Extra Information, Much less Views at GB Information
GB Information have introduced a serious shakeup of their line-up this week, coming into impact from Monday. All reveals through the afternoon session are being changed by rolling information protection, which means Gloria De Piero and Liam Halligan are shedding their day by day reveals. In lieu, De Piero will likely be co-hosting a brand new weekday present alongside former Sky presenter Mark Longhurst; Liam Halligan will likely be having to set his alarm earlier as he’ll pop up on show-to-show as their Economics Editor. The channel is spinning this as increasing their cost-of-living disaster protection.
Tory MP energy couple Esther McVey and Philip Davies are getting a brand new present on Fridays, along with their present Saturday morning output; clerical tradition warfare crusader Calvin Robinson is to current a brand new present on Saturdays; and former Telegraph assistant remark editor Olivia Utley has joined as a political reporter.
Two massive names, nevertheless, are out for good: star presenter Colin Brazier is out, rumoured to have a brand new tv challenge within the offing. Brazier was introduced alongside Simon McCoy and Alastair Stewart, leaving simply the latter nonetheless on the station. Former Brexit Occasion MEP Alex Phillips can also be out. Regardless of rumours final night time, Guido is assured Darren Grimes continues to be on the channel…
One insider tells Guido the transfer is an honest one, permitting individuals to tune in for breaking information fairly than infinite monologues – the identical mannequin as Fox Information or Sky Information Australia, with extra mainstream breakfast content material and dwell protection through the day, then editorials within the night. Although some employees, they admit, have had their noses put out of joint…
All these adjustments are concerning the channel shifting in the direction of extra rolling news-focused protection and away from punditry. Broadcasting guidelines imply information and views can’t be blended inside reveals, therefore why GB Information at the moment current headlines on the prime of the hour, utilizing separate information readers to their star presenters. Again when Andrew Neil launched the channel, he promoted it as being constructed round “anchors and information programmes fairly than rolling information”. Now, simply after its one-year anniversary, Angelos Frangopoulos has different plans…
