Posted on 06/16/2016 9:30:01 AM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Donald Trump has dominated the news cycle for months, delivering record viewership and readership for TV and digital media companies, and according to a Vanity Fair report Thursday, the presumptive Republican nominee is thinking about trying to monetize that audience for himself.
“Trump is indeed considering creating his own media business, built on the audience that has supported him thus far in his bid to become the next president of the United States,” Sarah Ellison wrote in the piece. “According to several people briefed on the discussions, the presumptive Republican nominee is examining the opportunity presented by the ‘audience’ currently supporting him. He has also discussed the possibility of launching a ‘mini-media conglomerate’ outside of his existing TV-production business, Trump Productions LLC.” According to Ellison’s sources, the idea for a media company was born from Trump’s frustration surrounding “his ability to create revenue for other media organizations without being able to take a cut himself.” Trump has considered building out a media empire for years. According to the Vanity Fair report, in 2011 NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke and Trump, who was considering a run for president at the time, agreed that if Trump ran for president and won, he’d continue starring in his NBC reality series, “The Apprentice,” as commander-in-chief (never mind that as a broadcast network, such an agreement could run afoul of some FCC rules).
It isn't clear in the story what sort of media company Trump would start, although Ellison suggests it could be a cable channel (she also wrote that such a company could run afoul of FCC "Equal Time" rules, though unless it was a broadcast network such as NBC they would not apply). Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks initially told Vanity Fair that a media company of this nature “hasn’t been even uttered,” before clarifying:
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Make sure there is an app, that it is free and works on TV streaming devices.
Isn’t Al Jazeera up for sale? :)
Democratic presidents have controlled news networks and newspapers since the FDR administration while GOP have not only been shut out of media access, but constantly attacked.
Essentially, the news media embargos GOP president’s message. Trump will get his message to the people.
Don’t forget the Free Republic network :- )
He could grant OAN an exclusive interview, and move that reporter into the Compost’s spot . . .
He should buy One America Network and make it national—To the right of Fox. A Fireside chat of sorts to discuss real issues—Maybe a talk show with Sarah Palin, Pat Buchanan, or ? Run some old movies like “Mr. Smith goes to Washington” or new movies like “13 Hours”. Not a bad idea—beat the MSM at their own game. I would also suggest he like it to a “Newspaper” and a Magazine —a conservative newspaper and magazine-—like the ones we had long ago. He would make it so it would make a profit. Make em national. I still think he will win the White House in November—but it will not be easy—a cabal of powerful people will do their best to get rid of him. GOPe, DNC, Liberal Media, Liberal Hollywood, SNL, Unions, Mexican - Americans, etc...
I would help him produce documentaries and TV shows (I have two awards)—but my views are toxic in Hollywoodland.
Depends what he wants to do. I would do a online streaming service unless you want to end up like Newsmax and OANN having trouble getting on systems. Sadly to make revenue the online idea would have to be pay for 4 to 9 bucks. But I think it should be free or end up like OANN where you have to go to great lengths to see it online if you don’t have a cable system with it.
IF he were to decide to do this, I would suggest only hiring employees who have a verifiable history of voting in the Republican primaries for an extended period of years, top to bottom, from the talking heads to the janitors. Republicans are proving daily that they can’t be trusted to do things to benefit Country over self-serving -— but they are still a bit better than democrats. I just don’t think and entire media that votes Democrat every time can find any kind of a fair and balanced way to provide “truth” to We the People.
A TrumpTV News app. I’m in! ;)
Why are we even entertaining this distraction. He need Trump to win in November to save this country from the cliff, not perpetuate stories that he is out for brand recognition and glory and doesn’t want to be President.
My name is on a ton of things that no one will ever watch.
The highest profile projet that I was involved was a Marian McPartland and Dave Brubek special but the jerk technical manager pressured the producer to put the name of his favorite pet who wasn’t there and omit me.
It wasn’t until a couple of years later I caught it during making a few dubs.
I helped some on an indy film, not sure what became of it.
Other than the stock content, I slap something together for youtube fodder.
I try to listen out for things I could be involved in but the midlands of SC isn’t a production hotbed.
It’s not hypocritical, it is simply a stay strategy to have similar media access.
While he’s at it, Trump needs to purchases thousands and thousands of copies of “13 Hours†and get them to as many Independent likely voters as possible.
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