The future of business news
Steve Krakauer of TVNewser takes a look behind the scenes of the new Fox Business Network show on the Internet, FoxBusiness.com Live. Krakauer writes, “Jenna Lee and Connell McShane anchor the hour-long Web show, which places a major emphasis on viewer interaction. Lee and McShane, also the co-anchors of ‘Fox Business Morning,’ use Twitter, Facebook, […]
Fox Business launching Web show
Fox Business Network announced Friday that it is launching a one-hour, interactive online program titled FoxBusiness.com Live premiering Monday. Hosted by Jenna Lee and Connell McShane, the show will be commercial free and feature breaking financial news reports, interviews with business leaders, CEOs, politicians and industry experts. The program will also encourage viewer participation through online […]
Dish Network adds Fox Business
Jon Lafayette of TV Week reports Tuesday that the Dish Network has added the Fox Business Network to its lineup. Lafayette writes, “The deal with Dish also puts Fox News Channel on Dish’s Classic Bronze 100 tier, an improvement from America’s Top 200 level it had been on before. The change increases the number of […]
The best personal finance TV show
Troy Patterson, Slate’s television critic, writes Friday about all of the personal finance shows on TV, and declares that “The Dave Ramsey Show” on Fox Business Network is the best. Patterson writes, “Where Orman’s viewers call in seeking permission to buy Kate Spade pumps, Ramsey’s are often seeking a firm hand to guide them out […]
Fox Business to launch weekend call-in show about personal finance
Fox Business Network announced Thursday that will debut “Your Questions, Your Money Live,â€? a new weekly personal finance show, every Saturday, starting this weekend. The show will air from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CNBC has a personal finance show called “On the Money” that airs weeknights at 10 p.m., as well as the Suze Orman personal […]
Fox Business brand jumps in 2008
YouGovPolimetrix’s BrandIndex, which tracks consumer perception of some 1,000 brands via daily polls, is reporting that the Fox Business Network brand is among the top gainers for 2008, reports Les Luchter of MarketingDaily. Luchter writes, “21 of the bottom 25 decliners during the second half of the year were financial service firms — all victims […]
The Fox Business PR machine
Douglas McIntyre, the editor of 24/7 Wall St., writes Monday about the e-mail messages he receives from the public relations staff at Fox Business Network and the fact that they have nothing to do with the stock market, which is what his readers care about. McIntyre writes, “The queer thing about all these messages from […]
Some upset with Sirius XM dropping Fox Business
Tyler Savery of Sirius Buzz writes about how some listeners to Fox Business Network on Sirius XM are upset that the channel has been dropped. Savery writes, “At the end of 2008, XM subscribers lost Fox Business as part of their channel line-up. Interestingly, to this day, that article is still getting regular comments from […]
Fox Business files another lawsuit over Fed bailout
Fox Business Network filed a lawsuit against the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System over its failure to release information requested under the Freedom of Information Act. It’s the second lawsuit that Fox Business has filed to receive information about the government’s bailout tied to the economic upheaval. A similar lawsuit was filed […]
Dealing with the Old Boys Club
Greg Archer of Delight magazine profiles Fox Business Network anchor Alexis Glick in the latest issue, noting how she’s working in the traditionally male-dominated area of business and business journalism. Archer writes, “But it’s her sportsmanship that fuels her success in the field of business and finance. ‘A lot of former [Wall Street] traders have some […]
