Launch TalkTV

[Inspector Sands]

From Popbitch, which had a fair few Talk TV stories in the run up to the launch:

Is Sharon Osbourne about to steal Andrew Neil's crown for Shortest On-Air Stint? He managed eight shows at GB News before taking a break that he promised to return from – but never did. There's well-placed whispers suggesting that Sharon might be taking a similar route out after just three.

Which reminds me, a week or so ago I mentioned about how Piers' studio was near his house... then I caught up on last week's Popbitch.....

We always knew that Murdoch's TalkTV would follow in GB News's footsteps, but didn't realise quite how closely.

Shortly before GB News launched, we told you their big-money signing Andrew Neil had the channel install a purpose-built studio close to his home in the South of France so that he could do his show without much of a commute.

Looks like Piers Morgan has gone and done much the same thing too. After causing no small amount of disruption at the Baby Shard, relocating an entire department to a different floor just to make way for the big dressing room he was insisting on, he's now not going to be broadcasting from NewsUK HQ at all. Instead, his show has been relocated to a purpose-built studio in Ealing – so he doesn't have to leave West London.