Glenn Beck strikes $100 million radio and online deal

Reuters/Yahoo News ^ | 6-11-12 | Lucas Shaw

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Glenn Beck and Premiere Networks finalized a long-term contract extension on Monday, linking one of the nation's most popular radio programs with a syndication giant.

The new deal between Beck's Mercury Radio Arts and Premiere, a subsidiary of Clear Channel, ensures Premiere will syndicate "The Glenn Beck Program" for five more years. Reports value the contract at $100 million - double his prior deal. It covers not just "The Glenn Beck Program," but Beck's assorted digital businesses as well.

Beck left Fox News last year and carried his devoted cadre of fans to the internet, launching GBTV, an online streaming network. That complements other Mercury Radio Arts properties like TheBlaze.com, e-commerce site Markdown.com and GlennBeck.com. Premiere will sell advertising for those ventures.

Ratings for Beck's radio show have grown nearly 50 percent over the last five years, and in its 10th year with Premiere it is typically the third highest-rated show in talk radio behind Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity. Premiere carries both of their shows as well.

Carried by more than 400 stations, Beck's show airs from 9 a.m. to noon in most markets. "Simply put, Premiere is the best in the business," Beck said in a statement. "Over the past 10 years, they have proven to be a true partner in every sense of the word."

In moving online, Beck bet his personal brand was strong enough to survive without the promotional force of a television network. Though GBTV has a much smaller audience than Beck's television show - or his radio show - it is often cited as an example of a new media success story.

Back in March, the Wall Street Journal reported that the network would hit $40 million in revenue this year thanks to subscriptions and advertisements.

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Go, Glenn!

“Mr. Beck’s show entered national syndication via Premiere, a unit of Clear Channel, 10 years ago. Now carried by more than 400 stations, the show typically ranks No. 3 among all news-talk radio shows, behind Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, so the contract extension brings a measure of stability to local stations that carry it.

The show is broadcast from 9 a.m. until noon in most markets. Last week, another host in the time period, Neal Boortz, announced that he would retire in January. Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate and businessman, will start hosting a show in Mr. Boortz’s place.”

http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/beck-renews-his-radio-deal/

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Curse cut & paste. Preview not showing title :)
Sorry stopped hear him after he left WOR in NYC and FOX. Just hear Rush, Sean and Mark.

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Glenn Beck strikes $100 million radio and online deal

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"quid pro quo" from the LDS Bain Capital wing ... for relentless attacks on Newt Gingrich ...


hope you a "lot" of soap ... and security safes ... to those LDS Cult Members, Glenn ...


and of course ... the LDS Bain Capital folks have their eye on Free Republic ...

just like Joseph Smith had his "evil" eye on that anti-Smith newsletter publish in Noovan, Illinois ... before Smith ordrered his Satanic GOONS to burn it to the ground ...



To HELL with the LDS Cult ... and the "Celestial God-Child from Planet Kolob ..."

Ted Kennedy's "favorite" Mormon Arch-Bishop



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[Patton@Bastogne]

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"quid pro quo" from the LDS Bain Capital wing ... for relentless attacks on Newt Gingrich ...


hope you sell a "lot" of soap ... and Tampa, FL security safes ... to those LDS Cult Members, Glenn ...


and of course ... the LDS Bain Capital folks have their eye on Free Republic ...

just like Joseph Smith had his "evil" eye on that anti-Smith newsletter publish in Noovan, Illinois ... before Smith ordrered his Satanic GOONS to burn it to the ground ...



To HELL with the LDS Cult ... and the "Celestial God-Child from Planet Kolob ..."

Ted Kennedy's "favorite" Mormon Arch-Bishop



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[Tennessee Nana]

Clear Channel...

Bought by Willard Romney during the 2007-2008 POTUS primary...

Oh yes...the connections

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I’ve heard Glenn say myself that he
doesn’t even really like MR, so I
don’t know what you’re trying to
instigate.

[adm5]

Wow.

[iowamark]

For conservatives, Glenn Beck is and has long been dead to us:

http://www.mrctv.org/videos/andrew-breitbart-glenn-beck-dead-me

[Tainan]

I find your comments intriguing. How might I subscribe to your newsletter?

[IrishPennant]

Wow! Speak for all us conservatives, do ya now?

[unkus]

Whatever you say.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

I absolutely don’t understand the appeal of Glenn Beck but I especially don’t understand why the network values him so highly. I’ve never heard him utter a single original thought that hadn’t been stated by Rush or Levin or even Hannity much earlier. I’ve seen/heard him express utter emotional gaganess over something that he, apparently, just began to understand, but I’ve never discerned a single piece of original insight from him. He’s the very definition of what Levin would call a “back bencher” (except for his salary)

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Is "smiling little" attention-deficit-disorder Glenn Beck an LDS member ?

Yes ...




Is the "Celestial God-Child from Planert Kolob" an LDS member ?

Yes ...



Sir ... your question (brilliantly) answered ...



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[Don Corleone]

To HELL with the LDS Cult ... and the "Celestial God-Child from Planet Kolob ..."

IOW you prefer to do 4 more with Obama and the Rev. Wright, Bill Ayers, Axelrod, et al?

[Patton@Bastogne]

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"Assimilate THIS ... Mitt-Bott" ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9NkPCj3QZ8



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[unkus]

Better a Mormon than a Communist/Muslim who is an avowed

enemy of the United States; who if given another four

years, will continue his deliberate destruction of our

country.

[Notary Sojac]

Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin will DEFEAT the Obama-Romney Socialist Gay-Marriage Axis of Evil

Funniest tagline on FR.

Oh.......

You're serious????

[unkus]

If I’m a Mitt-bot, you are a Commie/Muzzie lover.

Enough already.