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  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    shortfall said:

    So, GB News technical issues have continued which is pretty irritating and unforgivable. The poor sound synching in particular spoils the affected sections. The (dogs) breakfast show is a bit of a shambles and the set is too dark and the format is just wrong. The evening shows are much much better. Dan Wooton is excellent (an opinion which won't be widely shared by my fellow cake stoppers - and possible also the wives who are treated to snippets of my contributions here). Michelle Dewberry was pretty watchable and the Andrew Neil hour was bang on form despite wHaT WiKiPeDIa says about him. If they get the tech stuff sorted and rework the morning shows they deserve to succeed.

    Deserve to succeed? Why?
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    Serious question - are they trying to be anything that LBC isn't already?
  • shortfall
    shortfall Posts: 3,288
    elbowloh said:

    shortfall said:

    So, GB News technical issues have continued which is pretty irritating and unforgivable. The poor sound synching in particular spoils the affected sections. The (dogs) breakfast show is a bit of a shambles and the set is too dark and the format is just wrong. The evening shows are much much better. Dan Wooton is excellent (an opinion which won't be widely shared by my fellow cake stoppers - and possible also the wives who are treated to snippets of my contributions here). Michelle Dewberry was pretty watchable and the Andrew Neil hour was bang on form despite wHaT WiKiPeDIa says about him. If they get the tech stuff sorted and rework the morning shows they deserve to succeed.

    Deserve to succeed? Why?
    Because there is a gap in the market for what they're offering and they've been bold in trying to do something different. They've put together a good team with a blend of seasoned and experienced presenters from the mainstream and some fresh faces. Can we at least agree that the initial signs are encouraging that it's not the Fox News UK that the scaremongers would have it?
  • shortfall
    shortfall Posts: 3,288
    kingstongraham said:

    Serious question - are they trying to be anything that LBC isn't already?

    Right of centre?
  • elbowloh
    elbowloh Posts: 7,078
    shortfall said:

    elbowloh said:

    shortfall said:

    So, GB News technical issues have continued which is pretty irritating and unforgivable. The poor sound synching in particular spoils the affected sections. The (dogs) breakfast show is a bit of a shambles and the set is too dark and the format is just wrong. The evening shows are much much better. Dan Wooton is excellent (an opinion which won't be widely shared by my fellow cake stoppers - and possible also the wives who are treated to snippets of my contributions here). Michelle Dewberry was pretty watchable and the Andrew Neil hour was bang on form despite wHaT WiKiPeDIa says about him. If they get the tech stuff sorted and rework the morning shows they deserve to succeed.

    Deserve to succeed? Why?
    Because there is a gap in the market for what they're offering and they've been bold in trying to do something different. They've put together a good team with a blend of seasoned and experienced presenters from the mainstream and some fresh faces. Can we at least agree that the initial signs are encouraging that it's not the Fox News UK that the scaremongers would have it?
    The market will determine whether there is a gap in the market i suppose. I can't say i agree about the initial signs, as I've not watched any!

    Just not watched much tv (not any TV news, let alone GB) recently apart from Cbeebies, football and box sets at 2am in the morning when I'm doing the night feed.
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  • briantrumpet
    briantrumpet Posts: 20,349
    elbowloh said:

    Just not watched much tv (not any TV news, let alone GB) recently apart from Cbeebies, football and box sets at 2am in the morning when I'm doing the night feed.


    Pah, those radical left Cbeebies. We need a Fox News version of them.
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  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    GBeebies?
  • pangolin
    pangolin Posts: 6,648
    BNPeebies
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  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    briantrumpet said:

    elbowloh said:

    Just not watched much tv (not any TV news, let alone GB) recently apart from Cbeebies, football and box sets at 2am in the morning when I'm doing the night feed.


    Pah, those radical left Cbeebies. We need a Fox News version of them.
    you may jest but I always used to be amazed at the diversified cast of thousands on Cbeebies whereas C5 had a girl reading out birthday cards before introducing the next show.

    what could be more leftie than a diversified job creation scheme including employing a "wrong 'un" like Mr Tumble
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    If it was not for you lot I would not have known GB News had launched, how did you all find out about it? who can access it?
  • pangolin
    pangolin Posts: 6,648
    surrey_commuter said:

    If it was not for you lot I would not have known GB News had launched, how did you all find out about it? who can access it?

    Same
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  • shortfall
    shortfall Posts: 3,288
    elbowloh said:

    shortfall said:

    elbowloh said:

    shortfall said:

    So, GB News technical issues have continued which is pretty irritating and unforgivable. The poor sound synching in particular spoils the affected sections. The (dogs) breakfast show is a bit of a shambles and the set is too dark and the format is just wrong. The evening shows are much much better. Dan Wooton is excellent (an opinion which won't be widely shared by my fellow cake stoppers - and possible also the wives who are treated to snippets of my contributions here). Michelle Dewberry was pretty watchable and the Andrew Neil hour was bang on form despite wHaT WiKiPeDIa says about him. If they get the tech stuff sorted and rework the morning shows they deserve to succeed.

    Deserve to succeed? Why?
    Because there is a gap in the market for what they're offering and they've been bold in trying to do something different. They've put together a good team with a blend of seasoned and experienced presenters from the mainstream and some fresh faces. Can we at least agree that the initial signs are encouraging that it's not the Fox News UK that the scaremongers would have it?
    The market will determine whether there is a gap in the market i suppose. I can't say i agree about the initial signs, as I've not watched any!

    Just not watched much tv (not any TV news, let alone GB) recently apart from Cbeebies, football and box sets at 2am in the morning when I'm doing the night feed.
    Fair comment.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,152
    surrey_commuter said:

    If it was not for you lot I would not have known GB News had launched, how did you all find out about it? who can access it?

    You can see it at gbnews.uk - worth a look for the novelty value and slightly desperate air of needing to be "different". Think it's on freeview and all the rest too. I only realised because the launch got reviewed by proper news sources.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,408
    shirley_basso said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    briantrumpet said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Stevo_666 said:

    Pross said:

    kingstongraham said:

    GB News are managing to mess up the audio of Johnson's announcement so you can see he's speaking and they are having a discussion on what he is going to say. Cheers me up anyway. Schadenfreude I guess.

    They'll be saying Boris is being silenced and it's evidence of cancel culture by the metropolitan liberal elite.
    Well the BBC did make a last minute attempt to spoil things:
    https://telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/06/13/bbc-hit-ofcom-complaint-gb-news-shutting-broadcaster/
    That sounds like they are trying to freeload off the back of broadcasters who have some money. Don't blame them, they look like they are Wayne's world news channel.
    I wonder why the Beeb felt the need to do that though. I suppose looking at the viewing figures from last night, their concern was justified.

    As you've been known to say in other scenarios, too soon to tell. Give it time.
    Clearly, that's why I said 'based on viewing figures from last night'.....


    So they're meaningless as a one off, then?
    It's all we have to go on at present.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,328
    surrey_commuter said:

    If it was not for you lot I would not have known GB News had launched, how did you all find out about it? who can access it?

    Same.
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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    The first I heard about it GBNews was on here. My favourite news is none, because 9 times out of 10 it's all a load of sensational fear stories which have no real direct impact on my life. That keeps me cheery.

    I followed the news more intently at the start of Covid, but then it was just a case of repetition and stating the obvious. The best information I found was a youtube clip I posted in the relevant thread. It's of a specialist South Korean virologist who had to deal with Sars/Mers, consequently being ahead of the curve.

  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,408
    surrey_commuter said:

    If it was not for you lot I would not have known GB News had launched, how did you all find out about it? who can access it?

    It came up on here a while ago - think there was a bit of a right on twitter storm that a right-leaning news channel was launching.

    Freeview Ch 236.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    I'm still struggling with a news channel that is openly admitting to be partial in its reporting. I appreciate there's an element of it with all news outlets but would rather just be told what is going on rather than have any news outlet trying to put a bit of a slant on it to reflect their political leanings. I suspect when most people complain about biased reporting it is more that the reporting doesn't reflect their own world view. Also, whilst I don't watch Sky News I'd be surprised if it isn't slightly right leaning if anything so this narrative of the 'MSM' being controlled by left leaning metro liberals doesn't seem grounded in reality.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Pross said:

    I'm still struggling with a news channel that is openly admitting to be partial in its reporting. I appreciate there's an element of it with all news outlets but would rather just be told what is going on rather than have any news outlet trying to put a bit of a slant on it to reflect their political leanings. I suspect when most people complain about biased reporting it is more that the reporting doesn't reflect their own world view. Also, whilst I don't watch Sky News I'd be surprised if it isn't slightly right leaning if anything so this narrative of the 'MSM' being controlled by left leaning metro liberals doesn't seem grounded in reality.

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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,816
    Pross said:

    I'm still struggling with a news channel that is openly admitting to be partial in its reporting. I appreciate there's an element of it with all news outlets but would rather just be told what is going on rather than have any news outlet trying to put a bit of a slant on it to reflect their political leanings. I suspect when most people complain about biased reporting it is more that the reporting doesn't reflect their own world view. Also, whilst I don't watch Sky News I'd be surprised if it isn't slightly right leaning if anything so this narrative of the 'MSM' being controlled by left leaning metro liberals doesn't seem grounded in reality.

    Just look at Shortfall's take on things for confirmation of this.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    edited June 2021
    What was fun, if disappointing, was a really good race on my ride last night.

    Guy caught and passed me on a little motorway bridge and I wasn't quite good enough to get the wheel. Legs looked ripped.

    Chased him and kept him at 50-100m or so for the next 15-20 minutes (maybe less - it felt that long...!) Absolutely gassed myself chasing. Could not get any closer however I tried. Eventually he disappeared in a bendy bit out of sight and my head dropped and I lost him.
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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    It would appear that GB news has already lost one it’s sponsors Koppenberg cider or something. They are not happy with the content of what’s being broadcast according to the BBC.
    This could clearly be fake news though.
  • shirley_basso
    shirley_basso Posts: 6,195
    They did pull out. They were never a 'sponsor' so weren't deliberately trying to be on the channel but their adverts did appear. I imagine their agent did it as presumably it's a target demographic.

    Red faced anti woke trolls who secretly drink sweetened pear cider. Is that you, Stevo?
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,227
    Gammon Broadcasting. You gotta lurve them gams. Or not. Whatevs. Who actually gives a fxxk? 'Cept the gams.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,320
    orraloon said:

    Gammon Broadcasting. You gotta lurve them gams. Or not. Whatevs. Who actually gives a fxxk? 'Cept the gams.

    Gams may attract more gams. Like fly's to a cow pat.
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  • shortfall
    shortfall Posts: 3,288
    Well Andrew Neil used last night's hour long segment to support the government extending the restrictions for another 4 weeks, which is in bang line with received wisdom in cakestop. Not very gammon of him is it?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    shortfall said:

    Well Andrew Neil used last night's hour long segment to support the government extending the restrictions for another 4 weeks, which is in bang line with received wisdom in cakestop. Not very gammon of him is it?

    You must be disappointed?

    It must be hard from him in France to know what’s going on himself.
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,408
    shirley_basso said:

    They did pull out. They were never a 'sponsor' so weren't deliberately trying to be on the channel but their adverts did appear. I imagine their agent did it as presumably it's a target demographic.

    Red faced anti woke trolls who secretly drink sweetened pear cider. Is that you, Stevo?

    Nope.

    This GB News thing has attracted a lot of attention though :smile:
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,408
    pinno said:

    orraloon said:

    Gammon Broadcasting. You gotta lurve them gams. Or not. Whatevs. Who actually gives a fxxk? 'Cept the gams.

    Gams may attract more gams. Like fly's to a cow pat.
    What about all the people posting here? :wink:
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  • focuszing723
    focuszing723 Posts: 8,151
    Stevo_666 said:

    shirley_basso said:

    They did pull out. They were never a 'sponsor' so weren't deliberately trying to be on the channel but their adverts did appear. I imagine their agent did it as presumably it's a target demographic.

    Red faced anti woke trolls who secretly drink sweetened pear cider. Is that you, Stevo?

    Nope.

    This GB News thing has attracted a lot of attention though :smile:
    The snag is it's missed opportunity because as you said they have hit the floor looking amateurish, people will just tune out and viewing figures will go South. I'm surprised Andrew Neil didn't have a better grasp on the situation.

    The studio sets look dire.

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