[Toy Soldier]

The veteran presenter Andrew Neil is highly unlikely to return to GB News, the right-leaning UK television station that he launched, people close to the channel said.

Relations between the 72-year-old broadcaster and its chief executive Angelos Frangopoulos had broken down and Neil was not expected to appear on the station again, the people said. The rift comes as GB News makes a series of changes to its schedule. It has already brought in Nigel Farage, former UK Independence party leader, as a top presenter.

Insiders said there had long been tension between those at the channel who want a right-of-centre yet mainstream alternative to Sky News and BBC News, and others pushing for a more radical platform.

https://www.ft.com/content/fedd7106-...5-fee48581df13

His involvement was one of the only things legitimising it as an actual platform.

He’s on the way out because their tiny viewership would rather see populist Farage and further right content than anything right-of-centre.

Just proof really of what most of us suspected; the channel cannot survive as a centrist alternative to mainstream news channels, and instead has lurched towards its natural state as a sad echo chamber for more heavily right leaning bacon.

Viewership spiked (a little, to about 100k, let’s not get over excited) when Farage started but has continued an inevitable slump since then with viewers dwindling week on week despite heavily featuring Lord and Saviour of the Cholesterol Afflicted, Farage.

Ahh well, maybe they can get another brief viewership spike by hiring Hopkins next? Pier incoming?



… thoughts?

[arista]

Yes they are all Guessing

No Facts.


He was Live on the Farage show
a week back.


Andrew is talking with the CEO Angelos Frangopoulos (ex SkyNews Australia CEO)
about GBnewsHD
Talks have Not halted

[Alf]

I suppose more people prefer Holly Willoughby's opinions on life. She must be interesting or something?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Alf

I suppose more people prefer Holly Willoughby's opinions on life. She must be interesting or something?

No
she is not on Early.

[arista]

That have just signed up another from 20 years at SkyNewsHD
A good Scotsman

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by Alf

I suppose more people prefer Holly Willoughby's opinions on life. She must be interesting or something?

This thread isn’t about GB News in comparison to other channels, it’s about GB News viewers themselves, internally, being apparently more interested in seeing gobby populist right-wing Farage style content than the more measured right of centre content from Andrew Neil, who was seen as (and touted as) the respected professional face that legitimised the channel. He’s now being shunted out sideways because the viewers prefer the more divisive, tribal stuff offered by other presenters.

What’s your thoughts on that Alf?

[arista]

GBnewsHD is a Great change
TS.

[Alf]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

This thread isn’t about GB News in comparison to other channels, it’s about GB News viewers themselves, internally, being apparently more interested in seeing gobby populist right-wing Farage style content than the more measured right of centre content from Andrew Neil, who was seen as (and touted as) the respected professional face that legitimised the channel. He’s now being shunted out sideways because the viewers prefer the more divisive, tribal stuff offered by other presenters.

What’s your thoughts on that Alf?

My thoughts are that I take no notice of any of them, they're all establishment hacks.

Andrew Neil? You can't tell me that he didn't know about what Saville was upto at the BBC. I trust none of them.

[bitontheslide]

Andrew Neil realised within 2 weeks that the station was a pile of warm, wet excrement. I couldn't see him staying with them. For me, it's the worst channel i have ever seen on tv and thats really saying something

[arista]

TS.
Until Andrew tells us Himself TS

Is all wild rumours?

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Andrew Neil realised within 2 weeks that the station was a pile of warm, wet excrement. I couldn't see him staying with them. For me, it's the worst channel i have ever seen on tv and thats really saying something

But they are getting more staff
and new shows.


You need to watch it again.

[arista]

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by arista

TS.
Until Andrew tells us Himself TS

Is all wild rumours?

Sources close to the channel have said. I think we need to accept that close sources will know more than we do?

[LeatherTrumpet]

he had a row with the MD is what I read

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Andrew Neil realised within 2 weeks that the station was a pile of warm, wet excrement. I couldn't see him staying with them. For me, it's the worst channel i have ever seen on tv and thats really saying something

He strikes me as someone who has noticed the inherent flaws of the modern left culture / reactionary anti-intellectualism that he felt he had no place in, and tried to step away from it… only to frustratingly find himself surrounded by a new set of a comrades stuck in a RIGHT wing culture of reactionary anti-intellectualism.

I feel like it’s quite a common problem these days… to raise reasonable criticisms of one side of politics and find yourself being cheered on by people whose views you generally find repulsive.

[arista]

GBnewsHD CEO Angelos Frangopoulos
used run SkyNews Australia.

[arista]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

he had a row with the MD is what I read

Yes he had a Row with the CEO.
But that was some time ago
Until Andrew Tweets himself
we assume he will return.


All these whispers get TS going................

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes he had a Row with the CEO.
But that was some time ago
Until Andrew Tweets himself
we assume he will return.


All these whispers get TS going................

The thread title is directly from the Financial Times, arista. Perhaps you meant “FT” rather than “TS”.

[The Slim Reaper]

But yeah, weatherspoons news has been haemorrhaging viewers since it started and not even Nigel Farage, singer of Nazi songs has been able to arrest the slide.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

The thread title is directly from the Financial Times, arista. Perhaps you meant “FT” rather than “TS”.

Yes he is in Every Paper today



The only good bit your title is the word "unlikely"



FT makes errors
That I know

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by arista

Yes he is in Every Paper today



The only good bit your title is the word "unlikely"



FT makes errors
That I know

I opened the thread up for views, all views are valid Arista, don’t make me quote Ofcom.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

I opened the thread up for views, all views are valid Arista, don’t make me quote Ofcom.

Yes good to get Views
Sad, you have no Facts.


I would wait for Andrew Neils tweet
I have spoken to him via Twitter
Nothing has changed.

[jet]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Sources close to the channel have said. I think we need to accept that close sources will know more than we do?

Yep, just like quotes from sources close to the Palace/H&M etc.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by jet

Yep, just like quotes from sources close to the Palace/H&M etc.

Quite right

[arista]

A Former Labour MP, no less