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By *irldn OP   Couple
36 weeks ago

Brighton

“GB News has announced a round of redundancies with 40 jobs set to be lost at the broadcaster amid mounting losses, it’s reported.

The job cuts come after the channel posted a pre-tax operating loss of £42.4m for the year to the end of May, 2023, up from £30.7m 12 months.”

What a shame! Does this indicate the slow erosion of comedy on British Television.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
36 weeks ago

golden fields


"“GB News has announced a round of redundancies with 40 jobs set to be lost at the broadcaster amid mounting losses, it’s reported.

The job cuts come after the channel posted a pre-tax operating loss of £42.4m for the year to the end of May, 2023, up from £30.7m 12 months.”

What a shame! Does this indicate the slow erosion of comedy on British Television."

Conspiracy theorists seem to prefer more chaotic drama, as per Alex Jones.

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By *esYesOMGYes!Man
36 weeks ago

M20

If they’d asked Murdoch they’d know you don’t get in to media to make money. You go in to media for to get dirt on powerful people you want to control and to influence the people who vote for them.

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By *orses and PoniesMan
36 weeks ago

Ealing

Most rational people want to admire success , not poke fun at it.

To date GB news is very successfull and also has a very successfull on line channel to which you can subscribe.

The redundancies are simply to preserve cash flow while it works on methods to raise revenue .

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
36 weeks ago

golden fields


"Most rational people want to admire success , not poke fun at it.

To date GB news is very successfull and also has a very successfull on line channel to which you can subscribe.

The redundancies are simply to preserve cash flow while it works on methods to raise revenue . "

"'Tis but a scratch."

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By *9alMan
36 weeks ago

Bridgend

channel 4 has had money problems as well there seems to be too many channels chasing too little advertising revenue

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By *layfullsamMan
36 weeks ago

Solihull

I’d be happy with old re runs of classic comedy, a lot of todays barely passes for comedy compared with what went before

Of course there are exceptions and it might be my age

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By *irldn OP   Couple
36 weeks ago

Brighton


"…while it works on methods to raise revenue . "

They should give Trump a call. He’d monetise his daughter if he could so will be full of ideas!

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By *ostindreamsMan
36 weeks ago

London


"Most rational people want to admire success , not poke fun at it.

To date GB news is very successfull and also has a very successfull on line channel to which you can subscribe.

The redundancies are simply to preserve cash flow while it works on methods to raise revenue . "

Is it successful though? What's their viewer ratings compared to rest of the TV channels? Can they raise revenue to break even with that level of viewership?

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By *eroy1000Man
36 weeks ago

milton keynes


"“GB News has announced a round of redundancies with 40 jobs set to be lost at the broadcaster amid mounting losses, it’s reported.

The job cuts come after the channel posted a pre-tax operating loss of £42.4m for the year to the end of May, 2023, up from £30.7m 12 months.”

What a shame! Does this indicate the slow erosion of comedy on British Television."

Be a shame if it goes as will miss the debates but business us business I guess

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By *lfasoCouple
36 weeks ago

South East

The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

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By *astandFeistyCouple
36 weeks ago

Bournemouth


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed. "

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story

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By *irldn OP   Couple
36 weeks ago

Brighton


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story "

Guardian forecasting £39m losses. Hardly identical (I wouldn’t mind banking the difference). But you’re right they too are loss making.

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By *astandFeistyCouple
36 weeks ago

Bournemouth


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story

Guardian forecasting £39m losses. Hardly identical (I wouldn’t mind banking the difference). But you’re right they too are loss making."

That's why I said 'almost'. Less than 10% difference

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By *irldn OP   Couple
36 weeks ago

Brighton


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story

Guardian forecasting £39m losses. Hardly identical (I wouldn’t mind banking the difference). But you’re right they too are loss making.

That's why I said 'almost'. Less than 10% difference "

So not remotely identical then!

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By *lfasoCouple
35 weeks ago

South East


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story

Guardian forecasting £39m losses. Hardly identical (I wouldn’t mind banking the difference). But you’re right they too are loss making.

That's why I said 'almost'. Less than 10% difference

So not remotely identical then! "

Being unprofitable is not a new experience for the Guardian. For example in 2016 :Guardian’s losses hit £69m.

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By *orses and PoniesMan
35 weeks ago

Ealing


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story

Guardian forecasting £39m losses. Hardly identical (I wouldn’t mind banking the difference). But you’re right they too are loss making.

That's why I said 'almost'. Less than 10% difference

So not remotely identical then!

Being unprofitable is not a new experience for the Guardian. For example in 2016 :Guardian’s losses hit £69m."

. The Guardian is still making a loss . It is projected to lose at least £40 million this year. The original poster probably needs to widen his reading database in order to obtain less biased or mord balanced information. An examination of the cash flow projections would have been useful.

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By *atssleepanywhereTV/TS
35 weeks ago

Wolverhampton


"Most rational people want to admire success.

The redundancies are simply to preserve cash flow while it works on methods to raise revenue . "

Success is great when it happens but when a business owner talks redundancy to preserve cash flow they're usually facing the fact that the business is insolvent.

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By *irldn OP   Couple
35 weeks ago

Brighton


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story

Guardian forecasting £39m losses. Hardly identical (I wouldn’t mind banking the difference). But you’re right they too are loss making.

That's why I said 'almost'. Less than 10% difference

So not remotely identical then!

Being unprofitable is not a new experience for the Guardian. For example in 2016 :Guardian’s losses hit £69m.. The Guardian is still making a loss . It is projected to lose at least £40 million this year. The original poster probably needs to widen his reading database in order to obtain less biased or mord balanced information. An examination of the cash flow projections would have been useful. "

Oh Pat I don’t. This thread proved something. People can’t help but use whataboutery. I start a thread about GB”News” losing money and making redundancies. It is a fact. I shared it. THAT is the story. THAT’S IT. But folks feel the need to point out The Guardian is losing money (still). Yep I know. We all know. And so what? We know that but why does that have any particular bearing on GBNews? For a start that is a TV station vs Newspaper.

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By *orses and PoniesMan
35 weeks ago

Ealing


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story

Guardian forecasting £39m losses. Hardly identical (I wouldn’t mind banking the difference). But you’re right they too are loss making.

That's why I said 'almost'. Less than 10% difference

So not remotely identical then!

Being unprofitable is not a new experience for the Guardian. For example in 2016 :Guardian’s losses hit £69m.. The Guardian is still making a loss . It is projected to lose at least £40 million this year. The original poster probably needs to widen his reading database in order to obtain less biased or mord balanced information. An examination of the cash flow projections would have been useful.

Oh Pat I don’t. This thread proved something. People can’t help but use whataboutery. I start a thread about GB”News” losing money and making redundancies. It is a fact. I shared it. THAT is the story. THAT’S IT. But folks feel the need to point out The Guardian is losing money (still). Yep I know. We all know. And so what? We know that but why does that have any particular bearing on GBNews? For a start that is a TV station vs Newspaper."

However you did not just share a story. At the end of your post you made a few personal opinions about GB news which many would consider to be derogatory.

On a simplistic basis they are a start up channel and it is inevitable that they will make losses in the first few years.

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By *irldn OP   Couple
35 weeks ago

Brighton


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story

Guardian forecasting £39m losses. Hardly identical (I wouldn’t mind banking the difference). But you’re right they too are loss making.

That's why I said 'almost'. Less than 10% difference

So not remotely identical then!

Being unprofitable is not a new experience for the Guardian. For example in 2016 :Guardian’s losses hit £69m.. The Guardian is still making a loss . It is projected to lose at least £40 million this year. The original poster probably needs to widen his reading database in order to obtain less biased or mord balanced information. An examination of the cash flow projections would have been useful.

Oh Pat I don’t. This thread proved something. People can’t help but use whataboutery. I start a thread about GB”News” losing money and making redundancies. It is a fact. I shared it. THAT is the story. THAT’S IT. But folks feel the need to point out The Guardian is losing money (still). Yep I know. We all know. And so what? We know that but why does that have any particular bearing on GBNews? For a start that is a TV station vs Newspaper. However you did not just share a story. At the end of your post you made a few personal opinions about GB news which many would consider to be derogatory.

On a simplistic basis they are a start up channel and it is inevitable that they will make losses in the first few years. "

I disagree. The story is there. I added a personal observation. They are in trouble unless they are going to be continued to be bankrolled as a useful marketing/propaganda channel because I doubt they can be a viable business.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
35 weeks ago

golden fields


"The Guardian is also losing money and braced for job losses. Reduction in ad revenue is blamed.

The losses are almost identical but it doesn't make as good a story

Guardian forecasting £39m losses. Hardly identical (I wouldn’t mind banking the difference). But you’re right they too are loss making.

That's why I said 'almost'. Less than 10% difference

So not remotely identical then!

Being unprofitable is not a new experience for the Guardian. For example in 2016 :Guardian’s losses hit £69m.. The Guardian is still making a loss . It is projected to lose at least £40 million this year. The original poster probably needs to widen his reading database in order to obtain less biased or mord balanced information. An examination of the cash flow projections would have been useful.

Oh Pat I don’t. This thread proved something. People can’t help but use whataboutery. I start a thread about GB”News” losing money and making redundancies. It is a fact. I shared it. THAT is the story. THAT’S IT. But folks feel the need to point out The Guardian is losing money (still). Yep I know. We all know. And so what? We know that but why does that have any particular bearing on GBNews? For a start that is a TV station vs Newspaper. However you did not just share a story. At the end of your post you made a few personal opinions about GB news which many would consider to be derogatory.

On a simplistic basis they are a start up channel and it is inevitable that they will make losses in the first few years.

I disagree. The story is there. I added a personal observation. They are in trouble unless they are going to be continued to be bankrolled as a useful marketing/propaganda channel because I doubt they can be a viable business."

Maybe they need to focus more on the theatrics, more in the style of Infowars. That was a fairly popular channel.

Although I think you're right, making money isn't the aim here.

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By *ostindreamsMan
35 weeks ago

London

I wonder how The Guardian continues to run after all these losses. Who bankrolls them?

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By *ebauchedDeviantsPt2Couple
35 weeks ago

Cumbria

GB News is fabulously successful, in the sense that its influence on the Conservative Party massively outweighs the number of people who actually watch it.

Financially it is a shit show, it survives only because rich people use it to push their agenda. When the rich people decide they don’t need it anymore it will fold.

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By *ebauchedDeviantsPt2Couple
35 weeks ago

Cumbria


"I wonder how The Guardian continues to run after all these losses. Who bankrolls them?"

The Guardian is owned by the Scott Trust, it was set up in 1936 to guarantee The Guardian’s editorial independence. It is worth about £1.2 billion and aside from stating that the editorial policy continues "the same lines and in the same spirit as heretofore" it does not interfere in editorial matters.

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By *ostindreamsMan
35 weeks ago

London


"I wonder how The Guardian continues to run after all these losses. Who bankrolls them?

The Guardian is owned by the Scott Trust, it was set up in 1936 to guarantee The Guardian’s editorial independence. It is worth about £1.2 billion and aside from stating that the editorial policy continues "the same lines and in the same spirit as heretofore" it does not interfere in editorial matters."

Sounds like lot of extra steps for someone to still be able to exert influence. Who appoints the editor in chief?

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By *astandFeistyCouple
35 weeks ago

Bournemouth


"I wonder how The Guardian continues to run after all these losses. Who bankrolls them?

The Guardian is owned by the Scott Trust, it was set up in 1936 to guarantee The Guardian’s editorial independence. It is worth about £1.2 billion and aside from stating that the editorial policy continues "the same lines and in the same spirit as heretofore" it does not interfere in editorial matters.

Sounds like lot of extra steps for someone to still be able to exert influence. Who appoints the editor in chief? "

'The Scott Trust' Ltd. It has a board of directors.

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By *ostindreamsMan
35 weeks ago

London


"I wonder how The Guardian continues to run after all these losses. Who bankrolls them?

The Guardian is owned by the Scott Trust, it was set up in 1936 to guarantee The Guardian’s editorial independence. It is worth about £1.2 billion and aside from stating that the editorial policy continues "the same lines and in the same spirit as heretofore" it does not interfere in editorial matters.

Sounds like lot of extra steps for someone to still be able to exert influence. Who appoints the editor in chief?

'The Scott Trust' Ltd. It has a board of directors. "

Yeah the whole idea that some organisation will magically become unbiased or without authority if we socialise it in some form or another is a pipe dream that's sold to many people and people keep falling for it. If you follow the donors to the trust, I am bloody sure it will be a bunch of rich "progressives", given that's the bias of the guardian.

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By *irldn OP   Couple
35 weeks ago

Brighton

Yeah but at least we generally get quality journalism from The Guardian even if you disagree with their political position, surely you can (begrudgingly) acknowledge that? In comparison GB News is like the Beano.

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By *ostindreamsMan
35 weeks ago

London


"Yeah but at least we generally get quality journalism from The Guardian even if you disagree with their political position, surely you can (begrudgingly) acknowledge that? In comparison GB News is like the Beano."

I see the guardian as the daily mail of the right. You just have to read their article about issues around identity politics to see how much of a joke they are. Granted they try to push most of this nonsense in the name of "opinion piece"

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By *irldn OP   Couple
35 weeks ago

Brighton


"Yeah but at least we generally get quality journalism from The Guardian even if you disagree with their political position, surely you can (begrudgingly) acknowledge that? In comparison GB News is like the Beano.

I see the guardian as the daily mail of the right. You just have to read their article about issues around identity politics to see how much of a joke they are. Granted they try to push most of this nonsense in the name of "opinion piece""

I’d say they are more like The Times than The Daily Mail

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By *lfasoCouple
35 weeks ago

South East


"Yeah but at least we generally get quality journalism from The Guardian even if you disagree with their political position, surely you can (begrudgingly) acknowledge that? In comparison GB News is like the Beano."

Wow that is the funniest thing I've read in ages. Thank you so much.

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By *irldn OP   Couple
35 weeks ago

Brighton


"Yeah but at least we generally get quality journalism from The Guardian even if you disagree with their political position, surely you can (begrudgingly) acknowledge that? In comparison GB News is like the Beano.

Wow that is the funniest thing I've read in ages. Thank you so much."

You’re welcome

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By *lfasoCouple
35 weeks ago

South East

From 'The Guardian': An article headlined “Police investigating allegations Dan Wootton solicited explicit images” was published on our website on 2 October 2023 (with a print version in a late edition the next day) and removed on 3 October 2023 following complaints from lawyers acting for Dan Wootton. We apologise to Mr Wootton for the article. Last week, the Metropolitan police and Police Scotland said that they had concluded their investigations and are taking no further action. Mr Wootton has restated that the police inquiries have exonerated him of any criminal wrongdoing. The Guardian has paid a contribution to Mr Wootton’s costs.

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By *irldn OP   Couple
35 weeks ago

Brighton


"From 'The Guardian': An article headlined “Police investigating allegations Dan Wootton solicited explicit images” was published on our website on 2 October 2023 (with a print version in a late edition the next day) and removed on 3 October 2023 following complaints from lawyers acting for Dan Wootton. We apologise to Mr Wootton for the article. Last week, the Metropolitan police and Police Scotland said that they had concluded their investigations and are taking no further action. Mr Wootton has restated that the police inquiries have exonerated him of any criminal wrongdoing. The Guardian has paid a contribution to Mr Wootton’s costs."

And…? I would hazard a guess that there isn’t a single newspaper (or news outlet) that has not had to retract stories or pay compensation.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
35 weeks ago

golden fields


"From 'The Guardian': An article headlined “Police investigating allegations Dan Wootton solicited explicit images” was published on our website on 2 October 2023 (with a print version in a late edition the next day) and removed on 3 October 2023 following complaints from lawyers acting for Dan Wootton. We apologise to Mr Wootton for the article. Last week, the Metropolitan police and Police Scotland said that they had concluded their investigations and are taking no further action. Mr Wootton has restated that the police inquiries have exonerated him of any criminal wrongdoing. The Guardian has paid a contribution to Mr Wootton’s costs."

This thread is excellent.

I'm enjoying all the GB News fans giving it loads of "yeah, but what about The Guardian".

More of this.

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By *atEvolutionCouple
35 weeks ago

'Merry Christmas'

Well, don't watch it and stop moaning

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By *irldn OP   Couple
35 weeks ago

Brighton

The i is reporting…

GB News insiders are speculating over whether Boris Johnson can ride to the rescue as the right-wing station battles low ratings and a morale slump after announcing cost-cutting plans to axe 40 jobs.

The inside sources fear the controversial channel could even follow the example of Rupert Murdoch’s Talk TV, which will leave scheduled television and go online only this summer, after two years of poor viewing figures.

The GB News redundancy plan will replace dedicated editorial staff working on individual shows with a “pooled” story team, i understands, in a move designed to stem losses which ballooned to £42.2m in 2023.

Seasoned presenters, including economics editor Liam Halligan, are set to leave GB News, which is struggling to retain its modest live audience and still faces eight outstanding Ofcom investigations into alleged impartiality breaches.

“Morale is pretty low. Some nights they are getting only 30,000 viewers at peak-time,” an insider told i.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
35 weeks ago

golden fields


"The i is reporting…

GB News insiders are speculating over whether Boris Johnson can ride to the rescue as the right-wing station battles low ratings and a morale slump after announcing cost-cutting plans to axe 40 jobs.

The inside sources fear the controversial channel could even follow the example of Rupert Murdoch’s Talk TV, which will leave scheduled television and go online only this summer, after two years of poor viewing figures.

The GB News redundancy plan will replace dedicated editorial staff working on individual shows with a “pooled” story team, i understands, in a move designed to stem losses which ballooned to £42.2m in 2023.

Seasoned presenters, including economics editor Liam Halligan, are set to leave GB News, which is struggling to retain its modest live audience and still faces eight outstanding Ofcom investigations into alleged impartiality breaches.

“Morale is pretty low. Some nights they are getting only 30,000 viewers at peak-time,” an insider told i. "

Maybe they need to hire highly successful well paid broadcasters like Gary Linekar?

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By *orses and PoniesMan
35 weeks ago

Ealing


"The i is reporting…

GB News insiders are speculating over whether Boris Johnson can ride to the rescue as the right-wing station battles low ratings and a morale slump after announcing cost-cutting plans to axe 40 jobs.

The inside sources fear the controversial channel could even follow the example of Rupert Murdoch’s Talk TV, which will leave scheduled television and go online only this summer, after two years of poor viewing figures.

The GB News redundancy plan will replace dedicated editorial staff working on individual shows with a “pooled” story team, i understands, in a move designed to stem losses which ballooned to £42.2m in 2023.

Seasoned presenters, including economics editor Liam Halligan, are set to leave GB News, which is struggling to retain its modest live audience and still faces eight outstanding Ofcom investigations into alleged impartiality breaches.

“Morale is pretty low. Some nights they are getting only 30,000 viewers at peak-time,” an insider told i. "

As their objective is to break even by 2027 there is plenty of time left. To date they have proved the merchants of doom an gloom wrong .

Their website is very successfully and you can also pay a subscription service to the channel.

To most people it is quite an achievement to start a News chanel from scratch. Considerable talent and resources are required.

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By *ohnnyTwoNotesMan
35 weeks ago

golden fields


"The i is reporting…

GB News insiders are speculating over whether Boris Johnson can ride to the rescue as the right-wing station battles low ratings and a morale slump after announcing cost-cutting plans to axe 40 jobs.

The inside sources fear the controversial channel could even follow the example of Rupert Murdoch’s Talk TV, which will leave scheduled television and go online only this summer, after two years of poor viewing figures.

The GB News redundancy plan will replace dedicated editorial staff working on individual shows with a “pooled” story team, i understands, in a move designed to stem losses which ballooned to £42.2m in 2023.

Seasoned presenters, including economics editor Liam Halligan, are set to leave GB News, which is struggling to retain its modest live audience and still faces eight outstanding Ofcom investigations into alleged impartiality breaches.

“Morale is pretty low. Some nights they are getting only 30,000 viewers at peak-time,” an insider told i. As their objective is to break even by 2027 there is plenty of time left. To date they have proved the merchants of doom an gloom wrong .

"

You seem to have contracted yourself here. They haven't broken even yet, so ha e can that have proved anyone wrong?


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Their website is very successfully and you can also pay a subscription service to the channel.

"

I agree with you here. Their website is good at creating divisions, pushing culture war, spreading misinformation and hate.

And some people want to actually pay into their subscription service shows a level of success.


"

To most people it is quite an achievement to start a News chanel from scratch. Considerable talent and resources are required. "

Correct, the misinformation machine has had lots of funding.

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