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Losses deepen at GB News as network moves to fend off rival TalkTV
Hiring costs for presenters such as Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg balloon while advertisers stay wary of right-leaning channel
GB News made a loss of more than £30m in its first year on air, as the right-leaning news channel invested in hiring presenters to combat the launch of rival TalkTV.
The controversy-prone channel which launched in June 2021 racked up a pre-tax loss of £30.7m in the year to the end of May 2022, a period in which it hired former Ukip leader Nigel Farage to host a nightly primetime show.
Continue reading...Rupert Murdoch testified that Fox News hosts ‘endorsed’ stolen election narrative
Network owner also admitted in $1.6bn defamation lawsuit deposition that Trump’s claims were ‘damaging to everybody’
Newly released court documents reveal that Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire owner of Fox News, acknowledged under oath that several Fox News hosts endorsed Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
The mogul made the admission during a deposition in the $1.6bn defamation lawsuit brought against the network by the voting machine company Dominion Voting Systems, which has accused Fox News and its parent company, Fox Corporation, of maligning its reputation. In his deposition, Murdoch said that the hosts Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs, Sean Hannity and Jeanine Pirro “endorsed” the false narrative promoted by Trump.
Continue reading...Jane Hill and Ben Brown among anchors axed as BBC merges news channels
Insiders say departure of popular BBC News presenters – with Martine Croxall also going – could prompt ageism row
Some of the BBC News channel’s most famous faces, including Jane Hill, Ben Brown and Martine Croxall, have been axed before the launch this spring of a channel that combines international and domestic news.
The trio have become familiar to UK viewers during times of political and economic turmoil and their departure could prompt a row about ageism, according to BBC insiders.
Continue reading...What comes next after France ends Sahel military mission?
President Emmanuel Macron announces end to Operation Barkhane after nine years of mixed results.
Who will control the US Congress?
US voters head to the polls for midterm elections on November 8.
CNN ‘deeply regrets’ distress caused by report on Thailand nursery killings
News broadcaster’s footage of building’s blood-stained floor sparked police investigation
CNN has said it deeply regrets any distress caused by its report on the nursery killings in north-east Thailand, after its footage of the building’s blood-stained floor sparked a police investigation and a debate over how the media should cover such tragedies.
The US network’s report, which has since been pulled, was condemned by the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand and the Thai Journalists Association, while police launched an inquiry over allegations the crew entered the crime scene without authorisation.
Continue reading...Queen’s funeral may break TV records – but it’s no cash bonanza for media industry
A total blackout on TV advertising was agreed with Buckingham Palace following the death of the Queen
• Death of the Queen and King Charles’s accession – latest updates
The death of the Queen and coverage of her funeral will top the ranks of the most-watched broadcasts in British television history, while newspaper publishers have seen an unprecedented boost in sales as mourners seek commemorative copies. And yet the biggest national event in decades will not provide a commercial bonanza for media firms.
ITV has planned its largest-ever outside broadcast, with all of its channels simulcasting ad-free blanket live coverage for the first time in history. The day of the funeral will also be the first time in Channel 4’s four decades on air that it has instituted a 24-hour ad block across its channels.
Continue reading...Will the EU put in place a long-term energy strategy?
European countries are looking for ways to rein in soaring energy prices.
Bernard Shaw, CNN’s first chief anchor, dies of pneumonia aged 82
Trailblazing Black news anchor chronicled iconic moments in history from Tiananmen Square to the first Gulf war
The pioneering Black cable news anchor Bernard Shaw, who became a household name in the US with the launch of CNN, has died at the age of 82 after a bout with pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19, his family said Thursday.
When CNN debuted in 1980, Shaw served as the 24/7 news channel’s first chief anchor, and spent more than 20 years there before his retirement in February 2001. He reported on some of the biggest news stories from that era, including China’s deadly quelling of the Tiananmen Square student revolt in 1989, the first Gulf war in 1991 for which he went to Baghdad to report, and the 2000 presidential election, won by George W Bush following a controversial US supreme court ruling.
Continue reading...Can Somalia avoid a famine?
The UN calls for urgent aid to help 7.8 million people facing starvation.
Why is Muqtada al-Sadr quitting Iraqi politics?
Powerful Shia Muslim leader's announcement triggered violent protests.
Is a return to the Iran nuclear deal imminent?
Diplomats say they believe they're close to restoring the Iran nuclear deal.
Former Fox News politics editor says network stoked ‘paranoia and hatred’
Chris Stirewalter, who was forced out after Donald Trump’s electoral defeat, says Fox failed its viewers with 2020 election coverage
A former Fox News politics editor who was forced out of the conservative television network shortly after its opinions hosts’ preferred candidate Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential race has said that the channel failed its viewers with its election coverage.
In his upcoming memoir, Chris Stirewalt says Fox News resigned its duty to prepare Trump followers for the possibility that he would lose, instead stoking the “black-helicopter-level paranoia and hatred” which fuels white supremacist groups but translates into big ratings.
Continue reading...Brian Stelter rebukes CNN on final show: ‘It’s not partisan to stand up to demagogues’
Host says, ‘It is not partisan to stand up for decency and democracy and dialogue,’ after CNN cancels media show Reliable Sources
Brian Stelter, host of CNN’s media affairs show Reliable Sources which was cancelled last week after 30 years on air, used his final episode Sunday to make a pointed rebuke of the network’s new bosses and their intention to pursue a more “neutral voice” to its coverage.
“It is not partisan to stand up for decency and democracy and dialogue,” Stelter said in his final monologue, which he stressed was unvetted by CNN management before he delivered it live. “It is not partisan to stand up to demagogues – it’s required, it’s patriotic.”
Continue reading...UN rights chief criticised after China visit
Activists accuse the UN human rights chief of failing to press China on alleged human rights abuses during a rare trip.
Israeli forces deliberately shot Shireen Abu Aqleh, Palestinian probe finds
Israel claims the Al Jazeera journalist was killed during a battle between its soldiers and Palestinian militants
A Palestinian investigation into the shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh has concluded that she was deliberately killed by Israeli forces as she tried to flee, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has announced.
The conclusion echoed the results of a preliminary investigation announced nearly two weeks ago and was widely expected. Israel rejected the findings, with the defence minister, Benny Gantz, calling them, “a blatant lie.”
Continue reading...What’s behind Sinn Fein’s victory in Northern Ireland?
For the first time, Sinn Fein has won the most seats in Northern Ireland's assembly.
Is the world moving on from COVID too quickly?
New variants discovered as many countries ease restrictions.
War in Ukraine: What support do people with disabilities need?
Activists say the disabled community is being ignored by the government and humanitarian orgs