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 […]
The success of Fox Business — can it last?
Maxwell Tani of Business Insider writes about Fox Business Network on its 10th anniversary and interviewed former employees who wondered how long the current strategy of focusing more on politics will be successful. Tani writes, “The moment typified what some critics and others view as a key formula to FBN’s success: Its embrace of the political […]
Biz news networks drop Faber after racist comments
All three business news networks have dropped newsletter publisher Marc Faber from future appearances after he made racist comments in a recent publication, reports Matthew Zeitlin of BuzzFeed. Zeitlin reports, “Following backlash on social media, a CNBC spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that it had no business relationship with Faber and, ‘we do not intend to book him […]
Why Cavuto is unscripted on Fox Business
Brian Steinberg of Variety interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Neil Cavuto about his show and his on-air style. Steinberg writes, “‘We have a good shot at connecting with brokers and bankers, and I love them, but going to the floor of the New York Stock Exchange is not what it was one, two, three decades […]
What’s behind the rise at Fox Business?
Mike Snider of USA Today writes about how Fox Business Network has gained viewers. Snider writes, “The daily grind certainly isn’t bitter at Fox Business Network these days. The network, which celebrates its 10th anniversary next week, touts robust Nielsen data showing it has won the business daytime slot — from the time the stock market […]
