What happened to Maria Bartiromo?

Sarah Ellison of The Washington Post writes about the transformation of Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, who has become an advocate for President Donald Trump. Ellison writes, “Like many Trump allies, she speaks as though the fact the investigation led to no criminal charges against the president means the entire enterprise was bogus from the outset. Mueller […]

Fox Business hires Scimecca as associate producer

Fox Business Network has hired Kevin Scimecca as an associate producer. Scimecca has been a senior social video producer for The Hill since November 2019. He previously worked at Fox Business as a social media producer and associate social media producer and as a production assistant for “Varney & Co.” Scimecca is a graduate of Seton Hall […]

Fox Business has highest ratings ever in 2020

Fox Business Network ended 2020 by notching its highest-rated year in network history across total day and business day dayparts, while nine FBN programs delivered milestone viewership highs, reports TVNewsCheck. A story on TVNewsCheck stated, “In commenting on the network’s year-end ratings, FBN President Lauren Petterson said: ‘We are incredibly proud of the entire Fox […]

Fox Business is bringing back “Kennedy” after a seven-month hiatus

Fox Business Network is bringing back “Kennedy” to its show lineup after a seven-month hiatus, reports Lindsey Ellefson at The Wrap. It will air at 8 p.m. Ellefson reports, “The show will air in that time slot Monday through Thursday going forward. “Lisa ‘Kennedy’ Montgomery’s primetime show was put on hiatus by Fox Business at the outset […]

Former Fox Business anchor Trish Regan hired by American Consequences

Trish Regan, the Fox Business anchor who left the network earlier this year, has been hired as executive editor of American Consequences, P.J. O’Rourke’s magazine. Regan left Fox Business in March after controversial on-air remarks she made regarding the coronavirus pandemic — saying it was an effort to hurt President Donald Trump — and the […]

Fox Business producer and writer Terrett talks about her job

Eleanor Terrett started her career as a television producer the summer before her senior year of college. Her persistence and enthusiasm led to her landing her first position at Fox Business as a green room production assistant. Now, three years later, she is the Fox Business New York Stock Exchange producer, where she works with […]

Fox News to launch Fox News International streaming service

Fox Corp.’s Fox News Media unit is planning on launching Fox News International, a live-streaming outlet that will make programming available from Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network in various countries at a rate of $6.99 per month. The company plans to debut the initiative on Aug. 20 in Mexico, followed by Spain, Germany […]

Bartiromo to celebrate 25th anniversary of reporting from NYSE floor

Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo will celebrate the 25th anniversary of her being the first journalist to report from the New York Stock Exchange floor on Tuesday. Sara Nathan of the New York Post reports, “The Fox Business vet was the first to go to Wall Street to report on TV when she was only 27 in 1995. […]

Fox Business has best quarter in history

Fox Business Network recorded its best quarter in the channel’s 13-year history, according to data from Nielsen Media Research. The channel had 255,000 total viewers across the business day, up 62 percent compared to second quarter 2019. Additionally, the network’s total day viewership saw increases of 44 percent with 171,000 total viewers while market hour […]

Fox Business reports double-digit viewer growth

Fox Business Network ended May 2020 with double-digit viewership growth in multiple categories during the month, reports Brian Flood of Fox Business. Flood reports, “FBN had double-digit growth in business day, market hour, and total day measurables, while broadcasting seven of the 15 most-watched business programs on television. FBN averaged 242,000 viewers during the business day hours […]