Fox Business Network
WSJ's Walt Mossberg Joins Fox Business Network; The Inexorable Roll Continues?
Brian Stelter reports in The Times today that The Journal's personal tech columnist Walt Mossberg will join up with the Fox Business Network as a contributor.
But the whole deal is a tricky one. The Journal still has an agreement with CNBC that runs through 2012, and it's a contract that might prevent Journalists from appearing too regularly on FBN.
A 15-year contract that extends until 2012 between CNBC, the dominant business channel, and The Journal prevents many reporters from appearing on Fox Business programs. The News Corporation has not tried to unwind itself from the contract, at least not publicly. But the scope of the agreement is limited, and as the announcement about Mr. read more »
Murdoch on Fox: He's 'Very Friendly' with Hillary, and He Wants to Change Culture of the Journal
Rupert Murdoch was on Fox News' Your World with Neil Cavuto this afternoon and discussed how he had "no ill-will" against Hillary Clinton and how he planned to change the culture of the Wall Street Journal (in part, by moving their offices to Midtown). "I think, when you take over a company and you want to make changes, it is good to do everything you can to change the culture. And a physical move is a big and useful thing to do," said Mr. Murdoch. read more »
Murdoch Sizes up FBN
More from Rupert Murdoch's sitdown yesterday with Fox's Neal Cavuto: Mr. Murdoch also discussed how important The Journal would be to building up the recently launched Fox Business Network.
"Oh, I think they'll build each other, they'll help each other," he said. "You know, at the moment, there's a standing agreement with our competition, but that will run down or run out and we'll be able to put the two together more and more." read more »
At the FBN Launch Party—Fox Anchor: "We're Trying to Take Over the World"
On Wednesday night, a little after 7 pm, deep in the labyrinth that is the Metropolitan Museum of Art, past the line of photographers in the lobby, past the medieval statues of the Virgin Mary, past a mummy or two, and past a temporary installation that spelled out "Fox Business" in big block letters made, ostensibly, of green shrubbery, Regis Philbin gave Roger Ailes a hug.
"This guy is famous in Ohio," said Mr. Philbin, oddly.
NYTV moved in and shook hands.
Mr. Ailes asked good-naturedly if NYTV had written anything critical of Fox or Mr. Philbin, recently. Mr. Philbin fielded the question. "He writes something critical of me," said Mr. Philbin, "at least once a month." An exaggeration!
Everyone smiled.
We were there to celebrate the launch of Rupert Murdoch's latest media venture—the Fox Business Network...
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CNBC's Fast Money Races West
Does San Jose, California qualify as Main Street, USA?
Well, in any case, it’s several thousand miles from Wall Street. And on Friday, CNBC's Fast Money with Dylan Ratigan will be broadcasting live from the Computer History Museum in San Jose, CNBC announced today. The cross-country brand extension, according to a CNBC press release, is part of a broader "cradle of innovation tour." No word yet on how the Fox Business Network, which had suggested it plans to position itself as Main Street to CNBC's Wall Street,might counter.
Although, the front lawn of, say, the Computer History Association of California, must look mighty tempting right about now.
For Fox Business, Big Government Is Enemy Number One
It soon became clear that riling up competitor CNBC was a minor, albeit festive indulgence in the Fox Business Network workday. "Big Government" is the common enemy here, and they'll talk about it all day long. read more »
Money for Breakfast! Fox Business Network Debuts Today
Alexis Glick and Kevin Magee, Executive Vice President, FOX News, will be ringing NASDAQ's opening bell at 9:20 AM in celebration. (Watch it here. Scroll down.) Here's the inaugural schedule for ease of enjoyment:
8:00 AM: Money for Breakfast — Wealth, success and happiness … satisfy your hunger! read more »
