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 […]
More than just market tick tocks
Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo spoke with TVNewser’s Chris Ariens about the success of her 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. time slot, where it beat CNBC last month. Ariens writes, “‘I am so proud of our first monthly win because it proves what we’ve been saying at FBN all along– business viewers need more from their news than […]
Bartiromo blocks critics on Twitter after Trump comments
Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo blocked other people in the media on Twitter from viewing her tweets after she made comments on the air on Friday that President Donald Trump faces “no allegation” of sexual harassment, reports Jon Levine of The Wrap. Levine writes, “Pundits and media watchers widely mocked the segment with former […]
Claman defends success of Fox Business Network
A.J. Katz of TVNewser.com interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Liz Claman about its success. Here is an excerpt: TVNewser: Critics will say FBN is just a clone of Fox News, with its coverage of Pres. Trump. What do you say to that? Then what’s their explanation for the success of my 3 p.m. show? The final hour of […]
How Fox Business has beaten CNBC
Peter Barry Chowka writes for conservative publication The American Thinker about how Fox Business Network has gotten higher ratings than CNBC. Chowka writes, “So, both competing channels have adopted a mix of business and politics. Produced in the same house as the its sister outlet the Fox News Channel – the dominant cable news source for […]
Fox Business takes out ad on CNBC
Fox Business Network has placed an advertisement on CNBC, reports A.J. Katz of TVNewser.com Katz reports, “The network has purchased spots on CNBC, via local cable news inventory, trumpeting Maria Bartiromo‘s breaking news coverage from the Future Investment Conference in Saudi Arabia last week. “CNBC has not purchased spots on FBN touting Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Saudi Arabia coverage, as far as […]
Fox Business extends total viewers streak over CNBC to five months
Fox Business Network has extended its winning streak to five months over business news rival CNBC in total viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Joe Concha of The Hill reports, “Overall for October, Fox Business averaged 208,000 viewers during business day hours, while CNBC clocked in with 162,000. “CNBC still edged Fox Business in the key […]
