Lawsuit continues alleging Fox Biz’s Payne sexually assaulted commentator
A discrimination lawsuit by political commentator who once regularly appeared on Fox News will move forward against the cable news network, but only on a limited basis after a federal judge on Tuesday substantially pared her claims, repots Eriq Gardner of the Hollywood Reporter. Gardner reports, “Hughes alleges that Fox Business host Charles Payne sexually assaulted her in […]
Bartiromo talks about what she did to become successful
Katlyn Grasso of Wharton Magazine profiled Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business Network in the latest issue. Grasso writes, “Maria graduated from New York University in 1989 with degrees in both journalism and economics. Inspired by the urgency of news and the intricacies of business, she realized that business journalism would allow her to share her expertise in a […]
Fox Business hires Lawrence as general assignment reporter
Fox Business Network has hired journalist Edward Lawrence to be a general assignment reporter. Starting this week, Lawrence will be based out of its Washington bureau covering economic and political breaking news. An Emmy-winning journalist, Lawrence most recently served as a freelance correspondent where he regularly covered breaking news stories for national outlets such as CBS News, […]
Fox Business hires Partsinevelos as a correspondent
Fox Business Network has signed former Business News Network reporter Kristina Partsinevelos to be a business correspondent and economist. Partsinevelos will cover breaking financial news based out of the Fox Business headquarters in New York. A former reporter for Canada’s Business News Network and business correspondent for the CTV News Channel from 2013 to 2016, […]
CNBC bolsters Hong Kong news operation
CNBC announced plans Thursday to strengthen its Hong Kong editorial operations. Anchor Akiko Fujita is moving from the network’s Asia headquarters in Singapore to join veteran Bernie Lo to host CNBC’s flagship morning show, “Squawk Box.” Akiko has covered some of the biggest stories across Asia and the U.S. Prior to joining CNBC, Akiko was a Tokyo-based […]
How Varney tries to make business news entertaining
Jon Levine of The Wrap interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Stuart Varney about how he makes business news such as the stock market entertaining to readers. Levin writes, “‘I go out of my way to be entertaining. I don’t think that’s a fault — I think that’s a plus,’ Varney told TheWrap. ‘Viewers have an extraordinary range of […]
What’s behind the success at Fox Business Network
Michael Malone of Broadcasting & Cable explores the recent ratings success of Fox Business Network. Malone writes, “Enjoying a bump in the ratings thanks to our current White House resident, and riding well-established anchors such as Maria Bartiromo and Lou Dobbs to further Nielsen gains, the network finished the year with an average of 195,000 […]
Bartiromo moves up in digital influencer rankings
Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo has has moved up two spots in Rise Global’s top 100 Digital Influencer rankings. She is in the No. 4 spot and the only business journalist in the top 50. In July, she was No. 6. Rise is a success tracking network that covers market performance of the major global players, mostly in the venture capital […]
Fox Business beats CNBC for 2017
Fox Business Network is going to beat competitor CNBC for the first time ever in in 2017 in terms of business day viewers, reports Tony Maglio of The Wrap. Maglio writes, “FBN, which launched in 2007, will set internal records this year across both Business Day (9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.) and Total Day (6 a.m. – […]
Cavuto to host new Fox News show on Saturday
Fox Business Network anchor Neil Cavuto will host a new, two-hour Saturday show on Fox News beginning next month. The show, called “Cavuto Live,” will air from 10 a.m. to noon. It starts Jan. 20. The show will feature a breakdown of the major headlines impacting business and politics along with a rotating panel of industry experts […]
