GB News has launched a High Court challenge against Ofcom following the regulator’s recent ruling that the channel breached the UK broadcasting code . It’s understood the TV channel is also applying for short-term protection during the legal proceedings. According to The Telegraph , GB News has escalated its row with the competition authority for broadcasting telecommunications.
It’s reported that High Court has allocated three hours on Thursday (October 3) to an application submitted by the terrestrial channel. The publication writes that the broadcaster has also applied for “interim relief”, a form of temporary protection often used to preserve the status quo until a hearing has concluded. The latest update comes months after GB News first came under fire for hosting a question-and-answer session with former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The hour-long event, which saw the 44-year-old taking queries from a studio of undecided voters, was deemed of breaking “broadcasting rules” by Ofcom. It is understood the programme generated a whopping 537 complaints and that the media regulator “found GB News’s approach to compliance to be wholly insufficient”. In a statement, Ofcom wrote: “Given this represents a serious and repeated breach of these rules, we are now starting the process for consideration of a statutory sanction against GB News.
We took into account a range of factors, such as: the audience’s questions to the Prime Minister; the Prime Minister’s r.
