The competition in TV biz news

Matt Pressman writes in the latest Vanity Fair that Fox Business Network has yet to provide stiff competition to CNBC and that the real competition may come from Bloomberg TV. Pressman writes, “Like Fox Business, Bloomberg TV is still presumably stuck below the Nielsen threshold of 35,000, since it isn’t rated either. Just over a […]

Krugman: Fox Business not pro-business, but pro-Republican

New York Times political and economics columnist Paul Krugman argues that Fox Business Network is more of a pro-Republican network like Fox News than it is the pro-business network it purports to be. Krugman writes, “To make their point they bring on such market experts as … John Bolton. As Wolcott writes, ‘It takes more […]

Fox Biz finds sponsors for online shows

David Goetzl of Media Daily News reports about how Fox Business Network launched its online news shows without sponsors earlier this year, but has since found advertisers. Goetzl writes, “The strategy appears to have worked. FBN began weaving ads into its live online shows this quarter. Chase is on board as an advertiser for the […]

Dobbs leaves CNN; Fox Biz says it has had no discussions with anchor

Lou Dobbs, who was an original anchor at CNN when it launched nearly three decades ago and was its main business anchor for decades, announced Wednesday evening that he’s leaving the network. A spokeswoman for Fox News and Fox Business Network, which has been rumored to covet Dobbs, told Talking Biz News that “We have […]

Petallides on covering the market

Neo magazine’s Dimitri C. Michalakis interviewed Fox Business Network‘s Nicole Petallides on what it’s like to cover Wall Street in the latest issue. Michalakis writes, “Before joining FOX, Petallides was an anchor for Bloomberg Television reporting from the Stock Exchange, and before Bloomberg, she was an assistant producer for CNBC, where she produced daily floor […]

Fighting the SEC pays off — for all business journalists

Lost in the release Friday of reams of documents related to the Securities and Exchange Commission‘s investigation of the Bernie Madoff investment scam was why the documents were released in the first place. Fox Business Network actually filed a lawsuit against the SEC earlier this year seeking the release of the documents after the government […]

Stossel defends appearances at anti-health care reform rallies

Fox Business Network‘s John Stossel defended his appearances at rallies in Arkansas against the Obama administration’s proposed reform of the country’s health care system, writes Andrew DeMillo of the Associated Press. DeMillo writes, “Stossel said he made three speeches for the group in August, when he still worked for ABC. Stossel said he’s on Fox […]

Cavuto has strong October ratings on Fox News

Neil Cavuto may be the head of Fox Business Network, but he also appears on Fox News and put in his strongest month of the year there in October, according to Nielsen Media Research data. In both total viewers and the 25 to 54 age group, “Your World with Neil Cavuto” had its best month […]

Stossel to speak at anti-health care reform rallies

Brian Stelter of the New York Times reports Wednesday that broadcast journalist John Stossel, recently hired by Fox Business Network, is making speaking appearances at events aimed at rallying opposition to the Obama administration’s health care reform proposal. Stelter writes, “In between the Arkansas forums on Thursday, the group will hold a telephone conference call […]

CNBC viewership drops dramatically in October

CNBC‘s overall viewership fell 52 percent in October and dropped 49 percent in the key 25 to 54 age demographic, according to data posted Tuesday on the Zero Hedge site. The business news network’s total viewership fell to 240,000, down from 502,000 in the same month a year ago. In the 25 to 54 age […]