Piers Morgan hired to launch Rupert Murdoch TV station talkTV
by Jim Waterson Media editor from World news | The Guardian on (#5PM0Q)
News UK TV station will be rival to floundering GB News and go on air early 2022
Rupert Murdoch's News UK has announced plans to launch a national television station called talkTV, which will be a rival to the floundering rightwing channel GB News and provide a platform for the return of Piers Morgan.
In a U-turn after similar plans were cancelled this year, News UK said it would hire exceptional talent" for the station. Bosses believe Morgan fits in that category and is the biggest name to have signed up to the project.
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