Summary: A GB News host, Guto Harri, takes a knee on the air in solidarity with the England football team. Viewers are having none of this, boycott the channel to the point where it drops to zero viewers. GB News, which leans right, comes out and says his actions are unacceptable while attempting to get their viewers back. GB News was recently launched and quickly grew to have more viewers than BBC or Sky at its launch in June. Now it is down to zero viewers. GB News launch gains more viewers than BBC or Sky news channels ‘Proud to be British’ new channel has backers including US Discovery and a Dubai-based fund https://www.theguardian.com/media/2...ns-more-viewers-than-bbc-or-sky-news-channels Bottom Line: People are no longer going to put up with this political nonsense in their sporting events -- many will tune out. Sports are supposed to be an escape from day-to-day politics. ‘Unacceptable Breach of Our Standards’: News Network Slams Its Own Host For Taking a Knee in Solidarity With UK Soccer Team https://www.mediaite.com/news/unacc...ing-a-knee-in-solidarity-with-uk-soccer-team/ GB News shows attracted zero viewers after boycott over taking the knee https://www.theguardian.com/media/2...ro-viewers-after-boycott-over-taking-the-knee
Spent many years in the UK, own a house in London, never heard of GBnews because its literally one month old... a nothing event. If you are not on the air of course, people don't tune in. "'Anti-woke' channel hit by plummeting ratings amid technical difficulties and audience backlash." It seems beyond unlikely they spent enough money to get that many viewers for the launch day unless they got a channel number between two popular channels and people stopped for a moment, for a few days.