CNBC.com reports record month in June
Business news site CNBC.com had its best June ever in terms of unique visitors. According to latest data from comScore Media Metrix, the site was visited by 5.6 million unique users this past month and generated 278 million page views. CNBC Mobile Web also had its best June ever in terms of page views with […]
CNBC and its deal with Cisco Systems
Brian Steinberg of Advertising Age writes Tuesday about a deal between business news network CNBC and tech company Cisco Systems in which the news organization is using Cisco’s videoconferencing technology on the air in return for having its name mentioned on the screen. Steinberg writes, “The involvement doesn’t affect CNBC’s business coverage, news executives added. […]
Fortt to join CNBC from Fortune
Jon Fortt will join CNBC as technology correspondent covering the companies, startups and trends that are driving innovation in the industry, effective July 19, based in CNBC’s Silicon Valley bureau. He will appear on CNBC’s Business Day programming and on CNBC.com. He replaces tech reporter Jim Goldman, who is leaving the network for the Burson-Marsteller […]
How the media cover the Allen & Co. fest
Joe Flint of the Los Angeles Times writes Wednesday about how the business media cover the annual Allen & Co. event in Sun Valley, Idaho. Flint writes, “Hiding in the bushes hoping to break some news or at least score some gossip will be a handful of reporters including the folks from CNBC. For one […]
Concern about CNBC’s “Fast Money” ratings
Scott Rubin of Benzinga.com writes Wednesday about the dramatic drop in ratings at CNBC‘s “Fast Money” show. Rubin writes, “CNBC’s post-market show, Fast Money, has seen its ratings decline precipitously on a year over year basis. As ZeroHedge has noted, 2Q 2020 is down 28% in the key 25-54 age demographic compared to 2Q 2009. […]
Bloomberg wants Comcast to sell CNBC
Bloomberg LP is asking the federal government to require Comcast to sell CNBC to acquire NBC, reports Bob Fernandez of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Fernandez writes, ¨Comcast says it has tried to settle its dispute with Bloomberg TV, but it could not reach an agreement. It and others say the New York media company appears to […]
Trish Regan loves financial journalism
Dealbreaker.com editor Bess Levin interviewed CNBC reporter and anchor Trish Regan about her career and other various topics. Here is an excerpt: Was being a beauty queen good training for financial journalism? Well I learned how to do my make-up which can come in pretty handy but other than that I don’t think there’s a […]
Bloomberg opposed to Comcast deal for CNBC parent
Bloomberg LP joined other organizations in formally opposing Comcast’s deal to acquire NBC, the parent of business news channel CNBC, reports John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable. Eggerton writes, “That is according to a copy of a letter (supplied by Bloomberg) to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski and Christine Varney, who is overseeing the Justice Department’s […]
Events and motivations in reporting
CNBC.com managing editor Allen Wastler warns business journalists against linking events with motivations when reporting. Wastler writes, “Case in point: Suggestions that BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward is being pulled out of day-to-day Gulf spill operations as punishment for poor performance before Congress yesterday and in the Gulf situation in general. “These reports trace to […]
CNBC's new show off to slow start
“Strategy Session,” the new CNBC show featuring David Faber, has gotten off to a slow start, reports Joe Pompeo of The Business Insider. Pompeo writes, “‘Strategy Session’ averaged 324,000 total viewers last week. That’s less than ‘Power Lunch’ did the same week a year earlier (331,000) during the same 12-12:30 p.m. time slot. “But it’s […]
