How “Wall Street Week” landed at Fox Business
Brian Flood of The Wrap writes about how Fox Business Network acquired the “Wall Street Week’ show. Flood writes, “After 30-odd episodes of the quasi-infomercial version, Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes liked what he saw, took over the show and moved it to Fox Business Network. “‘Roger was aware that the brand still had […]
Fox Business seeking increase in ad rates
Fox Business Network plans to ask its advertisers for more money due to its higher ratings in the past year, writes Jeanine Poggi of Advertising Age. Poggi writes, “Last June FBN moved the start of its programming to 5 a.m. from 6 a.m.; shifted Maria Bartiromo to the pre-market hours in place of Don Imus; […]
Viewers become bullish on Fox Business Network
A.J. Katz of TVNewser.com writes about how a change in Fox Business Network‘s schedule has led to improved ratings. Katz writes, “The network is averaging 134,000 total viewers during Business Day (9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) this quarter to-date, which is +111% of what it drew during Q1 of last year. The quarter-over-quarter discrepancy is even stronger when […]
How “Wall Street Week” hopes to improve at Fox Business Network
“Wall Street Week,” an investing show relaunched in April 2015 by money manager Anthony Scaramucci, announced earlier this week that it would begin appearing each Friday night on Fox Business Network. The show will appear on Fridays at 8 p.m. It will re-air on Saturday and Sunday at 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Originally hosted by […]
Three Fox Business shows beat CNBC competitors last week
Three separate shows on Fox Business Network bested CNBC last week for the first time, according to Nielsen Media Research data. Nielsen has acknowledged that it can’t accurately measure CNBC’s audience, according to a letter it sent to the business network. “Varney & Company” hosted by Stuart Varney beat CNBC for the week with 33,000 […]
Fox Business Network hits ratings high in February
Fox Business Network delivered new ratings highs during the business day for the third month in a row in February in both total viewers and the advertiser friendly demo of adults aged 25-54, according to Nielsen Media Research. Fox Business averaged 137,000 total viewers during the business day in February, compared to an average of […]
Fox Business Network seeks associate producer
Fox Business Network seeks an experienced Associate Producer for business news program to identify, create and pitch story ideas; conceive and develop unique, business angles on daily news; identify and arrange for guests for the segment; prepare talking points packets for host; and segment produce. Responsibilities/tasks include but not limited to: Conduct independent research, analyze […]
Fox Business posts record ratings in January
Fox Business Network posted its highest overall ratings and highest ratings in the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic in January, according to Nielsen Media Research. The network’s strong performance was helped by its second presidential debate. Moderated by Neil Cavuto and Maria Bartiromo, the Jan. 14 event scored 11 million total viewers and 3 million in the […]
Bartiromo: I wanted to get away from stock market focus
Brian Flood of Adweek magazine interviewed Fox Business Network anchor Maria Bartiromo about her job. Here is an excerpt: You moved to Fox two years ago from CNBC. How was that shift from a cultural perspective? Well, it is a different culture. The move, for me, was really terrific. I had been at CNBC for 20 years and […]
Fox Business reports best week ever
Fox Business Network recorded its best ratings for a week during the 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. business day. The eight-year-old network averaged 157,000 total viewers for the week during that time period, according to Nielsen data. For the week, CNBC averaged 224,000 viewers during the business day. On Friday when the markets were declining, […]
