CNBC, Fox Business, Bloomberg Television and market share
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE With Fox Business Network announcing Tuesday that it would start having its shows tracked by Nielsen in terms of audience size, Talking Biz News decided to see what available information was already out there in terms of business news audiences on television. Data is already available for CNBC and Fox Business […]
Fox Business to be rated by Nielsen
One of the problems in comparing CNBC to its main competitor, Fox Business Network, is that Fox Business has not had its shows rated by Nielsen, the primary tracker of television audiences. That will soon end. Fox Business Network announced Wednesday it will become a full service client of Nielsen Media Research beginning March 28. […]
Fox Business also claims legal victory
Kathryn Glass of FoxBusiness.com has a story on Monday about the Supreme Court turning down the appeal of the banks, requiring the Federal Reserve to disclose who took loans from the government during the 2008 economic crisis. In addition to Bloomberg L.P., which filed the initial request for the documents, Fox Business Network was also […]
Covering the business angle of the Japan natural disaster
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Fox Business Network reporter Adam Shapiro has been in Japan during the past few days, reporting live as the country struggles to overcome the disaster of the earthquake and tsunami that struck it last week. Shapiro, who joined the network in September 2007 shortly before its launch, has been primarily covering […]
Dobbs returns to the air
David Bauder of the Associated Press writes about the return of Lou Dobbs to the air with the premiere of his new show on Fox Business Network beginning Monday. Bauder writes, “His new show is likely to feel familiar to his fans, as Dobbs intends to dive into the complex public policy and economic issues […]
Learning business journalism on the job
Fox Business Network anchor Lori Rothman was profiled in Westlake magazine, where she talked about her career and how she got into business journalism. Here are some excerpts: “It’s when I moved to Plattsburgh, New York as the morning anchor when I answered an ad in Broadcasting and Cable magazine from Bloomberg Television looking for […]
Lou Dobbs show to begin in two weeks
Fox Business Network announced it will debut a new evening program hosted by Lou Dobbs on Monday, March 14. The show, titled “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” will appear weeknights at 7 p.m. EST and feature a breakdown of the day’s top stories and how they impact the economy. Joined by a variety of experts each evening, […]
Gasparino likes to compete against CNBC
Richard Huff of the New York Daily News profiled Fox Business Network‘s Charles Gasparino in Thursday’s paper, where the business journalist discusses his fondness for competing against his former employer CNBC. Huff writes, “That’s why he’s at FBN, he says, and this week he marks his first year at the Fox-owned business news cable network. […]
Fox Business anchor Rothman on switching from Bloomberg TV
Jessica Rao of the Journal News in Westchester County, N.Y. interviewed Fox Business anchor Lori Rothman, who left Bloomberg Television last year for her new job. Rao writes, “Rothman says her job change — she started her Fox gig back in September — came during a time of serious reflection over her career. After 10 […]
Will someone please teach Dennis Kneale to stop promoting himself?
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE Dennis Kneale, who left CNBC in the fall for a new gig at Fox Business Network, is doing a lot of shameless promotion on Twitter in recent weeks. Kneale was on the Don Imus show this morning, and later in the day, he tweeted this: “i’ve listened to IMUS daily since […]
