Global InformationGB News information
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| Country | United Kingdom |
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| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
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| Language(s) | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | All Perspectives Ltd. |
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| History | |
| Launched | 13 June 2021 |
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| Website | www |
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| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 236 (SD) |
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| gbnews.com | Live stream |
| YouTube | Live stream |
GB News is a British free-to-air, opinion-orientated[a] news television and radio channel. The channel is available on Freeview, Freesat, Sky, YouView, Virgin Media and via the internet on Samsung TV Plus and YouTube. An audio simulcast of the station is also available on DAB+ radio.
Announced in September 2020 and launched in June 2021 from studios at Paddington Basin, London, GB News became Britain's first television news start-up since the launch of Sky News in 1989.[2] It was set up with the aim of broadcasting "original news, opinion and debate", with a mix of news coverage and opinion-based content. The channel is described as right-leaning on political issues.[3][4][5] The channel has faced criticism several times for providing a platform to far-right figures without adequately challenging their rhetoric.[6][7][8]
It is jointly owned by hedge fund manager Sir Paul Marshall and investment firm Legatum, under the umbrella of a holding company, All Perspectives Ltd, which is headquartered in London. As of August 2022[update], All Perspectives Ltd was controlled by three significant shareholders, all of whom work for Christopher Chandler's Dubai-based investment firm Legatum.[9][10] The CEO of GB News is Angelos Frangopoulos,[11][12] who formerly ran Sky News Australia.
The first chairman of GB News was Andrew Neil, who left the BBC in 2020 to set up the channel and present a prime-time evening programme. He presented only nine shows and resigned from his roles at the channel on 13 September 2021,[13] three months after its official launch. Hosts of shows on the channel include Nigel Farage, Eamonn Holmes, Michael Portillo, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Mark Dolan and Camilla Tominey.
The channel has been found to have breached Ofcom's standards on several occasions and as of 12 November 2023 was the subject of fourteen investigations[14] into its compliance with Ofcom's due impartiality rules, including cases of potential breaches of the rule that apart from exceptional circumstances, politicians should not act as newsreaders, reporters or interviewers.[15]
Zoe Williams, columnist on The Guardian newspaper, has suggested that commercial success is of little relevance to the channel, with backers of the parent company prepared to cover its losses—£42m for the year ending in May 2023—and effectively make large donations to politicians for presenting programmes aligned with their views.[16]
- ^ "GB News appoints climate sceptic as chairman". ISD. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ Fishwick, Samuel (1 April 2021). "What Does the Arrival of GB News Really Mean for the UK?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Badshah, Nadeem (15 December 2021). "Eamonn Holmes quits This Morning to join right-wing GB News channel". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Butterworth, Benjamin (18 August 2022). "GB News hires Michael Portillo in on-screen shake-up as it receives millions in new investment". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Will GB News survive the launch of TalkTV?". The Week. 25 April 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Mortimer, Max Colbert and Josiah (22 September 2023). "Inside GB News' Misinformation Factory". Byline Times. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Adams, Tim (11 March 2023). "Farage, Fox and rolling outrage: the inside story of GB News". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ Esler, Gavin. "GB spews". www.prospectmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ^ "ALL PERSPECTIVES LTD, Company number 12227760, People - Persons with significant control". Companies House. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ Seal, Thomas (18 August 2022). "Warner Bros. Discovery to Sell Stake in GB News". Bloomberg. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Shields, Bevan (21 February 2021). "The Australian shaking up British broadcasting". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Zikakou, Ioanna (23 November 2015). "Greek-Australian Angelos Frangopoulos Up for High Ranked Job on ABC". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Neil, Andrew [@afneil] (13 September 2021). "It's official: I have resigned as Chairman and Lead Presenter of GB News" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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