UK’s Ofcom has succumbed to pressure to launch an investigation into ‘news channel’ GB News and its Dan Wootton Tonight show, on which another GB News presenter, Laurence Fox, made insulting remarks about journalist Ava Evans.. The regulator received 7,300 complaints from viewers about the show, and GB News subsequently suspended both Fox and Wootton. […]
An investigation by UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has concluded that an episode of Saturday Morning with Esther and Phil, which aired on GB News on March 11th 2023, breached due impartiality rules. Saturday Morning with Esther and Phil is a weekly two-hour discussion programme presented by Esther McVey and Philip Davies, two sitting Conservative Party […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has opened four further investigations into GB News’s compliance with its due impartiality rules. The first investigation concerns an episode of Friday Morning with Esther and Phil, which aired on May 12th. During the programme, there was discussion about a range of issues including relating to a teenager who was being […]
Following the announcement that UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has launched two new broadcast investigations into GB News and Talk TV, Ofcom Chief Executive Dame Melanie Dawes has set out how upholding standards of due impartiality and accuracy are crucial to preserving the integrity of news and current affairs, in an ever-changing media landscape. Writing in […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is opening two new broadcast standards investigations. The first will look at whether an episode of State of the Nation on GB News which aired on May 9th, complied with its rules. Ofcom received 40 complaints about this programme, presented by Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, which covered a breaking news story about […]
An investigation by UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has found the Mark Steyn programme, which first aired on GB News on October 4th 2022, in breach of its broadcasting rules. The programme included an interview between presenter, Mark Steyn, and a guest, Dr Naomi Wolf. During the interview, Naomi Wolf made serious claims about the Covid-19 […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has found the Mark Steyn programme, which aired on GB News on April 21st, 2022, in breach of its broadcasting rules. Ofcom says it has been consistently clear that, under its rules, broadcasters are free to transmit programmes which may be considered controversial and challenging, or which question statistics or other […]
Ai-Media, a specialist in live subtitling, transcription and translation solutions, has launched 24/7 live subtitling on GB News. The broadcaster becomes the first in the UK to simplify subtitle delivery with Ai-Media’s end-to-end subtitling technology and market leading infrastructure. GB News launched in 2021. It is available free on Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview, Freesat, YouView, […]
Comedian John Cleese has signed on to become a presenter on the right-leaning television channel GB News, saying his show will focus on “free speech”. The former Monty Python will present shows on GB News from next year. His crdits also include Fawlty Tower, Time Bandits and Erik the Viking, and he has starred in […]
Discovery Communications lost £12 million (€13.7m) on its stake in British right-wing news channel GB News. The loss was confirmed in a filing to UK regulatory authorities. Discovery, now part of Warner Bros Discovery, invested £20 million in the news channel, but exited after 12 months and sold its 25 per cent stake for £8 […]