GB News’ strong performance at the end of last year saw it consistently beating Sky News for the first time and pacing ahead of BBC during some peak periods. As it turns out that wasn’t an anomaly…
BARB figures collated today reveal GB outperformed Sky News again last month – averaging 66,129 live views during the 20-hour recording period in December. That’s compared to Sky’s 63,452. 4% higher…
GB, which is currently leading media on reporting of the rape gangs scandal with numerous exclusives, is also gaining on BBC News with a 21.6% improvement in viewership ratio from November to December – rising from 68.2% of BBC’s viewership to 83.3% within four weeks. Head of programming Ben Briscoe says “we are a community and our audience trusts us to tell stories accurately, openly and in a way that maintains free and respectful speech.” 2025 could be a big year for the rising channel…
Tom Baldwin, author of Starmer’s hagiography, spoke to Times Radio:
Tom Baldwin: “I think he’d like to do something. He’s very dutiful and driven by service. That’s why he came into politics. I think that’s characterised his time as prime minister. He hasn’t always sought popularity or been good at being popular. But I think he has some of the necessary qualities that we actually do want in a prime minister. That resilience, that relentlessness, that ability to carry the weight and the job really does weigh very heavily on people and he carries that weight very, very well.”
Jo Coburn: “NATO Secretary-General?”
Tom Baldwin: “I think that’s something that he would be interested in. I think it probably requires Andy Burnham’s government to support him in that and these are some of the questions which Andy Burnham has to resolve quite quickly.”
