GB News wins award for Best News Channel for 4th year running

Because the TRIC Awards rely entirely on public voting rather than a closed panel of judges, those channels with highly dedicated "fanbase"— like GB News— have a strong advantage in mobilizing their viewers to vote.

I've looked up how they do this and apparently, instead of largely leaving this to the marketing team (which the BBC does) they use their own airtime and newsletters etc to remind their viewers daily to cast their official vote. They remind us multiple times a day across every platform they own.

Presenters also give a "shout-out" to the awards at the start and end of major program segments, during "high-traffic" shows such as GB News Breakfast and during peak evening slots.

They also have one of those ticker strips along the bottom of the screen with the voting website details.

Anyone who subscribes to the newsletter also gets messages with links to the voting website.

And there's a big "stick it to the establishment" vote, encouraged by people doing pieces to camera on X and Instagram etc.

Here's one of Farage explicitly asking the viewer to "send them a message" by clicking the TRIC voting link. It's from a couple of years ago:

youtu.be/00-d3Bf7sz0?is=SOZqes6TeH_Nk6nj

Hat's off to them. They get their supporters out in force.
This is how and why they win.
They are fantastic at pushing the need to vote.

Oreo

I have it on right now, love Patrick and Ellie .It’s a programme that’s gone from strength to strength in my view.
Something for everyone.
Anything popular always attracts the sneerers.

Just because we choose not to watch something doesn’t make people “sneers”.

I explained, in full, why I won’t watch this programme, without any sneering.

GB News is owned by All Perspectives Ltd. The channel is primarily funded through commercial equity investments, led by the British hedge fund tycoon Sir Paul Marshall and the Dubai-based investment firm Legatum.

Nigel Farage holds 500,000 shares in All Perspectives Ltd, the parent company of GB News. He increased his stake from 300,000 shares, and his holding includes voting rights.

It’s exactly why I don’t watch GB News.

I feel very strongly that it’s entirely wrong for the leader of a UK political party and serving MP to have involvement to this extent in our TV and media. Farage also is a paid contributor of both X and the Telegraph. He also owns his own media company.

For me, it’s too much of a conflict of interest and gives Farage far too much of a platform.

I’d feel this way about any UK serving MP, it’s simply not right, in my opinion.

It’s nothing to do with “sneering” and everything to do with my own moral compass and political beliefs.

Chocolatelovinggran

This is not an award of which I have knowledge. Does anyone know how the nominees are decided?
My choice of news on television is Channel 4, and, occasionally, Sky News, but these do not appear to have been nominated.

CLG. RadioToday says there are longlists for all categories. 2026 was drawn up by a voting panel made up of companies from across the media sector, including Bauer Media, BBC Radio 2, Global, TiVo, Tubi and Sky Sports News. Then there’s a public vote for a month to whittle the longlists down to shortlists.

An eventual short list that arrives at four digital terrestrial news programmes, three of which are breakfast shows and one that goes out at 6:30 pm in the evening isn’t going to be representative of all viewers.

When I was working full time there would never have been time to watch TV in the morning and I was rarely home by 6:30pm to watch early evening news. News was something to watch at 9:00pm or 10:00pm to catch up on national and international events.

The 2025 nominees were:

BBC News at Six
GB News Breakfast
Good Morning Britain
ITV Evening News

2024:

BBC Breakfast
BBC News at Six
GB News Breakfast
Good Morning Britain

2023
Channel 4 News
GB News Breakfast
Good Morning Britain
ITV Evening News
Talk TV Breakfast Show

In the past there has been a News Presenter award. It was won by Farage twice, in 2023 and and 2024. He was nominated in 2025 but didn’t win. There doesn’t seem to have been a News Presenter award category this year which is odd.

I knew that Farage worked for GB News as it’s one of the many income streams he forgot to declare to Parliament but I didn’t know he was classed as a news presenter.

Maremia

You just did. 🤣 😂

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The 😇and high 🐴 are out in force, saying why they will never watch let alone vote for GB News.
It’s fine, it doesn’t need you, it’s doing really well.However if you were to risk watching some breakfast tv you may change your tune.

Post no.3 at 21.51 answers in the best way.

she's clear about her reasons, yet she understands others preferences.

why do the 😇 and high 🐎 even post here?

Please explain the saint and galloping horse thing?

Not being awkward - just obviously a bit slow today!

#confused

Saintly and high horse?

I’m neither, but thanks for the little emojis!

Oh, thanks. OK! 🙄

I don’t feel that I am being high and mighty. I’m just questioning the reach and who is voting.

We have 24/7 news coverage across many platforms but, year on year, the shortlist for best news programme ends up whittled down to breakfast and early evening news on digital terrestrial TV.

Other categories seem equally odd. Football is the most watched sport on TV but the short list for Live Sport was Formula 1, World Darts, Six Nations Rugby and Wimbledon. Is that because, outside of major football tournaments there isn’t a lot of live football on digital terrestrial TV?

Interesting that the Best Sports Presenter shortlist was all women: Alex Scott, Gabby Logan, Laura Woods and winner Clare Baldwin. That’s great but again does that reflect that there isn’t much sport on digital terrestrial TV where men are presenting?

I am genuinely curious about how representative these awards are.

Good posts by Cossy and Graphite. Really no need for sneering high and mighty posts because people disagree.

AGAA4

Good posts by Cossy and Graphite. Really no need for sneering high and mighty posts because people disagree.

👏👏👏👏

Maremia

You just did. 🤣 😂

Mentioned once! 😜

@Graphite

Farage has been quite busy over the years appearing on various television programmes, as I found out when I googled Farage as a news presenter and found this -

“ Between 2010 and 2017, the UK politician was a frequent guest on the channel. He made nearly 20 appearances on RT, defending Russian policies, criticizing the European Union, and once famously stating that Vladimir Putin was the world leader he most admired as a "political operator"

I wonder why this doesn’t bother his many followers.

RT is a Russian television programme also frequented by another publicity hound with no scruples George Galloway.

There’s always sneering where GBNews is concerned there have been other threads on it.
Probably by those who have never ever given it a try.
Put the breakfast programme on, Eamon and Anne or Patrick and Ellie.
I like the very knowledgeable sports presenter on it too.

I’m suffering from a case of déjà vu.
www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1349205-GB-News
www.gransnet.com/forums/tv_radio_film_arts/1337726-GB-NEWS-wins-3-awards-Nigel-Farage-News-Presenter-of-Year

Ah, but we're not supposed to mention other Threads now, Oreo.
😁

I love GB news , always puts all the sides to an argument. The presenters all come across as being very involved with the stories. Martin Daubney often get chocked up and has a tear. Love Patrick and Emily and of course Dewbs .If its not for you ...don't watch

Leelaylo

I love GB news , always puts all the sides to an argument. The presenters all come across as being very involved with the stories. Martin Daubney often get chocked up and has a tear. Love Patrick and Emily and of course Dewbs .If its not for you ...don't watch

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They have plenty of Lefties on there too and some really lively discussions.

Leelaylo

I love GB news , always puts all the sides to an argument. The presenters all come across as being very involved with the stories. Martin Daubney often get chocked up and has a tear. Love Patrick and Emily and of course Dewbs .If its not for you ...don't watch

Thanks, I won’t!

Primrose53

Leelaylo

I love GB news , always puts all the sides to an argument. The presenters all come across as being very involved with the stories. Martin Daubney often get chocked up and has a tear. Love Patrick and Emily and of course Dewbs .If its not for you ...don't watch

👏👏👏👏

They have plenty of Lefties on there too and some really lively discussions.

Yes they always have Lefties as well and its always interesting to listen to their point of view, even if I do not agree

It’s Farage’s channel. If I hit on it by mistake I get off as quickly possible.

This fondness for GB News, and Farage's frequent performances there, could perhaps explain his popularity.

Lovetopaint I m with you 100%
If I had no other programme to watch I wouldn’t touch anything he was involved in with a barge pole, hideous man with hideous views.
I wouldn’t want to be around anyone with a liking of Farage and his ilk
Call me a leftie or any other disparaging name you wish, this is beyond politics and political parties it’s about treatment of human beings, it’s the whipped up hatred seen in pre war Germany
Such short memories