TalkTV’s shift to online only is a moment of reckoning for the two broadcasting upstarts
In April 2021 the boss of the Murdoch-owned News UK, Rebekah Brooks, wrote in an internal letter that “it was not commercially viable” to launch a traditional news channel. Then, in April 2022, the company launched TalkTV.
As it closes and moves online on Monday, after a reported loss of at least £90m since it launched, those backing its main rival GB News may look on the TV channel’s demise with glee. But experts argue that the move marks a moment of reckoning for the broadcasting upstarts – and the future of both hangs in the balance.
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