GB News: From Launch Plans to Controversy

Published on: 5/2/2025

GB News planned to employ 140 staff, including 120 journalists, upon launch. The channel intended to offer streaming, video-on-demand, and audio services. In January 2022, GB News announced its daily programming would begin with "God Save the Queen." In 2023, the channel expanded to a second location in Westminster. Later that year, GB News changed its top-level domain from .uk to .com to attract international readers. In October 2023, Ofcom launched an investigation into a broadcast on "Friday Morning with Esther and Philip" due to concerns.

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