GB News hires Michael Portillo in on-screen shake-up as early investor quits channel

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The channel has secured another £60m in funding as it seeks to change the TV news landscape

, will take on a senior political presenting role.

It is not known if some of its existing presenter line-up will be axed following the high-profile hirings. The announcements come as GB News said it had secured £60m of investment as part of an ownership shake-up. Hollywood conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery has sold its stake in the news network to Sir Paul Marshall and Dubai investment firm The Legatum Group.

The firm said the decision to sell its GB News stake was part of a “continued evaluation” of its investments after the merger – “a move that brought several wholly owned news assets, including CNN Worldwide, into its portfolio”.– it has seen ratings success in recent months.

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