Stephen Arnell

10 iconic films about news rooms

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This month sees the debut of GB News, the new free-to-air 24 hour news channel, a competitor to the big fish BBC and Sky.

The most recent broadcaster to enter the arena was ITV in 2000, whose underfunded ITV News Channel lasted five short years, shutting up shop on 23rd December 2005, when Alistair Stewart (who will be presenting a weekday show on GB News) provided a final adieu to viewers.

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