EXCLUSIVE: Talks Underway For New Conservative Network Amid Fears Fox News Moving Too Far Left

Media ITE ^ | 10:45 am, April 28th, 2017 | Rachel Stockman

[Candor7]

On the heels of major shakeups at the Fox News Network, an alternative conservative network is being actively discussed amongst conservative fat cats.

A well-placed source close to the proposal tells Mediaite that serious discussions are underway to create an alternative conservative cable network on the belief that the Fox News Network is moving too far to the left. The source, who is engaged in the talks, says a meeting is planned for today with two prominent high-powered television executives, some underperforming conservative networks and people who have an interest and the ability to fund a new network.

The potential aim? Putting “the old band” back together. There are certainly plenty of (out-of-work?) conservative powerhouses to pick from that could star on a new network, and perhaps even some executives from within Fox News who might be lured by the new opportunity. Could the new channel include stars like the ousted Bill O’Reilly, who didn’t waste much time hitting the podcast waves after he was fired amid a sexual harassment scandal? Could Tomi Lahren, the conservative mega star, who was recently sidelined at The Blaze also take on a prominent role? The exact “who” won’t be clear until the deal is more defined but the source says the pitch is that the network could immediately reach at least 85 million homes.

(Report: Bill O'Reilly to Receive 'Tens of Millions' in Severance From Fox News)

This news comes on the heels of a long profile in last weekend’s New York Times which paints a picture of a changing Fox News Network with Murdoch’s sons, James and Lachlan, CEO and co-chairman of parent company 21st Century Fox, at the helm. The piece struck fear into the minds of some Fox News’ hardcore conservatives with talk of the sons wanting to rid the company “of the old-guard culture on which their father built his empire” and bringing “a warmer and fuzzier workplace” that would move away from an “anti-politically correct environment.”

On Thursday, New York Magazine‘s Gabe Sherman, a constant thorn in the side of Fox News, reported that “sweeping management changes” may be coming to the network as well. Sherman’s report cited three anonymous sources that contend that the network’s co-President Bill Shine recently asked the Murdoch sons to release a statement in support of him amid the roiling lawsuits and scandals. Both Fox News and 21 Century Fox have vigorously denied that Shine made such a request but the report by Sherman prompted a rather mysterious tweet about the “total end of the FNC as we know it” by the network’s biggest remaining star, Sean Hannity:

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Gäbe i pray this is NOT true because if it is, that's the total end of the FNC as we know it. Done. Best Sean https://twitter.com/gabrielsherman/status/857604245197119488 … 5:31 PM - 27 Apr 2017

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“I just don’t see Fox News and Sean having a long relationship. If Sean becomes available, you have 100 percent turnover in primetime and a huge opportunity,” a television executive, who didn’t want to be identified, but is involved in some of the talks, told Mediaite.

“I’m working on it (the new conservative channel) hot and heavy,” the source said. “It’s live, it’s real.” The new channel could come to fruition within the next 10 to 12 months, the executive said.

It is no surprise that a savvy investor would see the turmoil within Fox News as a major opportunity. As The Times piece noted, analysts estimate that Fox News produced 25 percent of 21st Century Fox’s operating income last year or a whopping $6.6 billion. Conservative news remains a cash cow for investors, but the media landscape is quickly changing with younger viewers “cutting the cord” and turning to alternative over-the-top live streaming platforms like Hulu, Amazon, Roku and YouTube TV. Could a conservative alternative channel with some big names have an edge on the 20-year-old conservative network? Stay tuned. Our source is convinced it can happen.

Update 12:58 p.m: This article has been updated with a quote from a television executive who is involved in the talks.

[Candor7]

FUX Nudes is tanking?

[El Cid]

One America News (OAN) is pretty good.

[Candor7]

One America News (OAN) is pretty good.>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Yes, there web site looks good. But they are not on our cable service yet.

[ZULU]

Let’s hope the show does not feature opposing characters like Kelly Wright, Me-Gyn, Roginski, etc who will file bogus discrimination and sex suits!!

[Gene Eric]

As far as conservative alternatives, there’s OAN with Liz Wheeler. And this didn’t happen yesterday.

C’mon people. Get with the program.

Disney is pissing in your shoes. Comcast is pissing in your shoes. Time Warner, CBS, and now FNC....

Kill your subscriptions. And stop bitching about the pawns.

[PCPOET7]

don’t let it be the blaze with beck having a prominent role.

[El Cid]

KLOWD TV carries them. They can be accessed through an AppleTV widget (and possibly Roku) and the internet. I think it is $8/month.

[Rome2000]

Watch that Shepard Smith for a few minutes and you’ll be praying for ISIS to throw him off a tall building.

[blackdog]

Right now FNC staff are more focused on who gets what settlement for how much and are fighting to get in line before all that’s left is what’s in the postage meter in the mail room.

[ShivaFan]

This all sounds good to me. Yes, we need MORE conservative and or right wing cable/satellite news agencies/hosted current events content, the more the merry. I will subscribe to such feeds/television/digital no problem, and if they are spread across multiple feeds such as cable or satellite and so on, soon we will have the ability to subscribe to more than one feed even if using the same technology.

As far as FOX, indeed they have moved a bit left but still have some great content, coverage and hosts... but I watch more FOX Business Channel than FOX News of late but I do like Tucker and Hannity.

So the rise of a right-wing channel sounds good to me, not to replace FOX but to compete with FOX and I would pay more to be able to watch such a new outlet of news and current events as well as to keep FOX and heck, why not even TWO or THREE more right-wing channels? GIVE ME MORE- I WILL buy the product!

I hate ABC,NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN - they are fronts for the DNC. So the MORE alternatives to these creeps the better. Not that one new one takes the place of one old one - I will take ALL of them, and yes I even WATCH two things at once, I can walk and chew gum at the same time. There are times I have one channel on SiriusXM, another on my smartphone, another on TV, and the radio all going at once. Why not? My brain has advanced to the point where I can do this multiplicity all at once and get compression of all of them at the same moment. The brain is amazing, it learns, you can be the future man. You CAN do 10 things at once.

Well, 4.7 things at once.

[proud American in Canada]

I cannot stand Shep Smith. I watch Greg Gutfeld (funny), Brett, and Outnumbered when I can.

Fox has definitely drifted to the left.

Getting rid of Bill was a big mistake, IMO.

[proud American in Canada]

Oh, yes, forgot... love Tucker! And of course, Sean. :)

[Crucial]

Why buy a new car when you have a perfectly good one in the garage? Conservatives should just get behind OAN. This would save resources and be simpler to expand to cable outlets since it already has name recognition.

[Yosemitest]

It already is on the internet.

CRTV features Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin, Steven Crowder, and others


CRTV is your source for the most thought-provoking personalities and conservative ideas that are not available from traditional media outlets.
CRTV has developed a new style in producing compelling content with stunning production quality and unique broadcast sets built to capture the individual personality and passion of each program.
CRTV is developing the best programming – advocating freedom and liberty – that is delivered directly to viewers – when and where they want it.

[Yosemitest]

It already is on the internet.

CRTV features Mark Levin, Michelle Malkin, Steven Crowder, and others

CRTV is your source for the most thought-provoking personalities and conservative ideas that are not available from traditional media outlets.
CRTV has developed a new style in producing compelling content with stunning production quality and unique broadcast sets built to capture the individual personality and passion of each program.
CRTV is developing the best programming – advocating freedom and liberty – that is delivered directly to viewers – when and where they want it.

[BJ1]

OAN is available on a streaming device like Roku. I assume the firestick too from amazon. $5 per month. I have it, it’s HD.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Don’t pay any mind about HOW to “fight.” Just “fight.”

/sarc

[wardaddy]

Roginski

Big ass nose but still there is something there I'd like to explore

Sexy lady

[Fedora]

Newsmax TV is/was another conservative news outlet but DirectTV dropped them about the same time they censored Dennis Michael Lynch for promoting Donald Trump and defending Roger Ailes, so I haven’t seen them for a while and don’t know how they are now. There’s definitely a need for a new conservative network.

[Doctor DNA]

I’d like to see the great Joe Dan Goreman do a short weekend wrap show.

https://intellectualfroglegs.com/church-bells/

Thumbs up!