each other, give me a break!

The channel is a parody of credibility. It may suit your world view but don't for one minute claim it is an objective News channel.

More credible than the BBC & woke ITV. Channel 4 are Labour mouthpieces. Sky News is abysmal now that it’s owned by the liberal Comcast, from the U.S.

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Originally Posted by Chris

Mick … sorry for teaching granny to suck eggs here, but this is a topic-based discussion forum. There’s nothing hypocritical about sticking to the topic denoted by the thread title. You’re being quite unfair to other posters here, accusing them of moral failing when the only thing they’re manifestly doing is discussing the topic as set.

There’s absolutely nothing stopping anyone starting a thread called ‘cancel the nonce-enabling BBC’ if they want, but nobody should be criticised for not starting that thread.

Chris, please don’t lecture me what a discussion forum is, having part owned this one for 20 years, I don’t need telling & if I want to carry on raising hypocrisy, where I see it, I will.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by jfman

Wouldn’t topless darts be more apt given the amount of tits they have on air already?

Been tried already, quite recently.


Surprised you weren’t a fan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L!VE_TV

https://metro.co.uk/2023/10/04/laure...mDgdGldNpUx5F8

Laurence Fox arrested and sacked on same day house was raided by police

Laurence Fox has been sacked from GB News after a ‘disgraceful’ rant about female journalist Ava Evans.

The broadcaster had suspended the former actor, 45, over a string of remarks about the Joe political correspondent, known as Ava Santina on X, formerly Twitter, including asking ‘Who would want to shag that?’

On Wednesday, GB News confirmed that it had ended their employment relationship with Fox, and with Calvin Robinson – another broadcaster who had been suspended after supporting Fox.

GB News wrote on Twitter, formerly known as X: ‘Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson were both suspended last week pending internal investigations that have now concluded.

‘As of today, GB News has ended its employment relationship with Laurence Fox and Calvin Robinson. The internal investigation into Dan Wootton continues.’

The decision came just hours after Fox was arrested, it was confirmed.

In a statement sent to Metro.co.uk, the Met Police said: ‘On Wednesday 4, October officers arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras and encouraging or assisting offences to be committed.

‘He was arrested in Stockwell and has been taken to a South London police station where he remains in custody.’

[jfman]

Poor fella just can't get a break.

Well the arrest seems unrelated to his suspension.

..... suspicion of conspiring to commit criminal damage to ULEZ cameras and encouraging or assisting offences to be committed.

Originally Posted by Paul

Well the arrest seems unrelated to his suspension.

Coincidental timing, rather than any direct connection, I believe.

(I’m sure Lozza thinks differently… )

Originally Posted by Hugh

Coincidental timing, rather than any direct connection, I believe.

(I’m sure Lozza thinks differently… )

It’s actually none of that, my word, thought you’d be on to your pal, Google on this.. you’re slipping Hugh.

The day before yesterday, in a live stream, he had allegedly made some comments about supporting the ULEZ Bladerunner’s, encouraging them to take more cameras down, yesterday cops raided his house in huge numbers & was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to damage ULEZ cameras.

I await these same cops to arrest Chris Packham, who last week encouraged law breaking, in a channel 4 documentary, by climate & animal activists, where is his arrest?

[jfman]

I love the smell of whataboutery in the morning.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Mick

It’s actually none of that, my word, thought you’d be on to your pal, Google on this.. you’re slipping Hugh.

The day before yesterday, in a live stream, he had allegedly made some comments about supporting the ULEZ Bladerunner’s, encouraging them to take more cameras down, yesterday cops raided his house in huge numbers & was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to damage ULEZ cameras.

I await these same cops to arrest Chris Packham, who last week encouraged law breaking, in a channel 4 documentary, by climate & animal activists, where is his arrest?

Whataboutism again Mick?

Anyway Chris is nice, Lozza is nasty, so it's a fair cop.
He's even too nasty for GB News , so that's very nasty.

[1andrew1]

Packham did not announce his intention to commit a jailable offence. His words will have been checked with lawyers first to avoid the situation that Fox found himself in. Fox is learning the laws of the country the hard way!
And even if Packham had crossed the line, it wouldn't be the same cops who would arrest him as Packham lives in the New Forest and Fox in London.

Originally Posted by Mick

It’s actually none of that, my word, thought you’d be on to your pal, Google on this.. you’re slipping Hugh.

The day before yesterday, in a live stream, he had allegedly made some comments about supporting the ULEZ Bladerunner’s, encouraging them to take more cameras down, yesterday cops raided his house in huge numbers & was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to damage ULEZ cameras.

I await these same cops to arrest Chris Packham, who last week encouraged law breaking, in a channel 4 documentary, by climate & animal activists, where is his arrest?

What did Packham actually say? The language used is important. If I were to say that I support the actions of Just Stop Oil in breaking the law to cause disruption that would be different from me specifically inciting, telling, people to break the law.

[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by Damien

What did Packham actually say? The language used is important. If I were to say that I support the actions of Just Stop Oil in breaking the law to cause disruption that would be different from me specifically inciting, telling, people to break the law.

Read more here.Thw programme is on C4 catch-up.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...tv-of-the-year

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A reminder of why Fox was arrested.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crim...-b1111343.html

Originally Posted by Mick

It’s actually none of that, my word, thought you’d be on to your pal, Google on this.. you’re slipping Hugh.

The day before yesterday, in a live stream, he had allegedly made some comments about supporting the ULEZ Bladerunner’s, encouraging them to take more cameras down, yesterday cops raided his house in huge numbers & was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to damage ULEZ cameras.

I await these same cops to arrest Chris Packham, who last week encouraged law breaking, in a channel 4 documentary, by climate & animal activists, where is his arrest?

I was responding to

Well the arrest seems unrelated to his suspension

I meant the raid being coincidental with him being fired that day - apologies if that wasn’t clear..