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GB News
GB News is a free-to-air television news channel in the United Kingdom. The channel is available on Freeview, Freesat, Sky, YouView and Virgin Media.
Announced in September 2020 and launched in June 2021, the channel was founded with £60 million in funding, the majority of which was provided by American television conglomerate Discovery, Inc., Dubai based investment firm Legatum,and British investor Sir Paul Marshall. It was set up with the aim of broadcasting "original news, opinion and debate", with a mix of news coverage and opinion-based content. GB News has been widely described as right-leaning on political issues.