Rivals plan Fox News-style opinionated TV station in UK

Groups pitching to perceived desire for alternative output as trust in BBC fallsRival efforts are under way to launch a Fox News-style opinionated current affairs TV station in Britain to counter the BBC.One group is promising a news channel “distinctly different from the out-of-touch incumbents” and has already been awarded a licence to broadcast by the media regulator, Ofcom, under the name “GB News”. Its founder has said the BBC is a “disgrace” that “is bad for Britain on so many levels” and “needs to be broken up”. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/aug/29/rivals-plan-fox-news-style-opinionated-tv-station-in-uk #television_industry #tv_news #the_news_on_tv #ofcom #bbc #television #television_&_radio #culture #media #uk_news