Or maybe not
On top of that, Paul Marshall, one of those looking on as his money is sprayed up the wall, has apparently decided to join the bidding war for the bundle containing the increasingly desperate and downmarket Telegraph and the increasingly alt-right Spectator magazine. As a result, he is, it seems, about to quit the board of the company that owns the broadcaster.
This from Sky News: “Sir Paul Marshall, the hedge fund tycoon, is preparing to step down from the board of GB News' parent company as he eyes a renewed bid to acquire The Daily Telegraph. Sky News has learned that Sir Paul, the co-founder of Marshall Wace and largest shareholder in the television news channel, is expected to hand over his board seat at All Perspectives to Lord Agnew, chair of the UnHerd Ventures vehicle”.
Do go on. “The potential board changes at All Perspectives come as GB News prepares to make an unspecified number of job cuts as part of a corporate reorganisation. Employees were informed about a round of prospective redundancies at a meeting on Tuesday, according to insiders”.
There was more. “GB News remains heavily loss-making, although it has been gaining momentum with its audience figures in recent months, boosted in particular by the former UKIP leader Nigel Farage's role as a presenter on the channel”. The Mr Thirsty effect. But there was a downside.
So who might be for the chop? Hmmm, that’s an interesting one. Farage they need for brand recognition, as well as his ability to talk well, but lie badly. After economics editor Liam Halligan left, other specialist pundits may follow - those like the low moaning sound of “royal” specialist Angela Levin, and former replacement teaboy to the Great Guido, Tom Harwood.
Maybe some of those Tory MPs, whose presence suggests there is a more serious connection between The Blue Team and GB News, could be for the chop. Or former Tory MPs, like 30p Lee Anderson. After it was revealed by Byline Times - small wonder the likes of The Great Guido hate them - that the Government is spraying taxpayers’ money up the wall on GB News advertising, there may have to be even more cuts if that tap is turned off.
How much taxpayer money? “Despite GB News often platforming racists and conspiracy theorists, and facing record numbers of Ofcom investigations, more than £1 million of UK taxpayer money has been spent on almost 10,500 ads since the channel launched in summer 2021”. That much.
So far, the official stance is to talk up the broadcaster’s prospects. Last December, “Angelos Frangopoulos, GB News' chief executive, said: ‘GB News is in an accelerated growth phase, beating targets across its platforms. We are always evaluating strategic and investment opportunities.’” Very brave words, Minister. Brave but utterly futile. GB News is bust.
They thought they’d won the war when the Murdochs pulled the plug on TalkTV. The reality was that they were next. Just rejoice at that news.
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12 comments:
"Lord" David "Fuckapigshead" Cameron can give "advice" on a "good investment":
Encourage a war in Ukraine, sell more killing weapons, and feed more hapless Ukrainians into the killing fields. All "without losing a single American life". He didn't mention British lives, presumably based on the strength of the dollar versus the pound. This hasn't fazed Quisling "Labour", who have just announced they will increase the annual "defence" "investment" to 2.5%.
So pay up, mugs. Someone has to help fund the Pentagon cowboy homicidal loonies instead of homes, health, education and civilised life.
GF and GBN?.... Pffffttt....a mere bagatelle of propaganda clerks and wannabe Nazis.
Funny seeing Paul Staines and 'an accelerated growth phase' in the same post. And isn't 'an accelerated growth phase' what Staines's doppelganger, Mr Creosote, was in during the last few moments of *his* existence?
'Just warn more leetle waffer theen meent' will probably be enough to see both GBNews and Staines off, with any luck.
Waiter!
People talk about GB News.
They don't talk about Zelo Street.
Oh I do hope they’ll retain Martin Daubney all over the wall, that Christie’s wanker, twinkly Tom the teaboy and Emily haddockpants they are so pisspoor and self righteous I can’t imagine any of them could find employment elsewhere- save twerky Tom daddys Favrent boy no doubt his pitch down the dilly is being kept warm.
Are you getting sponsored by quotation marks?
20:52.
Better than sponsorship by a Yank fast vomit "hamburger" chain.
Anonymous 18.42,
People talk about chem trails, Katie Price and haemorrhoidal artery ligation, you sour fuck.
Your point is?
Although when they do talk about GBN they do so in the way they might talk of seeing a new deposit of vomit in the street, or treading in dog shit.
GBN is always as welcome as discovering you have incurable bowel cancer - you may talk about it, but it is never good nor going to get any better.
What a nasty comment Bertie. Haemorrhoidal artery ligation isn't half as bad as Katie Price singing.
Burlington Binky
Now gone all swearky
His temper all gone in a sulk
He lost his long words
Replaced as he sweared
And fled in a foot stamping bulk.
Anonymous at 18.42. Lol! I wonder if he’ll come back with some witty response.
Far right propagandists sacked.
Oh how we larfed and larfed and larfed.
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