Piers Morgan has taken a brutal swipe at Meghan Markle in a grueling TV interview on BBC Newsnight. On Thursday (July 31), the broadcaster made an look on the weekly information present the place he lifted the lid on the success he’s had since he left ITV to maneuver over to YouTube.
Morning TV viewers will keep in mind the Uncensored host, 60, sensationally left Good Morning Britain again in 2021 following his criticism of Oprah’s interview with the Fits star and Prince Harry. Since then, Piers labored on TalkTV for a quick stint earlier than he went solo along with his personal present on YouTube February 2024. It seems as if YouTube is on the rise after a current research by Ofcom confirmed that the social media platform has formally overtaken a number of TV channels, together with his outdated employer ITV.
Presently, broadcasting large BBC continues to be main the race however the research reveals one in 5 younger viewers are turning to the video sharing platform first when turning on their good TVs.
Era Alpha – these ages between 4 and 15 – at the moment are turning to YouTube first whereas folks over 55 at the moment are watching almost twice as a lot YouTube as they did two years in the past.
After the stunning survey was launched, broadcaster Adam Fleming welcomed Piers onto the night present to get his ideas on the altering media panorama.
When he was requested how he went from Good Morning Britain, Piers made certain to thank Meghan Markle for the backlash he obtained again in 2021.
He chuckled: “Properly the straightforward reply could be Meghan Markle as a result of with out her contribution I wouldn’t have left Good Morning Britain after which grow to be a free agent.
“I started to note with my very own kids how they have been consuming content material. So, I’ve acquired three boys, 32, 28, and 24, and a 13-year-old daughter and none of them watched common tv.
“I hate to let you know this as a result of we’re doing this in a traditional tv method, however they gained’t be watching like this. They’ll watch clips on social media, be it on X, or Fb, or TikTok, or Instagram, however they gained’t sit and watch this at 10.30pm at evening.”
Pertaining to the explosive survey by the UK watchdog, Piers added: “Now we’ve got this new survey that’s come out from Ofcom which makes it crystal clear that not solely is YouTube the longer term, however that even the nice, mighty, BBC – which I’m a giant fan of which is why I am showing on it now – even the BBC has YouTube respiratory down its neck.
“And actually, in about 5 years time, YouTube will likely be primary by a mile.” When Piers was requested what the outcomes of this survey may imply for his outdated employers at ITV, he merely replied: “That is what occurs while you eliminate folks like me and I am going to YouTube. Thanks, Meghan.”
He went on to tease that ITV “cannot afford me anymore” as he urged buyers to provide him a name. It comes after Piers blocked his former Good Morning Britain co-star Narinder Kaur on X.
Utilizing the AI function Grok, she discovered “essentially the most well-known particular person to have blocked her is Piers Morgan“. This did not appear to hassle Narinder as she snapped again in a put up on-line: “Ahh… effectively… he is irrelevant.”
