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TheBlaze and CRTV Merge to Create Conservative Media Powerhouse (Exclusive)
The Hollywood Reporter ^ | 8:00 PM PST 12/2/2018 b | Paul Bond

Posted on 12/03/2018 12:47:29 AM PST by conservative98

The homes of Glenn Beck and Mark Levin are combining to create Blaze Media, which insiders say will reach 165 million people via television, digital platforms and social media.

Glenn Beck and Mark Levin are teaming up by merging TheBlaze and CRTV to create a conservative-media entity dubbed Blaze Media, which they say will reach 165 million people via television, digital platforms and social media.

Beck and Levin are set to officially announce what they are calling a merger of equals on Monday, but Beck tells The Hollywood Reporter that the move could be just a next step at building a powerhouse, independent media company.

“This is the beginning of scale,” he says. “Anyone who loves the Bill of Rights and pursues honesty, I want them all in. We’re an open book. Let’s talk,” he says.

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“Tens of millions of Americans have had it with the biased, ideologically driven mainstream media outlets that sanctimoniously advance their own agendas under the guise of ‘news’ and ‘journalism.’ Conservatives actually believe in a free press and the rest of the Constitution,” said Levin.

He added that his intention with the merger is “to further expand and offer the public an alternative to liberal media group-think.”

(Excerpt) Read more at hollywoodreporter.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: beck; blazemedia; blazetv; crtv; glennbeck; levin; levinlounge; marklevin; nevertrump; nevertrumper; nevertrumpers; talkradio; theblaze; trump; trumpmedia
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Stunning that Levin would consider “Blaze” in the naming of this merge. Beck doesn’t realize that Levin’s name has far more clout than his own..


101 posted on 12/03/2018 11:43:44 AM PST by caww
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To: Chickensoup

I happen to enjoy Levins Fox programing. ..his guests have been intriguing and interesting.


102 posted on 12/03/2018 11:47:42 AM PST by caww
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To: conservative98

stabby the clown and levine the loudmouth. be still my heart.


103 posted on 12/03/2018 11:49:46 AM PST by 867V309 (Lock Her Up)
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To: Jane Long

Won’t it be interesting to hear what Rush has to say about this?


104 posted on 12/03/2018 11:50:21 AM PST by caww
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To: conservative98

Both of them are going belly-up. Now they’ll go belly-up together.


105 posted on 12/03/2018 12:10:32 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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To: conservative98
Thank you Ben. We are thrilled to be joining forces with @marklevinshow and all that he and his crtv team have built. They already had a powerhouse line up. We are all stronger together. #blazemedia https://t.co/iOHszAIx9U— Glenn Beck (@glennbeck) December 3, 2018

What a bonehead. Hillary and Kaine even put out a book by that name. I cannot believe he said that.


106 posted on 12/03/2018 12:54:07 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("The word 'racist' is used to describe 'every Republican that's winning'" --Donald Trump)
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To: conservative98

bump post 17 for later


107 posted on 12/03/2018 12:55:43 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("The word 'racist' is used to describe 'every Republican that's winning'" --Donald Trump)
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To: Baldwin77

oh my - and he said “he might have voted for Hillary” too


108 posted on 12/03/2018 1:13:22 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Yosemitest

“I’d LOVE to see Trump appoint Mark Levin in charge of a SPECIAL INVESTIGATION —————”

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To tell you truth I’d rather he just keeps doing what he’s been doing———keeping us informed.

Most of the media,mainstream and on-line, just fills us with propaganda.

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109 posted on 12/03/2018 1:14:12 PM PST by Mears
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To: LS

Thank you for mentioning the awesome Boss 429 Mustang


110 posted on 12/03/2018 1:15:40 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: conservative98

Glenn Beck says it will affect the television lineup too, but not until January. In the meantime, he says, “we hope to have a couple of big announcements.”

I wonder if they’re going to start a newscast. (They do have “The News and Why It Matters”, but that’s a panel discussion show.) They could probably get Bolling to anchor. Structure it sort of like “Special Report.”


111 posted on 12/03/2018 2:30:47 PM PST by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: SaveFerris

If you had a classic Boss in mint right now? $500,000 minimum.


112 posted on 12/03/2018 3:07:24 PM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS

FReepmail


113 posted on 12/03/2018 3:12:53 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: a little elbow grease

Actually, I said “54-57” seats.

Not too bad. Missed by one-—better than most pollsters.

I call that losing by a nose.


114 posted on 12/03/2018 3:13:41 PM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: LS
Sorry for my ill-tempered words. After watching that Steelers/Chargers game last night, I was more than bummed at the refs, and the Steelers this morning.

Sorry again, Larry.

115 posted on 12/03/2018 3:29:15 PM PST by a little elbow grease (Duct tape and cable ties have more worth than pussy hats and resistance.)
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To: Jane Long
My Subscription to the www.blazetv.com is updating and the new channels from CRTV are great.
The update is NOT finished yet, so I've got to wait a little to finish today's "The News and Why It Matters" IN OVERTIME.
I'm glad I was waiting for next year to pay another $99.00 or more for a one year subscription to CRTV,
because now I've got both groups of channels for the same money I was spending for my annual subscription to BLAZETV.COM.

You're REALLY missing out now !
I can watch Mark Levin and Michelle Malkin anytime I chose, and I won't miss any of their DAILY shows.
Plus, THERE'S SOOOOO MANY OTHER CHANNELS TO WATCH NOW, that I don't know WHERE to start.
116 posted on 12/03/2018 4:02:10 PM PST by Yosemitest (It's SIMPLE ! ... Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Mozilla
The Blaze lost lots of hosts since 2016. CRTV lost major funding over the Mark Steyn situation

True. Jay Severin, Lawrence Jones, Mike Slater, Chris Salcedo, Doc Thompson were all enjoyable hosts I used to listen to who were "laid off" in the past 2 years. I didn't care for Mike Opelka, but he got laid off too. Buck Sexton even bought his way out of his syndication contract with The Blaze so he could move on to a better, more stable environment. I think about all Beck has left as live radio hosts are his clown car LDS buddies - Pat, Stu and Jeffy.

There was no financial or business sense to suggest keeping the network going and burning through cash. I don't understand why CRTV would want to have anything to do with this. I give it a year, two at the outside, before the whole enterprise declares bankruptcy.

117 posted on 12/04/2018 2:14:53 PM PST by lonevoice (diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
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To: Yossarian

Levin has no control over the legal wranglings between Cary Katz, the majority owner of CRTV, and Mark Steyn. He could have taken a stand in favor of Steyn, but it probably would have meant severing ties with CRTV. Now the issue may be moot since CRTV no longer exists and the Mark Levin Show is on BlazeTV, not CRTV.

Don’t know whether Katz is now actually partnered with Beck. I hope Beck does not regret this. I admire Beck as a risk-taking businessman. A visionary in developing a channel and programming for streaming TV. I think he was spending too much money for a while, though. Maybe he has reined that in. If not, tying himself to the corps of CRTV is not really a way to get in or stay in the black.

I have to wonder if this is just one more attempt on Katz’ part to avoid having to pay the four million dollar judgment he owes to Steyn. For those who don’t know, Steyn was one of the early hosts on CRTV after Levin. Katz and CRTV fired Steyn and then sued him for ten million dollars. A judge ruled that Steyn doesn’t owe Katz anything and that Katz actually owes Steyn four million. Katz has continued to avoid paying and has tried to re-sue Steyn. Katz even sued CRTV (as Steyn put it, this is like having his left buttock sue his right buttock) so that it would go bankrupt on paper and there would be nothing to pay Steyn with. A judge rejected that plan. Katz is still trying to re-sue Steyn as I write this.


118 posted on 01/10/2019 1:32:42 PM PST by MNFowler
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