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Prime Time Only Murdoch Channel - Page 12 (August 2020)

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TM
TMD_24
I don't know how serious this is? Is this supposed to be the TV version of talkRADIO?

https://www.politicalite.com/media/hes-back-murdoch-teams-up-with-farage-neil-to-launch-british-news-channel-in-2021/

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RUPERT Murdoch is reportedly launching a brand spanking new UK News Channel in the new year and is planning to take on the network he launched thirty one years ago.

Since Sky’s takeover by NBC News parent group Comcast – the former news heavyweight Sky News has lost thousands of viewers and its reputation for unbiased news.

Sky has been in decline for many years and the UK market has a huge appetite for a right-wing outlet to take on the left-wing rhetoric in the broadcast media.

The new network planned for 2021 is going by the working title of “GB News” and is reportedly set to sign former Brexit Party boss Nigel Farage and ex-BBC political pundit Andrew Neil.

Australian-born Murdoch, who also owns The Times and The Sun and also talkRADIO has allegedly pumped £20m into the venture and plans to launch in early 2021.

Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie tweeted the move: “Hear that Discovery (alongside a £20million investment from Murdoch) are launching a TV news station in the New Year called GB News.”

“Andrew Neil and Nigel Farage due to sign. Taking on the quite dreadful Sky News”

“More people see my rear end than watch Kay Burley at breakfast.

Fox News launching streaming service for superfans - cleveland.com

Murdoch is no stranger to right-wing news.

In the United States, Fox News – also owned by NewsCorp is the number one rated news channel and is a favourite of President Trump.

A new media outlet ran by Murdoch can only be good news for Brexiteers and those sick and tired of the London media elite.

Politicalite contacted representatives for Murdoch and News UK for comment, but has not yet received a reply.
Last edited by TMD_24 on 23 August 2020 11:19pm - 2 times in total
VA
valley
I wouldn't believe anything on Politicalite. "Sky News has lost ... its reputation for unbiased news." Really? Who actually believes this?

Also, unless Murdoch is going to be launching an online-only channel, it's going to have to comply with Ofcom's due impartiality and due accuracy rules, so can't be a "right-wing outlet".
MA
Meridian AM
Is there really enough demand in the UK for another news channel? There is already Sky and BBC. And access to several international news channels via Sky, including the popular CNN International.
DE
derek500
valley posted:
I wouldn't believe anything on Politicalite. "Sky News has lost ... its reputation for unbiased news." Really? Who actually believes this?

Also, unless Murdoch is going to be launching an online-only channel, it's going to have to comply with Ofcom's due impartiality and due accuracy rules, so can't be a "right-wing outlet".


It's how the news is reported that concerns Ofcom, not what news is covered and running order etc.
VA
valley
derek500 posted:
valley posted:
I wouldn't believe anything on Politicalite. "Sky News has lost ... its reputation for unbiased news." Really? Who actually believes this?

Also, unless Murdoch is going to be launching an online-only channel, it's going to have to comply with Ofcom's due impartiality and due accuracy rules, so can't be a "right-wing outlet".


It's how the news is reported that concerns Ofcom, not what news is covered and running order etc.

Yeah, I know. My point still stands, though.
JA
james-2001
valley posted:
I wouldn't believe anything on Politicalite. "Sky News has lost ... its reputation for unbiased news." Really? Who actually believes this?


Looking at the other stories down the side tells me all I need to know about that website and its credibility. Three stories promoting Tommy Robinson for a start. So far right it makes the Daily Express seem like a bunch of commies. I feel pretty filthy for having clicked on the link.
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AlexS
valley posted:
derek500 posted:
valley posted:
I wouldn't believe anything on Politicalite. "Sky News has lost ... its reputation for unbiased news." Really? Who actually believes this?

Also, unless Murdoch is going to be launching an online-only channel, it's going to have to comply with Ofcom's due impartiality and due accuracy rules, so can't be a "right-wing outlet".


It's how the news is reported that concerns Ofcom, not what news is covered and running order etc.

Yeah, I know. My point still stands, though.

I don't see this channel ever launching but the fact that RT has managed to operate in the UK market for several years with only a few issues with OFCOM shows it is entirely possible to launch a biased news channel within the UK framework. Clearly any such channel won't be able to openly state it's views or tell people to vote for certain parties or candidates but it could quite easily focus on stories that they believe would be advantageous towards a certain viewpoint, and they may be able to get away with using people who can often be perceived as coming across badly to fill left of centre seats during discussion programming and debates.
LL
London Lite Founding member
Considering RT only attracts diehards and talkRADIO again doesn't have anywhere near the audience LBC has, I wouldn't be too concerned about a low budget alt-right opinion led news channel that will once again only attract low audiences that want to watch Fox News style programming to reiterate their own bias.
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TVViewer256
From what I’ve been told this is all actually happening - think a version of Fox News in the UK, essentially.

As people have said, however, I’m not sure how they’ll get past Ofcom impartiality regulations.
RA
radiolistener
freddied056 posted:
From what I’ve been told this is all actually happening - think a version of Fox News in the UK, essentially.

As people have said, however, I’m not sure how they’ll get past Ofcom impartiality regulations.


Fox News (on Sky) did for a while, but didn't they declare themselves "entertainment" rather than "news"?
JA
james-2001
Would be hard to class themselves as "news" considering how little of it they broadcast.
DE
derek500
freddied056 posted:
From what I’ve been told this is all actually happening - think a version of Fox News in the UK, essentially.

As people have said, however, I’m not sure how they’ll get past Ofcom impartiality regulations.


As people have said, C4 News manage and others manage it!

e.g. One news channel could lead on Dominic Cummings breaking the lockdown and barely mention or not mention at all that Labour MP Rosie Duffield did similar. Another channel could do the opposite. Is there impartiality or bias to warrant Ofcom intervening?

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