Posted on 11/08/2020 6:56:54 AM PST by marcusmaximus
Sean Hannity may not be worried about the 2020 election — if he is, he hasn’t said it on his Fox News Channel show — but his ultimate boss has indicated media investors might have some cause for concern.
The executive who has final oversight of Fox News Channel suggested Tuesday that the surge in audiences enjoyed by news networks may fall noticeably after the 2020 election — a development that could have ramifications for some of the nation’s biggest media companies.
“I would expect that as we enter a more normal news cycle, which will happen eventually, that appetite for news will shift,” said Lachlan Murdoch, executive chairman and CEO of Fox Corporation, during a Tuesday call with investors.
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Five of the nation’s biggest cable-news operations — Fox News Channel, CNN. MSNBC, CNBC and Fox Business Network — are projected to take in more than $3.1 billion in advertising in 2020, according to Kagan, a market-research firm that is part of S&P Global Intelligence, and more than $2.7 billion in fees from cable and satellite distributors. And while the affiliate money is likely to stay stable, the advertising dollars would fall if ratings were to moderate. MSNBC would have the most cause for concern. According to Kagan, that network, controlled by NBCUniversal, relies more heavily on ad revenue than distribution money. The other four make more of their money from the fees they charge cable systems.
The potential for a downturn is cause for hand-wringing at the news operations. MSNBC in particular has in past cycles seen a noticeable shift in viewership when politics are not at the fore of the national conversation. Meanwhile, attention to politics in recent days has been gobsmacking: Fox News Channel has seen enormous surges for primetime hosts like Tucker Carlson
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That’s the answer.
Greg Kelly
@gregkellyusa
They may own @FoxNews
—but the Murdoch family DOES NOT OWN AMERICA. We are not their “play-thing”—-so much FRAUD To be uncovered—-but all they contribute is a MEMO to Fox to start calling STATES for Biden, then to call him “president-elect” —he’s NOT. NOT. OVER.
Fox blew their wad. Credibility gone. Ingraham, all of them. Done.
Defund Fox. Cancel your cable.
When your audience looks to you for truth, and you decide to go with lies to appeal to the children of Satan, then expect to lose.
I have not had cable in years, and don’t miss it.
The early AZ call was #’d up, as was joining the pack of wolves in the call for Biden.
The Rat media gave Gore more than a month
The Rat media gave Trump less than 5 days
Cut cable and the same for CNN and the rest of them...
Sean Hannity is all talk with his bud Lindsey
Tucker is the only one worth watching...
If Trump loses or wins he should start a MAGA party...get everyone who voted for him to signup....we only support MAGA people...
and tell the GOP you want are vote we want results or we put up are own candidates...
working people will support it...Hispanic will support it... Black will support it.. ExDemocrats will support it....they will never support the GOP...they will just stay home......
other wise the GOP is dead
Trump should start a streaming tv and news channel...bring back good tv and comedy and news..not a 24 hour news channel
I am now listening to Bongino, Bannon, Charlie Kirk, OAN, John Solomon's Just The News and NewsMaxTV only. No more Fox news.
>> Defund Fox. Cancel your cable.
Defund ATT & Comcast — telecom that owns CNN, NBC, MSNBC
Tucker is still solid.
Sean is supposed to be against MAGA behind the scenes. He’s just an establishment guy and in it for the money.
The rest of Fox might as well be CNN.
SOROS, the untouchable fascist (once a Nazi always a Nazi,) OWNS AMERICA. His third reich is being realized.
I just wish Youtube TV carried Newsmax. I like the ability to dvr the shows and watch on fastplay.
Problem lies with the fact that many of these cable companies also provide internet access to millions. If you're paying $150 for tv/internet today, you'll be paying $150 just for internet tomorrow.
Now Elon Musk may have something to say about that...but that's pretty far in the future, and HIS motives/ideology is still somewhat of a mystery, with sources of income for research/development being somewhat...subsidized.
I cut cable and now only have internet service.
Plenty of entertainment and conservative radio TV and radio
available.
I have not had cable in over a year. And don’t miss a thing.
Plus saved some money.
There ain’t enough liberals around to split with your alphabet comrades, Fox
Watch your ratings plunge as millions of Patriots drop your sorry asses in all ways.
My auto recordings of Baier and The Five were dropped some time ago. Now everyone is gone, incl Tucker SH and Laura, Gutfeld Jeanine
Say goodbye to Fox Business too. Sorry to say but ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
APPS gone too, and off my wife’s devices too
Screw you bastards Let the college brats and ghettoians support your asses
Yep, Fox’s credibility has been shredded and its going to feel some serious financial pain from plummeting revenues.
Can’t wait for the My Pillow guy (a solid Trump supporter) to pull his ads.
Hope Tucker signs on with OANN or Newsmax.
Also looking forward to the new MAGA TV channel soon. :)
The “Axis of evil” must be re-defined.
Don’t forget to unfriend all those mean girls that didn’t support your run for prom queen.
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