Barnako: CNBC staff need agents
Marketwatch media writer Frank Barnako muses that the newly announced Fox Business Channel will come after some of the talent at rival business cable news network CNBC. Barnako wrote, “If you’re working at CNBC...
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Fox makes it official: Biz network will launch in fourth quarter
News Corp. finally issued a press release Thursday afternoon stating that its Fox Business Channel would hit the airwaves in the last three months of this year. The release stated, “Presently, FOX Business Channel...
Murdoch: CNBC antagonistic toward business; Fox will be friendly
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch, speaking Thursday at the Media Summitt in New York hosted by BusinessWeek, accused business news cable channel CNBC of being unfriendly toward business and added that his Fox Business...
Fox business news channel expected to launch in late 2007
The buzz about the upcoming Fox News business channel is growing again after parent company News Corp. held its quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday and CEO Rupert Murdoch said the launch would occur...
Analyst: How would Bartiromo interview herself about flap?
Charles Payne, the CEO of Wall Street Strategies, an independent stock research firm, spoke Monday night on Fox’s “The O’Reilly Factor” about the recent scandal involving CNBC anchor Maria Bartiromo taking a trip on...
Grandich: Most business journalism is TOUT TV
Peter Grandich, a financial advisor who also publishes a newsletter about the metals and mining industries, has some interesting thoughts about financial journalism in his latest issue. Grandich wrote, “It’s also been my firm...
Venture capitalist wants to know where biz journalists will come from
Venture capitalist Paul Kedrosky, who has also done his fair share of writing in business publications, has an interesting post on his “Infectious Greed” blog. Kedrosky wrote, “Business news is newly hot in 2006/2007....
New CNBC show to premiere Jan. 24
Business news cable network CNBC said Friday that the first episode of its new show “Business Nation” will air on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at 10 p.m. The new show is billed as a monthly...
Fox secures New York distribution for new cable business news network
News Corp. struck a deal with Time Warner Cable to distribute its planned Fox Busienss News cable channel in the important New York market, according to this Financial Times article. The deal greatly improves...
LA Times predicts Murdoch will buy Dow Jones
The Los Angeles Times ran Tuesday a series of media predictions for 2007, and one of them included Dow Jones and its well-respected Wall Street Journal. The prediction: “News Corp. adds to its stable...
