In a busy week for TV news, the latest BARB viewing figures reveal that GB News has outpaced BBC News and Sky News for three days running. More happy reading for the People’s Channel…
On Monday, GB News pulled in a solid 78,500 viewers, edging out the BBC with 75,000 and Sky News with 69,000. The farmers’ protest coverage on Tuesday saw an even bigger spike, with GB News soaring to 88,500 viewers – a 17% lead over Sky and 12% over the BBC. By Wednesday, GB raked in 81,000, comfortably ahead of Sky’s 69,000. Their upwards trajectory shows no sign of stopping…
As Nigel Farage put it, “It’s no wonder Ofcom gives us such a hard time.” Though with GB News now making its mark as a growing force in the media market, the days of targeting what was once a small broadcaster may be numbered. Britain’s news channel knocking it out the park…
Downing Street said Starmer opened up this week’s Cabinet meeting by saying:
“Distractions meant our focus shifted from where it mattered most, working every day in service of the British people. People were rightly impatient for change and we had to deliver that rather than talk about ourselves [and] that meant working as one team.”
