Twitter Reacts To The Wobbly Launch Of GB News: 'Like An Amateur Student Production'

Dan Wootton's first guests: Nigel Farage, Alan Sugar, Alison Pearson.

Way to give voice to the voiceless! A brave new world.

— Ross McCafferty (@RossMcCaff) June 13, 2021

Andrew Neil’s opening monologue on GB News was about how the channel wouldn’t push false narratives.

Anyway an hour later there’s an uninterrupted, unchallenged to-camera monologue by host Dan Wootton on GB News about how lockdowns don’t work. This is definitely new territory.

— Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) June 13, 2021

Dan Wootton has just spent five minutes on #GBNews broadcasting conspiracy theories about coronavirus being a “scare story”.

I’m old enough to remember an hour ago, when Andrew Neil promised that his new network wouldn’t spread baseless fake news

— Sam Bright (@WritesBright) June 13, 2021

With all the pressure of launching patriotic tv news channel #GBNews let's hope Andrew Neil doesn't wear himself out commuting backwards and forwards from his home in France

— Will Thorpe (@withorpe) June 13, 2021

“We are proud to be British” says #GBNews founder Andrew Neil.

Every single one of GB News’ major shareholders is based outside Great Britain

— Sam Bright (@WritesBright) June 13, 2021

Why is the lighting so bad? #GBNews

— Duncan Barrett (@BarrettsBooks) June 14, 2021

Bold choice to film it on a Nokia 3310 https://t.co/DafsQxnQvo

— Alan White (@aljwhite) June 13, 2021

Is it just me ? @GBNEWS picture quality and/or lighting not right.
Words good / lighting not so .

— Eamonn Holmes (@EamonnHolmes) June 13, 2021

@afneil #GBNews sound quality is really poor . Makes it hard to watch

— Nigel Murphy (@njmurphy1) June 14, 2021

Sort your sound out! #GBNews

— Just H (@BagaChipzfan) June 14, 2021

The audio engineers at@GBNEWS #GBNews pic.twitter.com/nxXu8SUy1b

— Middleton 1878 💙 (@Middleton2010) June 14, 2021

Woah, #GBNews is budget. Like, really budget. It looks like an amateur student production. What have they pissed all their money on?

— Owen Jones 🌹 (@OwenJones84) June 13, 2021

Why does GBeebies look like it was filmed on a 2004 camcorder #GBNews

— Emily Hobson (@emilyehobson) June 14, 2021

Why is #GBNews a mess? The design/audio/video are so substandard I'm quite shocked. Its so not on par with CNN/Sky News/BBC. Granted its Day 1 but its technical issues are amateur hr

Don't get me started on content-Covid conspiracies, attacks on #MeghanAndHarry etc This is News?

— Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) June 13, 2021

Nothing says good morning like #GBNews broadcasting from a late night Indian restaurant. pic.twitter.com/eX4uRYjq9A

— David Perrett (@raouldufy) June 14, 2021

#GBNews looks hilariously budget

Also why is it being broadcast from inside a giant PS4? pic.twitter.com/lJqmUflE0K

— James McManus (@JamesMcManus1) June 13, 2021

I’ve figured out where I’ve seen the #GBNews set before pic.twitter.com/ArFB12uX7U

— Oli (@olihtweet) June 14, 2021

Andrew Neil & Neil Oliver delighted with the new set design at GB News.#GBNews pic.twitter.com/Ktw3LeUTm3

— Aye, Shugmeister kin boogie. (@weeshooey) June 14, 2021

If someone told me #GBNews was a deleted scene from Black Mirror I'd probably believe them.

— Dan Gasser (@DanGasser) June 13, 2021

As fantastic, late-night message to the entire @GBNEWS gang from our CEO.
It is private but he won't mind me sharing two of his words because they sum up how I feel about this extraordinary adventure:
"proud" and "team".

— Alastair Stewart (@AlStewartOBE) June 14, 2021

We're going to cover politics differently at #GBNews.

Here's what I had to say tonight about giving a rounded, realist view of Westminster - while avoiding groupthink or grandstanding. And of course not forgetting there is more to politics in this country than a village in SW1! pic.twitter.com/cbfjO2cHMF

— Tom Harwood (@tomhfh) June 13, 2021

SO many kind messages re our launch tonight. I can’t reply to them all, but please know that I thank you so much, it’s massively appreciated. ❤️❤️

My show launches tomorrow. Can’t wait! A healthy mix of nerves & excitement. 🤞#GBNews

— Michelle Dewberry (@MichelleDewbs) June 13, 2021

Good luck to my old mucker @afneil and to @frangopoulos & the whole team on the launch of @GBNEWS tonight.
Great to see a new TV news network on the airwaves & already making waves. pic.twitter.com/SusJXcK2Gj

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 13, 2021

Wishing all the best to Andrew Neil for the launch of @GBNEWS at 8pm tonight.

I am delighted to be on as a guest at 9.45pm with @danwootton.

— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) June 13, 2021

Good Luck @danwootton on @GBNEWS the sun is shinning, England have won, I’ve a hug of @PimmsGB now over to you 🎙❤️❤️

— Anthea Turner (@AntheaTurner1) June 13, 2021

BARB Data 1900-2300
#1 @GBNews 164.4k 1.1 share
#2 BBC News 133k 0.9 share
#3 Sky News 57k 0.4 share

— GB News (@GBNEWS) June 14, 2021