Don't forget that during Gulf 03, on the Ark Royal the "official" channel - the BBC - was dumped for Sky TV, and it was only on orders from above that the receiver was retuned. We had got so fed up with the biased reporting, the idiot reporter they sent to sea with us (ex CBBC, does a cracking line in foot-stamping, fist-clenching tantrums!), and the final nail in the coffin was after the helo collision when they rolled out a complete village idiot to complain about servicing routines!
The BBC are not renowned for their unbiased reporting, that's a fallacy, you only have to look at some of their stories and how they are slanted. They are unfortunately a world power in broadcasting, but everyone I know goes elsewhere for their news these days...