Launch TalkTV

[London Lite]

Tuned into Talk TV on YouTube, 500 viewers and they are discussing Sharon Osbourne returning home.

Farage getting 1500 views currently.

Adam Boulton is on Talk TV at the moment.

Now, 1,600* for Wootton,  223 for Rigby on Sky and 159 for The Talk. 

GB News have two live streams, one for the channel and another for the current programme.

The main Sky News stream has 5.3k for Rigby.

[Brekkie]

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.

Ironic if her last night turns out to be the night she moaned about being cancelled.

[XIII]

I'm watching Piers' interview with Sharon Osborne and it is more like his earlier work like Life Stories and You Can't Fire Me... I'm Famous than the bombastic Trump interview where Piers was clearly out for a gotcha moment. I don't necessarily agree or disagree with what Piers and Sharon were saying but I much prefer Piers like this when doing interviews in a calm and collective manner both when he's the interviewer and when he's the interviewee.

[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.

[Brekkie]

Nice that Andrew continued to let presenters travel to his house to present from his bunker after he left GB News.

[Jon]

James Whale presumably still working from home (he’s been ill for sometime). Looks like a virtual background, audio seems a bit off but his voice seems weakened too.

[DeMarkay]

James Whale presumably still working from home (he’s been ill for sometime). Looks like a virtual background, audio seems a bit off but his voice seems weakened too.

That’s because he’s on medication for his cancer treatment.

[Ash101]

The Sun confirming that Jeremy Kyle will have a primetime show on TalkTV from this summer.

Wonder where it sits, if this replaces something or will be an additional show. I guess the plan must be to expand the TV made shows.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/18407441/j...alktv-show

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https://twitter.com/thetalkuk/status/151...4628129794

Seems he also announced it on air.

By saying he’s going to be hosting a prime time show on TalkTV, while sat there hosting a prime time show on TalkTV.

[Brekkie]

I suspect he'll take the Piers slot over the summer, but hopefully under his own branding rather than weeks of "Piers Morgan Uncensored - without Piers Morgan".

[BBCMeridian]

I suspect he'll take the Piers slot over the summer, but hopefully under his own branding rather than weeks of "Piers Morgan Uncensored - without Piers Morgan".

But he said a nightly show on Talk Tv, so.My guess is it won't be just during the summer and that my theory is that it could air either at 6pm, or 10pm.

[Ash101]

Jeremy Kyle seems to be clocking up the most airtime on TalkTV.

He’s done his 3 hour drive show everyday, plus an appearance on The Talk every night (I think?) and he was on with Daisy on Monday. Plus I see he’s the Friday breakfast host, looks like JHB is down to 4 days.

[London Lite]

I think it'll be the current Daisy McAndrew slot on Monday to Wednesday which has temporary written all over it which allows James Whale to continue in that slot on Thursday to Saturday.

[eyeTV]

They are going to struggle a lot at the weekends I think given that there aren't any 'made for TV shows' just the whole radio schedule on TV.

[London Lite]

I think James Whale is still broadcasting from home, but is using a green screen while Ash is in the radio studio.

[Jon]

James Whale presumably still working from home (he’s been ill for sometime). Looks like a virtual background, audio seems a bit off but his voice seems weakened too.

That’s because he’s on medication for his cancer treatment.

Well yes, I said he’s been ill in the post.

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I think James Whale is still broadcasting from home, but is using a green screen while Ash is in the radio studio.

I don’t think it’s even a green screen. I think it’s probably a zoom background. The audio was good before when I’ve seen bits of his WFH shows, so not sure why it’s sounding so poor at the moment.