Credit: courtesy of GB News
13 June is the much-anticipated launch date of the newest British television channel, GB News. While the Union Jack might be in its logo, and Great Britain in the name, its sights are much further afield.
Former BBC journalist and presenter Andrew Neil left the public broadcaster in September last year to become chairman of GB News. Its model is said to revolve around opinion-led shows in the vein of Fox News or MSNBC in the US.
Despite being bound by broadcast regulator Ofcom impartiality rules, there has been widespread concern about what this means for the industry: the so-called ‘Foxification’ of British television news. After all,…
