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Andrew Neil has thrown the gauntlet down to brands
and advertising and media agencies to go live on air
to discuss their reasons for joining the GB News advertising boycott.
The chairman of the news channel put out the
appeal in a short statement read out as part of
his Media Watch show on 17 June.]
He railed against Stop Funding Hate, which has
orchestrated the boycott via a Twitter-led campaign,
claiming there was no basis for its appeal
for advertisers to take the station off their media plans.
“So far not a single example of hate has been
given in evidence to justify the boycott” since GB News'
debut on 13 June, Neil said, adding the only hate
the channel had covered so far had been a
mob of anti-lockdown protestors circling a BBC reporter,
which the channel denounced on air.
“But this programme issues a standing invitation
to the boss of any company or agency that thinks
to the contrary — to come on air.
We’ll look at your examples and discuss them together.
Our studio door is open.”]
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