Piers Morgan announces return to TV after Good Morning Britain departure

The former Good Morning Britain presenter has signed a deal to join News Corp and Fox News Media.

He will present a new global TV show which will air on weeknights in the UK, US and Australia.

Morgan will also host a series of true crime documentaries.

As part of the deal, the 56-year-old will publish two weekly columns online for the New York Post and the Sun.

Morgan said: ‘I’m thrilled to be returning to News Corp, which is where I began my media career more than 30 years ago. Rupert Murdoch has been a constant and fearless champion of free speech and we are going to be building something new and very exciting together.

‘I want my global show to be a fearless forum for lively debate and agenda-setting interviews, and a place that celebrates the right of everyone to have an opinion, and for those opinions to be vigorously examined and challenged.

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‘I’m also delighted to become a columnist for the Sun and the New York Post, two brilliantly successful and popular newspaper brands.

‘I’m going home and we’re going to have some fun.’

In addition, HarperCollins will publish the follow-up to his book Wake Up, which will be published in audio and digital formats, including a hardback edition.

Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman of News Corp, said: ‘(Morgan is) the broadcaster every channel wants but is too afraid to hire. Piers is a brilliant presenter, a talented journalist and says what people are thinking and feeling.

‘He has many passionate fans around the world and we look forward to expanding his audience in the UK, at Fox Nation, Sky News Australia, the Sun and the New York Post.’

Morgan’s new TV show will air on talkTV when it launches in early 2022.

The newly announced channel will ‘be made widely available and will include a schedule of exciting new shows and televised content from the existing stable of News UK brands,’ a statement said.

Morgan left ITV in March this year following a row over the comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex’s interview with Oprah Winfrey. Discussing the interview on the ITV show the following day, Morgan said he did not believe Meghan’s claims.

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