The remaking of Fox Business Network
Alex Weprin of Capital New York writes about how Roger Ailes wants to overhaul Fox Business Network in 2014 to make it more competitive with CNBC. Weprin writes, “So far, only three FBN shows have any ratings traction, and two of them are anchored by men known more for their politics than than their business […]
FBI arrests man after he appeared on CNBC show
The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested a man in Las Vegas last week shortly after he was the central figure in an episode of CNBC’s “American Greed: The Fugitives,” a show that focuses on white-collar crime. Shortly after the CNBC story aired, agents investigating the case of David Kaup received information that led them to […]
Ratings sag for TV business news
Keach Hagey and William Launder of The Wall Street Journal examine the declining ratings at business news networks CNBC, Fox Business Network and Bloomberg Television. Hagey and Launder write, “Since 2008, average total daytime viewership has fallen more than 50%—to 169,000 from 348,000 —at CNBC, which commands three-quarters of the audience among business-news networks, according […]
CNBC ratings hit another low
CNBC‘s core 25-54 demographic saw its fourth consecutive month of declines, and dropped to just 31,000 in November – a decline of over 40% from a year earlier, and the lowest since February 1993: a fresh 20 year low, according to the latest Nielsen Research data. ZeroHedge writes, “CNBC has seen a constant decline in […]
CNBC hires Susan Li from Bloomberg Television
CNBC announced Tuesday that it has hired Bloomberg Television anchor Susan Li to work in its Asia operations. Li’s new assignment will include coverage during CNBC’s core business day programming in Asia-Pacific. She will debut on the network shortly after the new year. Li has been based in Hong Kong with Bloomberg television for the […]
The real problem with CNBC
Los Angeles Times business columnist Michael Hiltzik writes about what he perceives to be the real problem with business news network CNBC in the wake of the departure of anchor Maria Bartiromo. Hiltzik writes, “The other issue with CNBC, and the one more relevant to Maria Bartiromo’s career, is the extent that it’s been co-opted […]
Wolff: Bartiromo departure much ado about nothing
Michael Wolff writes Monday for The Guardian that Maria Bartiromo‘s departure from CNBC last week — she’s headed to a job at Fox Business Network — wasn’t as big of a deal as it would have been 20 years ago. Wolff writes, “She was synonymous with business news at the moment when business news was […]
CNBC hires general assignment reporter from Forbes
Nik Deogun, the senior vice president and editor in chief of business news at CNBC, sent out the following staff hire announcement: I am pleased to announce that Morgan Brennan will be joining CNBC as a general assignment reporter, effective Monday, December 9. Morgan comes to us from Forbes Media where she was a staff […]
Bartiromo says goodbye
CNBC‘s Bill Griffeth and Maria Bartiromo discuss their friendship on her last official day of work at the business news network. Bartiromo is expected to join Fox Business Network early next year. Bartiromo said, “Guys on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange have been my family for so many years. I will never […]
Why Bartiromo left CNBC for Fox Business
Julia LaRoche and Henry Blodget of Business Insider write Friday about the real reasons why longtime CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo decided to leave the business news channel for rival Fox Business Network. LaRoche and Blodget write, “Yes, CNBC’s ratings have been low of late, but they’re still well above FOX Business Network’s ratings. CNBC still […]
