Posted on 08/19/2017 6:44:47 AM PDT by Helicondelta
Axios' Jonathan Swan hears Bannon has told friends he sees a massive opening to the right of Fox News, raising the possibility that he's going to start a network.
- Bannon's friends are speculating about whether it will be a standalone TV network, or online streaming only.
- Before his death in May, Roger Ailes had sent word to Bannon that he wanted to start a channel together. Bannon loved the idea: He believes Fox is heading in a squishy, globalist direction as the Murdoch sons assume more power.
- Now he has the means, motive and opportunity: His chief financial backer, Long Island hedge fund billionaire Bob Mercer, is ready to invest big in what's coming next, including a huge overseas expansion of Breitbart News.
On Day 1, Breitbart declared he's taking his West Wing infighting to the outside, telling Bloomberg Businessweek's Josh Green that he's "going to war for Trump against his opponents — on Capitol Hill, in the media, and in corporate America."
The reality is that Bannon will go nuclear on former colleagues he calls "West Wing Democrats": economic adviser Gary Cohn, Jared and Ivanka ("Javanka," as he calls them) and Deputy National Security Adviser Dina Powell.
The revved-up Breitbart operation is also likely to target Speaker Ryan, as it did before Trump.
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
How do we get in on this IPO?
For starters, be a billionaire.
The question I would ask is “how much money is already pledged?”
Perhaps Don jr and Eric can step in?
Since beyond all comprehension even Matt drudge himself has stopped being in the news business, this is very good news.
Bannon is a smart guy. Let him figure it out.
Not an invalid tweet though......
Trumps negotiating ability is being thwarted by the RINO REPUBLICANS in Congress....
Its amusing. Bannon terrifies the Left like no other man. He is their bogeyman and the focus of their paranoia.
Yes. Buy OANN. Pump it up. Put it on the streaming web. Charge for it. I am in.
Perhaps, but they have a few billions or so
What’s involved with the news effort are pissed off persons with tens of billions.
IMO
So McMaster Powell and Cohen are entrenched and Bannon is forced out.
We now have a Democrat administration and it will not help Trump at All they will still keep pushing until he’s gone.
And he’s not going to a think tank or a college professorship. He knows media and he knows finance.
If I were Bannon, I would not re-invent the wheel. I would buy OAN and do everything to get it on cable in every region.
In this fascist blacklisting environment I have a hard time believing he can get a cable TV station going. It won’t be carried, IMO.
Fox started going down the drain years ago. I appreciate Hannity, but if I were him I'd leave at the soonest opportunity. He doesn't belong there.
Axios “hears Bannon has told friends “.
LOL!
I’ve the most gossipy neighbors in the world and even they’ve never said anything this silly.
Hope this is part of Steve’s plans though.
About to find out if Gannon is a populist or a cynic. IPO that is offered to subscribers? Populist.
Actually, extreme intelligence IS a super-power.
Actually he can do what is called a direct public offering which gets the insiders and middle men out of it. It’s the old-fashioned way for raising money.
OANN should have nothing to do with Bannon...it should do what it is doing...NEWS...
He needs to get on social media with news and conservative talkers ..none of this fair and balanced crap
He needs to storm colleges to break the free speech ban..
Needs to fined younger conservatives for the college assault
Cable is dying
The news channel will be streaming video. There are lots of them already. This one alone will increase the sales of Roku and such devices to enable receiving it for free over the internet.
Streaming video is not subject to FCC. Streaming video is Free Speech
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