Britain’s broadcast news services are world renowned for their sober, trusted impartial coverage of national and international events. Arguably, BBC News at its best epitomizes this approach. Now, two new channels, set to launch later this year, are poised to disrupt the traditional style of the incumbent news providers.
The channels plan to offer a more provocative style of news, with some fearing that they could lead to the ‘Foxification’ of U.K. TV news and re-open the wounds of Brexit, fan prejudices and, at worst, inculcate hate.
Gb News, backed by Discovery and several other mostly non-British based financiers to the tune of £60 million ($82 million), will in the words of its chairman Andrew Neil, “champion robust, balanced debate.”
The service will be available on all the main U.K. broadcast platforms including Freeview, Sky and Virgin, as well as having an online presence.
Neil, who will host a primetime show on Gb News,...
The channels plan to offer a more provocative style of news, with some fearing that they could lead to the ‘Foxification’ of U.K. TV news and re-open the wounds of Brexit, fan prejudices and, at worst, inculcate hate.
Gb News, backed by Discovery and several other mostly non-British based financiers to the tune of £60 million ($82 million), will in the words of its chairman Andrew Neil, “champion robust, balanced debate.”
The service will be available on all the main U.K. broadcast platforms including Freeview, Sky and Virgin, as well as having an online presence.
Neil, who will host a primetime show on Gb News,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Steve Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
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