FOX NEWS Makes More Money Than CNN, MSNBC, And NBC-ABC-And-CBS News Combined

The Business Insider ^ | 1-10-2010 | Henry Blodget

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FOX NEWS Makes More Money Than CNN, MSNBC, And NBC-ABC-And-CBS News Combined

Henry Blodget
Jan. 9, 2010, 7:54 PM

When Roger Ailes started FOX News in 1996, people said he'd have no chance against CNN.

This year, FOX News will likely make $700 million of profit--more money than CNN, MSNBC and the evening newscasts of NBC, ABC and CBS combined.

Ailes rules not only the news business but politics: If Ailes were a Democrat, James Carville says, the Democrats would control 67 seats in the Senate.

David Carr and Tim Arango of the NYT provide a snapshot of News Corp's most valuable asset. Here's the money shot:

Mr. Ailes, the son of a foreman at the Packard Electric plant in Warren, Ohio, described his upbringing with three words: “God, country, family” and said that credo was responsible for the success of Fox News

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[Yo-Yo]

#1 rule of business: Give the people what they want.

[ronnie raygun]

One deals with truth, one deals with lies. When you have a product people want they will buy

[SevenofNine]

Come think of it that lots of Cash Abb LOL!

[SevenofNine]

Come think of it that lots of Cash Abb LOL!

[max americana]

>One deals with truth, one deals with lies.

Actually ONE deals with truth, the rest of them lies.

[abb]

Here is a link to the original NYT story and the thread we posted for it.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2424824/posts

A Fox Chief (Ailes) at the Pinnacle of Media and Politics (Dinosaur Media DeathWatch™)
The New York Times ^ | January 9, 2010 | Tim Arango and David Carr
Posted on Saturday, January 09, 2010 3:54:41 PM by abb

[libh8er]

If Ailes were a Democrat, James Carville says, the Democrats would control 67 seats in the Senate.

No, James. If Ailes were a Democrat, FoxNews would be as irrelevant as MSNBC with comparable viewership.

[highlander_UW]

Don't worry, the Obama admin will come up with a plan to rescue the failing networks and will do so by taxing FOX and spread the wealth around. No need to be successful to survive any longer.

[mombonn]

Evil capitalist network. Obviously more interested in profits than news - fair and balanced.

/sarcasm

[EggsAckley]

Ah, so now we see what’s behind all the recent media bashing of Fox.

(Like we couldn’t have figured that out....)

[Farmer Dean]

I wonder how Keith Olbermann will spin this?

[Dallas59]

It’s racism to make money./s

[dhs12345]

Hey, we are just looking for fairness.

When I was just a youngster, I couldn't believe how unfair the news were. I stopped the newspaper because I couldn't stand it. Then along came Rush and Newt and their shows (both radio and TV) and I found out I wasn't the “only one.”

I watched their shows faithfully. This was well before Fox.

I truly believe that if it weren't for Fox, the deception would continue and even be 10x worse.

Stir the pot... stir the pot.

[Political Junkie Too]

I smell a windfall profits tax in their future...

-PJ

[Waco]

CNN, ABC,CBS, NBC ETC., don’t need no stinking money,,,,Kalifornia don’t need no stinking money, etc.

[cripplecreek]

I can’t help but wonder where are the stockholders of the fringe media networks? Shouldn’t they be screaming bloody murder that their nets are losing money?

[screaminsunshine]

Wrong Carvile. If he were a Democrat he would be losing just as much.

[FlingWingFlyer]

If Ailes were a Democrat, James Carville says, the Democrats would control 67 seats in the Senate.

Where is Carville getting this? Which 7 seats is FOX causing to be Republican and why isn't it working with the other 60?

[notaliberal]

Bitterly clinging to my God, my Family, my Country and Yes, my gun!