Liz Claman. (Photo courtesy Fox News Media)
Fox Business Network host Liz Claman was formally inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame at an industry event last week.
The ceremony took place at the Syndeo Institute on April 18, and saw Claman honored with several peer cable executives and stakeholders.
Claman was introduced by former Showtime Chairman and CEO Matt Blank, who now serves as a senior advisor to Raine Group, and former Cox Communications CEO Patt Esser.
Members of Claman’s production staff and executives and colleagues from Fox Business Network were on hand to witness her induction, including “Claman Countdown” executive producer Brad Hirst and senior producer Milanee Kapadia. Fox Business Network Senior Vice President of Programming Ralph Giordano, Vice President Charlie Brady, Cheryl Cassone, Kennedy and Charlie Gasparino.
“I value this award more than you’ll ever know,” Claman said at the event, acknowledging and thanking Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott,...
Fox Business Network host Liz Claman was formally inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame at an industry event last week.
The ceremony took place at the Syndeo Institute on April 18, and saw Claman honored with several peer cable executives and stakeholders.
Claman was introduced by former Showtime Chairman and CEO Matt Blank, who now serves as a senior advisor to Raine Group, and former Cox Communications CEO Patt Esser.
Members of Claman’s production staff and executives and colleagues from Fox Business Network were on hand to witness her induction, including “Claman Countdown” executive producer Brad Hirst and senior producer Milanee Kapadia. Fox Business Network Senior Vice President of Programming Ralph Giordano, Vice President Charlie Brady, Cheryl Cassone, Kennedy and Charlie Gasparino.
“I value this award more than you’ll ever know,” Claman said at the event, acknowledging and thanking Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
The White House is demanding that Fox News retract or revise its coverage of claims that Joe Biden was involved in a multi-million dollar bribery scheme after the key witness in the allegation was indicted for making it all up.
In a letter to top executives, Ian Sams, White House spokesman for oversight and investigations, cited Fox News Digital stories on the bribery claims, including ones headlined “The Explosive New Evidence of Biden Family’s Breathtaking Corruption,” labeled an opinion piece from Gregg Jarrett, and “Joe Biden Allegedly Paid $5M By Burisma Executive As Part of Bribery Scheme, According to FBI Document,” a story from Brooke Singman. Other stories reported that the allegations came from a “highly credible” source.
“I would cite the number of times Jesse Watters and Sean Hannity promoted this allegation and made false statements about President Biden on primetime television throughout this time period, but the...
In a letter to top executives, Ian Sams, White House spokesman for oversight and investigations, cited Fox News Digital stories on the bribery claims, including ones headlined “The Explosive New Evidence of Biden Family’s Breathtaking Corruption,” labeled an opinion piece from Gregg Jarrett, and “Joe Biden Allegedly Paid $5M By Burisma Executive As Part of Bribery Scheme, According to FBI Document,” a story from Brooke Singman. Other stories reported that the allegations came from a “highly credible” source.
“I would cite the number of times Jesse Watters and Sean Hannity promoted this allegation and made false statements about President Biden on primetime television throughout this time period, but the...
- 2/29/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The studios of Fox station Wtxf appears in an undated image. (Photo via Google Street View)
A pair of federal lawmakers have urged officials at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act on an application that seeks the renewal of a Philadelphia television station’s license renewal.
The lawmakers, Senators Robert Casey and John Fetterman, say the FCC have collected public comment concerning the license renewal application for Fox-owned Wtxf (Channel 29) for six months, suggesting that is plenty of time for the federal agency to decide if the station is worth keeping around as a licensed broadcaster.
Last year, a grassroots organization called the Media and Democracy (Mad) Project filed a challenge at the FCC following a routine application by Fox to renew the station’s license. Their chief complaint revolves around Fox’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting System that was resolved last year after...
A pair of federal lawmakers have urged officials at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act on an application that seeks the renewal of a Philadelphia television station’s license renewal.
The lawmakers, Senators Robert Casey and John Fetterman, say the FCC have collected public comment concerning the license renewal application for Fox-owned Wtxf (Channel 29) for six months, suggesting that is plenty of time for the federal agency to decide if the station is worth keeping around as a licensed broadcaster.
Last year, a grassroots organization called the Media and Democracy (Mad) Project filed a challenge at the FCC following a routine application by Fox to renew the station’s license. Their chief complaint revolves around Fox’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting System that was resolved last year after...
- 2/26/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Matt Napolitano, a longtime reporter and anchor Fox Audio Network, died December 23 of an infection, his husband said on social media. He was 33.
“With a heavy heart I have to share that my husband @MattNapolitano passed away yesterday morning,” Ricky Whitcomb posted on X/Twitter (see it below). “He loved his job and he loved bringing the news to your radios and televisions. An honest journalist who truly cared about facts. You can thank him for the last minute Jets win today.”
Whitcomb noted in another X/Twitter post that his husband of just seven months “had an auto immune disease that he was diagnosed with almost 20 years ago and died as the result of an infection.”
Napolitano joined Fox News Radio as a sports anchor for its SiriusXM channel, Fox News Headlines 24/7 — a stint that included covering the Super Bowl, World Series, Daytona 500 and more. He also mad appearances...
“With a heavy heart I have to share that my husband @MattNapolitano passed away yesterday morning,” Ricky Whitcomb posted on X/Twitter (see it below). “He loved his job and he loved bringing the news to your radios and televisions. An honest journalist who truly cared about facts. You can thank him for the last minute Jets win today.”
Whitcomb noted in another X/Twitter post that his husband of just seven months “had an auto immune disease that he was diagnosed with almost 20 years ago and died as the result of an infection.”
Napolitano joined Fox News Radio as a sports anchor for its SiriusXM channel, Fox News Headlines 24/7 — a stint that included covering the Super Bowl, World Series, Daytona 500 and more. He also mad appearances...
- 12/26/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Matt Napolitano, an anchor and reporter for Fox News Audio, died Dec. 23 in Chicago after a short illness. He was 33.
Napolitano had been with Fox News since 2015, starting out as a writer for its Sirius Xm channel, Fox News Headlines 24/7. He quickly advanced to serving as a sports reporter for the channel. He left the company for a short period but returned last year for the launch of Fox Audio.
Napolitano worked an anchor and reporter, writing and producing segments for all Fox News audio platforms. He contributed sports-related coverage for Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto Coast to Coast” weekday series anchored by Neil Cavuto. He also did voice work for the Fox News Edge service that delivers news coverage and content packages to Fox affiliate stations around the country.
Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott praised his Napolitano for being resourceful and enterprising as a journalist.
“Matt did everything from...
Napolitano had been with Fox News since 2015, starting out as a writer for its Sirius Xm channel, Fox News Headlines 24/7. He quickly advanced to serving as a sports reporter for the channel. He left the company for a short period but returned last year for the launch of Fox Audio.
Napolitano worked an anchor and reporter, writing and producing segments for all Fox News audio platforms. He contributed sports-related coverage for Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto Coast to Coast” weekday series anchored by Neil Cavuto. He also did voice work for the Fox News Edge service that delivers news coverage and content packages to Fox affiliate stations around the country.
Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott praised his Napolitano for being resourceful and enterprising as a journalist.
“Matt did everything from...
- 12/26/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Adam Petlin, who joined Fox News weeks after its debut in 1996 and was longtime head of Chicago bureau operations, died on Dec. 23 after a long illness. He was 58.
Petlin was one of the first six field photographers hired for the then-fledging news operation in August 1996. He was quickly promoted to supervisory posts and became part of the core team that built the channel into a cable powerhouse.
Petlin led the first Fox News camera crew to reach the scene at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. His other career highlights included a trip to Antarctica and the South Pole with former Apollo program astronaut Jim Lovell.
“He was an integral part of the field and production team and a gifted still and television photographer,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott wrote in a memo to employees sent on Dec. 24. Scott called Petlin “a natural leader” and “a Fox News original.
Petlin was one of the first six field photographers hired for the then-fledging news operation in August 1996. He was quickly promoted to supervisory posts and became part of the core team that built the channel into a cable powerhouse.
Petlin led the first Fox News camera crew to reach the scene at the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. His other career highlights included a trip to Antarctica and the South Pole with former Apollo program astronaut Jim Lovell.
“He was an integral part of the field and production team and a gifted still and television photographer,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott wrote in a memo to employees sent on Dec. 24. Scott called Petlin “a natural leader” and “a Fox News original.
- 12/26/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Lauren Petterson becomes president of the streamer, while Jason Klarman is moved to chief digital officer, but no content changes are currently in the plans.
The winds of change are blowing at Fox News. As the cable news network prepares for the 2024 presidential election, it has made some changes on the executive front that could also have big implications for the channel’s sibling streamer Fox Nation. However, even though much of the country will be tuned into the election in 2024, a Fox News spokesperson has confirmed to The Streamable that Fox Nation will continue to focus on lifestyle, comedy, and entertainment programming throughout next year, including many titles with big-name stars that have yet to be announced.
Fox Nation is swapping presidents, from Jason Klarman to former “Fox & Friends” producer and Fox Business head Lauren Petterson. Klarman, who sat down for an interview with The Streamable recently, will become...
The winds of change are blowing at Fox News. As the cable news network prepares for the 2024 presidential election, it has made some changes on the executive front that could also have big implications for the channel’s sibling streamer Fox Nation. However, even though much of the country will be tuned into the election in 2024, a Fox News spokesperson has confirmed to The Streamable that Fox Nation will continue to focus on lifestyle, comedy, and entertainment programming throughout next year, including many titles with big-name stars that have yet to be announced.
Fox Nation is swapping presidents, from Jason Klarman to former “Fox & Friends” producer and Fox Business head Lauren Petterson. Klarman, who sat down for an interview with The Streamable recently, will become...
- 12/14/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Fox News is making significant changes to its C-suite, promoting three executives and handing oversight of Fox Nation and Fox Business Network to new leaders.
Jason Klarman, who had been president of the Fox Nation streaming service, has been upped to chief digital and marketing officer, reporting to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott. Lauren Petterson, the president of talent development for Fox News, will add oversight of Fox Nation to her portfolio, but will drop oversight of Fox Business Network.
Fox News president Jay Wallace will take a more active role in running Fox Business day to day following the changes. As president he previously had oversight of the channel.
Porter Berry, the executive VP of Fox News Digital, has been promoted to president and editor in chief of Fox News Digital, reporting to Klarman and Wallace. The company also named Megan Albano executive VP of morning programming & program development...
Jason Klarman, who had been president of the Fox Nation streaming service, has been upped to chief digital and marketing officer, reporting to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott. Lauren Petterson, the president of talent development for Fox News, will add oversight of Fox Nation to her portfolio, but will drop oversight of Fox Business Network.
Fox News president Jay Wallace will take a more active role in running Fox Business day to day following the changes. As president he previously had oversight of the channel.
Porter Berry, the executive VP of Fox News Digital, has been promoted to president and editor in chief of Fox News Digital, reporting to Klarman and Wallace. The company also named Megan Albano executive VP of morning programming & program development...
- 12/13/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox News Media announced a series of changes to its executive ranks, with Lauren Petterson moving from oversight of Fox Business Network to lead Fox Nation.
Other changes: Jay Wallace, the president of Fox News Media, will also oversee Fox Business.
Jason Klarman, who had been president of Fox Nation, has been named chief digital and marketing officer, and he will continue to report to Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott. Porter Berry has been promoted to president of Fox News Digital and editor in chief, reporting to Klarman and Wallace.
Petterson will continue in her role as president of talent development, and will report to Scott on talent development and Klarman on Fox Nation.
Other moves: Megan Albano has been named executive vice president of morning programming and program development, and Gavin Hadden has been named senior vice president of Fox Nation.
Klarman has has served as president of...
Other changes: Jay Wallace, the president of Fox News Media, will also oversee Fox Business.
Jason Klarman, who had been president of Fox Nation, has been named chief digital and marketing officer, and he will continue to report to Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott. Porter Berry has been promoted to president of Fox News Digital and editor in chief, reporting to Klarman and Wallace.
Petterson will continue in her role as president of talent development, and will report to Scott on talent development and Klarman on Fox Nation.
Other moves: Megan Albano has been named executive vice president of morning programming and program development, and Gavin Hadden has been named senior vice president of Fox Nation.
Klarman has has served as president of...
- 12/13/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox News Media named Fox Nation chief Jason Klarman its chief digital officer as part of a series of executive moves that reassign some oversight of the Fox Business Network and the Fox Nation streaming service. Lauren Petterson, the Fox Business Network president, was moved to a top Fox Nation while Porter Berry, a longtime producer who has worked closely with Sean Hannity, was elevated to president of Fox News Digital and Editor-In-Chief from an executive vice president role. Jay Wallace, Fox News Media’s president, will take the full reigns of Fox Business as part of the moves.
In other changes, Megan Albano was named executive vice president of morning programming and program development while Gavin Hadden was named senior vice president of Fox Nation.
“As we move our thriving business forward, we are reimagining the roles of some of our most talented executives to solidify our...
In other changes, Megan Albano was named executive vice president of morning programming and program development while Gavin Hadden was named senior vice president of Fox Nation.
“As we move our thriving business forward, we are reimagining the roles of some of our most talented executives to solidify our...
- 12/13/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
An Exclusive Interview About Fox Nation, Celebrities, Controversial Hit Shows, and the Impact of the Tentpole Events Like the Patriot Awards
Launched in 2018 to showcase and honor individuals who do extraordinary things, the Patriot Awards have become a centerpiece of Fox Nation’s programming. It’s a night that shines the spotlight not on Hollywood stars but on everyday heroes who embody the values cherished by service’s viewers. But as the five-year anniversary brought the show to Nashville, I found myself attending for other reasons.
See, behind the scenes, there’s a visionary at work, Jason Klarman, who has played a pivotal role in Fox Nation’s evolution. With a career spanning decades, and a knack for innovation, Klarman now holds the reins as the president of Fox Nation, Fox News Media’s lifestyle streaming service. His journey, marked by transformative initiatives, strategic celebrity partnerships, and an intimate understanding of audience desires,...
Launched in 2018 to showcase and honor individuals who do extraordinary things, the Patriot Awards have become a centerpiece of Fox Nation’s programming. It’s a night that shines the spotlight not on Hollywood stars but on everyday heroes who embody the values cherished by service’s viewers. But as the five-year anniversary brought the show to Nashville, I found myself attending for other reasons.
See, behind the scenes, there’s a visionary at work, Jason Klarman, who has played a pivotal role in Fox Nation’s evolution. With a career spanning decades, and a knack for innovation, Klarman now holds the reins as the president of Fox Nation, Fox News Media’s lifestyle streaming service. His journey, marked by transformative initiatives, strategic celebrity partnerships, and an intimate understanding of audience desires,...
- 11/30/2023
- by Mike Nelson
- The Streamable
Fox News executive John Finley, fired last week after more than two decades with the network, was pushed out after a woman alleged she was sexually harassed and stalked, according to a Friday report by Mediaite citing sources it did not name.
The network said Finley was fired for violating company standards, but did not clarify what those standards were. “Fox News Media and John Finley have parted ways after an independent investigation concluded that he had violated certain standards of business conduct,” a Fox News spokesperson told TheWrap.
A recent investigation conducted by an outside law firm resulted in Finley being placed on leave from his role as executive vice president of development. He was subsequently fired.
Mediaite reports that a woman who was not an employee of Fox but has worked on projects for Fox Nation, which was helmed by Finley, had reached an undisclosed settlement with the network.
The network said Finley was fired for violating company standards, but did not clarify what those standards were. “Fox News Media and John Finley have parted ways after an independent investigation concluded that he had violated certain standards of business conduct,” a Fox News spokesperson told TheWrap.
A recent investigation conducted by an outside law firm resulted in Finley being placed on leave from his role as executive vice president of development. He was subsequently fired.
Mediaite reports that a woman who was not an employee of Fox but has worked on projects for Fox Nation, which was helmed by Finley, had reached an undisclosed settlement with the network.
- 9/15/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
Fox News is adding a new permanent face to the “Fox & Friends” curvy couch, as Lawrence Jones will officially join the program as a co-host.
Starting on Sept. 18, Jones will join the current co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade for the 6-9 a.m. Et weekday show. Jones will continue to serve as the network’s enterprise reporter.
“We have a huge announcement,” co-host Ainsley Earhardt said during Thursday’s show. “You know him, you love him. And now Lawrence Jones is getting a bigger role on ‘Fox & Friends’ and we are bringing together the entire family for the whole announcement.”
Fox News anchors Steve Doocy, Rachel Campos-Duffy, and Will Cain all joined the show virtually to celebrate Jones’ official appointment.
“It looks like the bosses are allowing me to join ‘Fox & Friends’ full-time as one of y’all’s co-hosts,” Jones said as Doocy offered him a round of applause.
Starting on Sept. 18, Jones will join the current co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade for the 6-9 a.m. Et weekday show. Jones will continue to serve as the network’s enterprise reporter.
“We have a huge announcement,” co-host Ainsley Earhardt said during Thursday’s show. “You know him, you love him. And now Lawrence Jones is getting a bigger role on ‘Fox & Friends’ and we are bringing together the entire family for the whole announcement.”
Fox News anchors Steve Doocy, Rachel Campos-Duffy, and Will Cain all joined the show virtually to celebrate Jones’ official appointment.
“It looks like the bosses are allowing me to join ‘Fox & Friends’ full-time as one of y’all’s co-hosts,” Jones said as Doocy offered him a round of applause.
- 9/14/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
Fox Corp.’s board of directors has been sued in a lawsuit accusing the company’s directors of adopting an illegal business model centered on chasing profits by intentionally broadcasting falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election.
On Tuesday in the Delaware Court of Chancery, New York City’s pension funds filed a lawsuit arguing that Fox’s board members and other executives “consciously disregarded” the risk of exposing itself to defamation claims “with potentially huge financial liability and potentially larger business repercussions.”
The shareholder action is at least the third since Fox settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems in April for $787.5 million minutes before the trial was set to start. Defendants named in the lawsuit, which will stay under seal until at least Friday to allow for redactions, include media mogul Rupert Murdoch, Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch, former chief legal officer Viet Dinh and Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott,...
On Tuesday in the Delaware Court of Chancery, New York City’s pension funds filed a lawsuit arguing that Fox’s board members and other executives “consciously disregarded” the risk of exposing itself to defamation claims “with potentially huge financial liability and potentially larger business repercussions.”
The shareholder action is at least the third since Fox settled a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems in April for $787.5 million minutes before the trial was set to start. Defendants named in the lawsuit, which will stay under seal until at least Friday to allow for redactions, include media mogul Rupert Murdoch, Fox Corp. chief executive Lachlan Murdoch, former chief legal officer Viet Dinh and Fox News chief executive Suzanne Scott,...
- 9/13/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, whose Saturday time slot was bumped this week in favor of another hour of Mark Levin, reportedly texted the wrong number when he meant to message Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott about the decision.
The network announced on Thursday that Levin’s program “Life, Liberty & Levin” would expand to an additional night per week, taking over Kilmeade’s slot on Saturday at 8 p.m. Et. This lineup change will become official on Sept. 16.
According to journalist Marisa Kabas, Kilmeade sent the message by mistake to a different Suzanne, who he used to work with.
Hilarious/dumb scooplet: Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, whose Saturday time slot was just filled by Mark Levin, meant to text CEO Suzanne Scott about the decision…but texted a different Suzanne he worked with a decade ago by mistake.
“i would go with mark levin over me too.” pic.
The network announced on Thursday that Levin’s program “Life, Liberty & Levin” would expand to an additional night per week, taking over Kilmeade’s slot on Saturday at 8 p.m. Et. This lineup change will become official on Sept. 16.
According to journalist Marisa Kabas, Kilmeade sent the message by mistake to a different Suzanne, who he used to work with.
Hilarious/dumb scooplet: Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, whose Saturday time slot was just filled by Mark Levin, meant to text CEO Suzanne Scott about the decision…but texted a different Suzanne he worked with a decade ago by mistake.
“i would go with mark levin over me too.” pic.
- 9/8/2023
- by Natalie Korach
- The Wrap
In the weeks leading up to his announcement that he’d snub Wednesday’s Fox News GOP presidential debate, Donald Trump was relishing the idea of punishing the Murdoch family. The ex-president’s plans to ditch and counter-program the debate is in part retribution for the Fox-controlling clan’s backing of Florida governor Ron DeSantis, Trump’s leading rival in the 2024 primary, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter and another person close to the former president tell Rolling Stone.
“Maybe they should have been loyal,” Trump has privately sniped — about Fox,...
“Maybe they should have been loyal,” Trump has privately sniped — about Fox,...
- 8/23/2023
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump is taking the easy way out by choosing not to stand up to his Republican opponents on the debate stage. The former president wrote that he “Will Not Be Doing The Debates!” in a post on Truth Social.
In the post shared on Sunday, Trump first bragged about what he described as “legendary” poll numbers — taken from a CBS News/YouGov poll — that place him far ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his nearest opponent, who Trump described as “crashing like an ailing bird.”
“New CBS Poll, just out,...
In the post shared on Sunday, Trump first bragged about what he described as “legendary” poll numbers — taken from a CBS News/YouGov poll — that place him far ahead of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his nearest opponent, who Trump described as “crashing like an ailing bird.”
“New CBS Poll, just out,...
- 8/20/2023
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump will skip the first GOP presidential primary debate next week, opting instead to sit down for an interview with Tucker Carlson, The New York Times reported on Friday.
Trump has long been playing coy about whether he will participate in the debate, which will be hosted by Carlson’s former employer, Fox News. The former president hinted Thursday night on Truth Social that he would forgo stepping behind a podium alongside his Republican rivals.
“Many people are asking whether or not I will be doing the Debates?” he wrote.
Trump has long been playing coy about whether he will participate in the debate, which will be hosted by Carlson’s former employer, Fox News. The former president hinted Thursday night on Truth Social that he would forgo stepping behind a podium alongside his Republican rivals.
“Many people are asking whether or not I will be doing the Debates?” he wrote.
- 8/18/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump has yet to announce definitively whether he will participate in the first Republican debate next week, something that likely would make the difference between blockbuster ratings for Fox News if he does and very different dynamics if he does not.
So far, all indications are that the former president will not participate, the most recent being his Truth Social post on Thursday morning, as he complained that Fox & Friends was purposely showing an unflattering picture big “orange” picture of him. “And then they want me to debate!” he wrote.
The network and its two debate moderators, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, are preparing for both scenarios, but whether Trump is there or not, his four criminal indictments are likely to be a topic.
“How the other candidates react to it will be interesting,” Baier, the network’s chief political anchor and anchor and executive editor of Special Report,...
So far, all indications are that the former president will not participate, the most recent being his Truth Social post on Thursday morning, as he complained that Fox & Friends was purposely showing an unflattering picture big “orange” picture of him. “And then they want me to debate!” he wrote.
The network and its two debate moderators, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, are preparing for both scenarios, but whether Trump is there or not, his four criminal indictments are likely to be a topic.
“How the other candidates react to it will be interesting,” Baier, the network’s chief political anchor and anchor and executive editor of Special Report,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Donald Trump started Thursday morning like he usually does, railing about how “Crooked Joe Biden and his staff of Radical Left Lunatics” are conspiring to destroy his presidential campaign. He then took a break from harping about his legal troubles to direct his ire at Fox News, which is desperate for the former president to participate in the GOP primary debate its hosting next week.
“Why doesn’t Fox and Friends show all of the Polls where I am beating Biden, by a lot,” Trump wrote. “They just won’t do it!
“Why doesn’t Fox and Friends show all of the Polls where I am beating Biden, by a lot,” Trump wrote. “They just won’t do it!
- 8/17/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Fox Business and Univision have been tapped to telecast the second Republican presidential debate, taking place Sept. 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, but the lingering question is whether front-runner Donald Trump will even show for the first event.
The first match up between the GOP contenders is set to take place on August 23 in Milwaukee and will air on Fox News. Trump has teased the prospect of holding some kind of alternative event, or commenting on his rivals from the sidelines, but he hasn’t 100% ruled out participating, his advisers have said.
Whether he participates may be the difference between a blockbuster event if he does, and an unusual and probably less watched debate if he does not. On the night that Trump was indicted for a third timne, Fox News’s Suzanne Scott and Jay Wallace dined with Trump at his Bedminster resort, according to The New York Times,...
The first match up between the GOP contenders is set to take place on August 23 in Milwaukee and will air on Fox News. Trump has teased the prospect of holding some kind of alternative event, or commenting on his rivals from the sidelines, but he hasn’t 100% ruled out participating, his advisers have said.
Whether he participates may be the difference between a blockbuster event if he does, and an unusual and probably less watched debate if he does not. On the night that Trump was indicted for a third timne, Fox News’s Suzanne Scott and Jay Wallace dined with Trump at his Bedminster resort, according to The New York Times,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
After learning about his third indictment, Donald Trump was spotted at a dinner with Fox News executives at his golf club in New Jersey.
The Fox News President Jay Wallace and the network’s CEO Suzanne Scott were in attendance and reportedly were lobbying him to attend this month’s first Republican presidential primary debate.
Trump pleaded not guilty to four criminal counts on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
Trump had already publicly stated that he was planning on skipping the debate that Fox News is hosting on August 23 in collaboration with the Republican National Committee. He also shared that he will probably not attend the second one either, which will be held in California at the Reagan Presidential Library in September.
His reason for skipping these debates is that he believes that it would be “stupid” or “sort of foolish” for him to go in an interview with Breitbart News.
The Fox News President Jay Wallace and the network’s CEO Suzanne Scott were in attendance and reportedly were lobbying him to attend this month’s first Republican presidential primary debate.
Trump pleaded not guilty to four criminal counts on Thursday in Washington, D.C.
Trump had already publicly stated that he was planning on skipping the debate that Fox News is hosting on August 23 in collaboration with the Republican National Committee. He also shared that he will probably not attend the second one either, which will be held in California at the Reagan Presidential Library in September.
His reason for skipping these debates is that he believes that it would be “stupid” or “sort of foolish” for him to go in an interview with Breitbart News.
- 8/6/2023
- by Nina Hauswirth
- Uinterview
Donald Trump faces a slew of criminal charges covering everything from paying off a porn star to scheming to overthrown the democratic process. Fox News doesn’t care, of course, nor do they care that the former president has long been bashing the network for insufficient loyalty. Fox News cares so little about these things that network brass responded to Trump’s latest federal indictment by kissing his ring over dinner in an effort to convince him to participate in the first GOP debate later this month.
The dinner, which...
The dinner, which...
- 8/2/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Fox News has settled on its new primetime lineup, promoting Jesse Watters to the 8 p.m. slot vacated by the abrupt firing of Tucker Carlson, pushing the “Gutfeld!” late-night juggernaut an hour earlier to 10 p.m. and putting Trace Gallagher to the 11 p.m. hour, the network announced Monday.
Also on the movie is Laura Ingraham, whose “Ingraham Angle” has solidly won the 10 p.m. spot since its 2017 debut, with a shift to 7 p.m. to kick off the weeknight primetime lineup, taking over Watters’ most recent start time. Fox did not announce who might take over the midnight hour that Gallagher will be vacating.
“Fox News Channel has been America’s destination for news and analysis for more than 21 years and we are thrilled to debut a new lineup,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said. “The unique perspectives of Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld will...
Also on the movie is Laura Ingraham, whose “Ingraham Angle” has solidly won the 10 p.m. spot since its 2017 debut, with a shift to 7 p.m. to kick off the weeknight primetime lineup, taking over Watters’ most recent start time. Fox did not announce who might take over the midnight hour that Gallagher will be vacating.
“Fox News Channel has been America’s destination for news and analysis for more than 21 years and we are thrilled to debut a new lineup,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said. “The unique perspectives of Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, and Greg Gutfeld will...
- 6/26/2023
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Fox News is blowing up its primetime lineup in a dramatic reset following the ouster of Tucker Carlson in April.
The new lineup will see Fox News move Jesse Watters to 8 p.m., effectively replacing Carlson. Laura Ingraham, formerly the 10 p.m. host, will shift to 7 p.m.; and Greg Gutfeld will move to 10 p.m. Sean Hannity will remain at 9 p.m.
In addition, the 11 p.m. hour will now be the home to Fox News @ Night, the news program anchored by Trace Gallagher, which previously ran at midnight.
While the new schedule completely changes almost every hour of primetime, it also leans on familiar faces, a move that could help quell ratings concerns at 8 p.m. in recent weeks.
“Fox News Channel has been America’s destination for news and analysis for more than 21 years and we are thrilled to debut a new lineup,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement.
The new lineup will see Fox News move Jesse Watters to 8 p.m., effectively replacing Carlson. Laura Ingraham, formerly the 10 p.m. host, will shift to 7 p.m.; and Greg Gutfeld will move to 10 p.m. Sean Hannity will remain at 9 p.m.
In addition, the 11 p.m. hour will now be the home to Fox News @ Night, the news program anchored by Trace Gallagher, which previously ran at midnight.
While the new schedule completely changes almost every hour of primetime, it also leans on familiar faces, a move that could help quell ratings concerns at 8 p.m. in recent weeks.
“Fox News Channel has been America’s destination for news and analysis for more than 21 years and we are thrilled to debut a new lineup,” Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott said in a statement.
- 6/26/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jesse Watters, the wisecracking conservative who got his start with man-on-the-street interview segments for Fox News opinion host Bill O’Reilly’s 8 p.m. program, is about to enjoy a homecoming of sorts.
Watters will take over Fox News’ 8 p.m. hour, assuming a role previously assigned to Tucker Carlson. The move is part of a broad overhaul of Fox News’ primetime schedule that takes place in the wake of Carlson’s sudden ouster and a subsequent decline in viewership at the Fox Corp.-backed outlet. Watters had previously led Fox News’ 7 p.m. show.
Fox News will also move Greg Gutfeld into the primetime block, giving him the 10 p.m. hour, while the current occupant, the conservative firebrand Laura Ingraham. takes up the reins of the early-evening 7 p.m. hour. Sean Hannity will keep his perch at 9 p.m., a slot he has held since 2017. Trace Gallagher’s late-night news program,...
Watters will take over Fox News’ 8 p.m. hour, assuming a role previously assigned to Tucker Carlson. The move is part of a broad overhaul of Fox News’ primetime schedule that takes place in the wake of Carlson’s sudden ouster and a subsequent decline in viewership at the Fox Corp.-backed outlet. Watters had previously led Fox News’ 7 p.m. show.
Fox News will also move Greg Gutfeld into the primetime block, giving him the 10 p.m. hour, while the current occupant, the conservative firebrand Laura Ingraham. takes up the reins of the early-evening 7 p.m. hour. Sean Hannity will keep his perch at 9 p.m., a slot he has held since 2017. Trace Gallagher’s late-night news program,...
- 6/26/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News laid bare how the network communicated behind the scenes about broadcasting 2020 election misinformation, ultimately leading the network to fork over a massive settlement. Newsmax could be next, as voting-technology company Smartmatic has subpoenaed several of the right-wing cable network’s current and former employees for work and personal correspondence.
Several Newsmax insiders, who spoke with Rolling Stone under a condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal, said that roughly three weeks ago they were told to hand over “mirror images of their personal cellphone,...
Several Newsmax insiders, who spoke with Rolling Stone under a condition of anonymity due to a fear of reprisal, said that roughly three weeks ago they were told to hand over “mirror images of their personal cellphone,...
- 6/25/2023
- by Diana Falzone
- Rollingstone.com
The fallout from Fox News’ $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems continued on Friday, with the network dissolving its investigative unit.
“The rank and file journalists are getting let go. Meanwhile, upper management are sitting pretty while they are the execs responsible for the Dominion debacle,” one Fox employee tells Rolling Stone, which has confirmed the unit has been axed. “We are the sacrificial lambs.”
“Yes, [layoffs] have happened,” another staffer confirms. “And continue to happen.”
Dominion filed a defamation suit against Fox in 2021 for spreading lies about the 2020 presidential election results.
“The rank and file journalists are getting let go. Meanwhile, upper management are sitting pretty while they are the execs responsible for the Dominion debacle,” one Fox employee tells Rolling Stone, which has confirmed the unit has been axed. “We are the sacrificial lambs.”
“Yes, [layoffs] have happened,” another staffer confirms. “And continue to happen.”
Dominion filed a defamation suit against Fox in 2021 for spreading lies about the 2020 presidential election results.
- 5/19/2023
- by Ryan Bort and Diana Falzone
- Rollingstone.com
After Tucker, a deluge of speculation.
Fox News Channel is considering “multiple scenarios” for its primetime lineup after the ouster of Tucker Carlson, with the network declining to comment on a recent report that veteran Sean Hannity might move into its primetime lead-off hour at 8 p.m.
“No decision has been made on a new primetime line-up and there are multiple scenarios under consideration,” Fox News said in a statement Wednesday. Since Carlson was ousted in late April, Fox News has filled his hour with “Fox News Tonight,” an opinion show that relies on a rotating array of hosts. Lawrence Jones, Brian Kilmeade and Kayleigh McEnany are among those who have filled the seat for a week.
Fox News issued the comment in the wake of The Drudge Report posting a plan it said could be underway: moving Sean Hannity to 8 p.m.; switching Jesse Watters, who has fared well at 7 p.
Fox News Channel is considering “multiple scenarios” for its primetime lineup after the ouster of Tucker Carlson, with the network declining to comment on a recent report that veteran Sean Hannity might move into its primetime lead-off hour at 8 p.m.
“No decision has been made on a new primetime line-up and there are multiple scenarios under consideration,” Fox News said in a statement Wednesday. Since Carlson was ousted in late April, Fox News has filled his hour with “Fox News Tonight,” an opinion show that relies on a rotating array of hosts. Lawrence Jones, Brian Kilmeade and Kayleigh McEnany are among those who have filled the seat for a week.
Fox News issued the comment in the wake of The Drudge Report posting a plan it said could be underway: moving Sean Hannity to 8 p.m.; switching Jesse Watters, who has fared well at 7 p.
- 5/17/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
In the spring of 2020, Tucker Carlson went to war with one of Fox News’ most powerful figures.
Carlson had grown so furious with Fox’s communications and PR chief, Irena Briganti, that he attempted to get her fired, people familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone. Briganti, formerly a key lieutenant to the late, disgraced Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes, had been an influential figure in the cable-news industry for years, as an infamously aggressive enforcer within Fox’s public-relations apparatus.
But after years of mutual antipathy between the executive and the high-profile host,...
Carlson had grown so furious with Fox’s communications and PR chief, Irena Briganti, that he attempted to get her fired, people familiar with the matter tell Rolling Stone. Briganti, formerly a key lieutenant to the late, disgraced Fox News mastermind Roger Ailes, had been an influential figure in the cable-news industry for years, as an infamously aggressive enforcer within Fox’s public-relations apparatus.
But after years of mutual antipathy between the executive and the high-profile host,...
- 5/8/2023
- by Asawin Suebsaeng and Diana Falzone
- Rollingstone.com
Tucker Carlson’s abrupt exit from Fox News last week came after the revelation of a text message in which the host shared his views on a video in which a group of Donald Trump supporters attack an individual that Carlson calls an “Antifa kid.”
“It was three against one, at least,” Carlson wrote. “Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It’s not how white men fight.”
The New York Times reported that the text message, still redacted in the trove of documents produced in the Dominion-Fox defamation litigation, set off concern about Fox board members, who planned for an investigation by an outside law firm.
The text message quickly spread across social media and other outlets, who have for the past week been speculating as to what ultimately led the network to cut loose its top personality.
Carlson’s message was sent to one of his producers...
“It was three against one, at least,” Carlson wrote. “Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It’s not how white men fight.”
The New York Times reported that the text message, still redacted in the trove of documents produced in the Dominion-Fox defamation litigation, set off concern about Fox board members, who planned for an investigation by an outside law firm.
The text message quickly spread across social media and other outlets, who have for the past week been speculating as to what ultimately led the network to cut loose its top personality.
Carlson’s message was sent to one of his producers...
- 5/3/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Joe Biden spent a great deal of his speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on the fate of journalists held in captivity, vowing, “I promise you. I am working like hell to get them home.”
Still in a tone of seriousness, Biden said, “I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it.”
It took a few beats for many of the 2,600 or so packed into the Washington Hilton subterranean ballroom that the president was making a transition to the satirical portion of his remarks. By the time that he got to a Don Lemon joke, it was on.
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Many past dinners have taken place amid the backdrop of moments of national and international upheaval,...
Still in a tone of seriousness, Biden said, “I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it.”
It took a few beats for many of the 2,600 or so packed into the Washington Hilton subterranean ballroom that the president was making a transition to the satirical portion of his remarks. By the time that he got to a Don Lemon joke, it was on.
Related: Joe Biden Takes Swipes At Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, Ron DeSantis’ War With Disney & Himself At Whcd; Potus Promises To Bring Imprisoned Evan Gershkovich & Austin Tice Home
Many past dinners have taken place amid the backdrop of moments of national and international upheaval,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
“I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it,” joked President Joe Biden on Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
“I had a lot of Ron DeSantis jokes ready, but Mickey Mouse beat the Hell out of me and got there first,” Potus laughed, with Disney brass in the audience at the Washington Hilton. If you missed it, the House of Mouse finally sued the aspiring GOP presidential candidate this week for his attacks on the company and its Walt Disney World resort in Orlando.
Fresh off announcing his reelection campaign and chaos on cable news this week, President Joe Biden had a wealth of material to pull from. And if you thought Potus wasn’t going to mention with glee the axing of Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon from Fox News and CNN, respectively, the Maga hold on the GOP,...
“I had a lot of Ron DeSantis jokes ready, but Mickey Mouse beat the Hell out of me and got there first,” Potus laughed, with Disney brass in the audience at the Washington Hilton. If you missed it, the House of Mouse finally sued the aspiring GOP presidential candidate this week for his attacks on the company and its Walt Disney World resort in Orlando.
Fresh off announcing his reelection campaign and chaos on cable news this week, President Joe Biden had a wealth of material to pull from. And if you thought Potus wasn’t going to mention with glee the axing of Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon from Fox News and CNN, respectively, the Maga hold on the GOP,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Tucker Carlson hasn’t left Fox Corporation quite yet.
The company’s Fox News Media unit has hours and hours of various specials and original programming the controversial anchor developed for the subscription-based streaming service Fox Nation, and doesn’t appear poised to take any of that content down.
The Carlson-created options currently available on the service are manifold. There is a program called “Let Them Eat Bugs!” that examines how “global leaders, movie stars and social media influencers are making a concerted push to force bugs into your diet, whether you like it or not.” A “Tucker Carlson Originals Christmas Special” is available for those interested. And Carlson’s last broadcast on Fox News Channel — from Friday, April 21 — is ready to for binge-viewing. There are also classic Carlson interviews to be found in “Tucker Carlson Tonight: The Vault.”
Carlson and Fox News parted ways earlier this week after he was,...
The company’s Fox News Media unit has hours and hours of various specials and original programming the controversial anchor developed for the subscription-based streaming service Fox Nation, and doesn’t appear poised to take any of that content down.
The Carlson-created options currently available on the service are manifold. There is a program called “Let Them Eat Bugs!” that examines how “global leaders, movie stars and social media influencers are making a concerted push to force bugs into your diet, whether you like it or not.” A “Tucker Carlson Originals Christmas Special” is available for those interested. And Carlson’s last broadcast on Fox News Channel — from Friday, April 21 — is ready to for binge-viewing. There are also classic Carlson interviews to be found in “Tucker Carlson Tonight: The Vault.”
Carlson and Fox News parted ways earlier this week after he was,...
- 4/28/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
It’s an idea that would make any news executive salivate. What if MSNBC revived CNN’s old “Crossfire” show, enlisting Tucker Carlson from the right and Don Lemon from the left?
Such a concept would normally be unthinkable. Tucker Carlson is known for his work on Fox News. Don Lemon has long held forth for CNN. It has been that way for years. Until, as of earlier this week, it wasn’t.
Within the space of 90 minutes on April 24, Carlson was ousted from Fox News Channel and Lemon was pushed from CNN. Both were stalwart personalities for their networks. Both were valued for their ability to spark conversation, debate, pushback and even furor. For years, that has been the cable-news coin of the realm. As the economics of TV shift, however, it is becoming clearer that media executives may have less patience for TV-news pot-stirrers.
“Cable news is now...
Such a concept would normally be unthinkable. Tucker Carlson is known for his work on Fox News. Don Lemon has long held forth for CNN. It has been that way for years. Until, as of earlier this week, it wasn’t.
Within the space of 90 minutes on April 24, Carlson was ousted from Fox News Channel and Lemon was pushed from CNN. Both were stalwart personalities for their networks. Both were valued for their ability to spark conversation, debate, pushback and even furor. For years, that has been the cable-news coin of the realm. As the economics of TV shift, however, it is becoming clearer that media executives may have less patience for TV-news pot-stirrers.
“Cable news is now...
- 4/26/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
When the bombshell that Fox News and its star primetime host Tucker Carlson were parting ways hit the wire just before 11:30 a.m. Et on April 24, Fox Corp.’s share price went into a free fall.
In minutes, the stock price fell 5.5 percent, wiping out more than $900 million from the company’s market cap.
If Fox News is the financial crown jewel of Fox Corp. (defamation cases notwithstanding), Carlson was arguably its shiniest gem, by far the most watched individual host on the channel, and the one host that went all in on populism even as many of his colleagues toed the party line.
In the company’s last fiscal quarter earnings, Fox had revenue of $4.6 billion and net income of $321 million. The cable division (of which Fox News is the largest component by far) accounted for only $1.6 billion in revenue (about a third of the company’s revenue...
In minutes, the stock price fell 5.5 percent, wiping out more than $900 million from the company’s market cap.
If Fox News is the financial crown jewel of Fox Corp. (defamation cases notwithstanding), Carlson was arguably its shiniest gem, by far the most watched individual host on the channel, and the one host that went all in on populism even as many of his colleagues toed the party line.
In the company’s last fiscal quarter earnings, Fox had revenue of $4.6 billion and net income of $321 million. The cable division (of which Fox News is the largest component by far) accounted for only $1.6 billion in revenue (about a third of the company’s revenue...
- 4/25/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Los Angeles, April 25 (Ians) Tucker Carlson, the now-former Fox News primetime host and also a rumoured presidential hopeful, used to deride attempts by his critics to get his show cancelled. “Trust me, it’s a constant assault. It’s a never-ending effort to take us off the air,” he told ‘Variety’ in 2020.
On Monday, as ‘Variety’ reports, the popular conservative pundit and 2020 US election denier found he should have been watching his back.
Rupert Murdoch, chairman of Fox News’ corporate parent, according to a person familiar with the matter, decided he could no longer support Carlson.
His son, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, and Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, made the decision to cut ties with Carlson on Friday, ‘Variety’ reports, quoting a different person familiar with the circumstances. Carlson’s exit was announced Monday morning.
Carlson, Fox News Channel’s most-watched primetime host, will leave the network...
On Monday, as ‘Variety’ reports, the popular conservative pundit and 2020 US election denier found he should have been watching his back.
Rupert Murdoch, chairman of Fox News’ corporate parent, according to a person familiar with the matter, decided he could no longer support Carlson.
His son, Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, and Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, made the decision to cut ties with Carlson on Friday, ‘Variety’ reports, quoting a different person familiar with the circumstances. Carlson’s exit was announced Monday morning.
Carlson, Fox News Channel’s most-watched primetime host, will leave the network...
- 4/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Update: Brian Kilmeade made a very brief reference to Tucker Carlson’s exit as he opened the newly named Fox New Tonight.
“As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” Kilmeade said. “I wish Tucker the best. I am great friends with Tucker and always will be.”
Kilmeade then went into a segment on a whistleblower and President Joe Biden.
Fox News is planning a rotating series of hosts in the time slot until a permanent replacement is named.
Previously: Brian Kilmeade will host Fox News Tonight on Monday and is expected to address the exit of Tucker Carlson from the network.
Kilmeade, a host of Fox & Friends, is among a rotating group of hosts being planned for the 8 p.m. Et hour, with plans for a rotating series of personalities until a new occupant of the time slot is selected. Tucker Carlson...
“As you probably have heard, Fox News and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” Kilmeade said. “I wish Tucker the best. I am great friends with Tucker and always will be.”
Kilmeade then went into a segment on a whistleblower and President Joe Biden.
Fox News is planning a rotating series of hosts in the time slot until a permanent replacement is named.
Previously: Brian Kilmeade will host Fox News Tonight on Monday and is expected to address the exit of Tucker Carlson from the network.
Kilmeade, a host of Fox & Friends, is among a rotating group of hosts being planned for the 8 p.m. Et hour, with plans for a rotating series of personalities until a new occupant of the time slot is selected. Tucker Carlson...
- 4/25/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tucker Carlson, the now-former Fox News primetime host, used to deride critics’ attempts to get his show cancelled.
“Trust me, it’s a constant assault. It’s a never-ending effort to take us off the air,” he told Variety in 2020. At the time, he said he was lucky to have “the support of the Murdochs,” including that of Rupert Murdoch, chairman of Fox News’ corporate parent.
On Monday, however, the pundit found he should have been watching his back. Murdoch, according to a person familiar with the matter, decided he could no longer support the popular conservative pundit. His son,Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, and Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, made the decision to cut ties with Carlson on Friday, according to a different person familiar with the circumstances. Carlson’s exit was announced Monday morning.
Carlson, Fox News Channel’s most-watched primetime host, will leave the...
“Trust me, it’s a constant assault. It’s a never-ending effort to take us off the air,” he told Variety in 2020. At the time, he said he was lucky to have “the support of the Murdochs,” including that of Rupert Murdoch, chairman of Fox News’ corporate parent.
On Monday, however, the pundit found he should have been watching his back. Murdoch, according to a person familiar with the matter, decided he could no longer support the popular conservative pundit. His son,Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch, and Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, made the decision to cut ties with Carlson on Friday, according to a different person familiar with the circumstances. Carlson’s exit was announced Monday morning.
Carlson, Fox News Channel’s most-watched primetime host, will leave the...
- 4/24/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fox News has settled with Dominion Voting Systems, which sued the network for defamation after it repeatedly aired false claims about the voting-machine company rigging the 2020 presidential election. The settlement is a landmark moment in political media, with the primary news source for millions of Americans admitting it lied about the outcome of a presidential election.
Fox paid $787.5 million to skirt a public reckoning for its lies. The settlement means the network will avoid having to trot its highest-profile figures — from Rupert Murdoch to Tucker Carlson and beyond — in front...
Fox paid $787.5 million to skirt a public reckoning for its lies. The settlement means the network will avoid having to trot its highest-profile figures — from Rupert Murdoch to Tucker Carlson and beyond — in front...
- 4/18/2023
- by Ryan Bort and Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
The media defamation case of the century has settled before the opening arguments.
Fox Corp. has settled the high-profile defamation case brought against it by Dominion Voting Systems, effectively putting an end to the suit.
Judge Eric Davis announced the resolution in court Tuesday, after the start of the trial was delayed by two hours. “The parties have resolved their case,” Davis said.
Terms of the settlement were not immediately disclosed, though Dominion had been seeking $1.6 billion from Fox in its suit. In a press conference after court was adjourned, Dominion’s lawyer said the settlement was for $787 million and that it represented “accountability.” A source familiar with the terms said they did not dictate an on-air apology.
“We are pleased to have reached a settlement of our dispute with Dominion Voting Systems,” a Fox spokesperson said Tuesday. “We acknowledge the court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false.
Fox Corp. has settled the high-profile defamation case brought against it by Dominion Voting Systems, effectively putting an end to the suit.
Judge Eric Davis announced the resolution in court Tuesday, after the start of the trial was delayed by two hours. “The parties have resolved their case,” Davis said.
Terms of the settlement were not immediately disclosed, though Dominion had been seeking $1.6 billion from Fox in its suit. In a press conference after court was adjourned, Dominion’s lawyer said the settlement was for $787 million and that it represented “accountability.” A source familiar with the terms said they did not dictate an on-air apology.
“We are pleased to have reached a settlement of our dispute with Dominion Voting Systems,” a Fox spokesperson said Tuesday. “We acknowledge the court’s rulings finding certain claims about Dominion to be false.
- 4/18/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In an unexpected and abrupt end to a legal battle that had fascinated the media industry, Fox Corporation and Dominion Voting Systems agreed to settle a much-discussed $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit mere hours after a jury had been seated to consider the matter in Delaware’s Superior Court.
Attorneys for the two sides had been set to deliver opening statements to the jury Tuesday afternoon. But that activity was delayed after Judge Eric M. Davis called for a lunch break. When he finally returned to the courtroom two hours later than originally planned, the matter was moot.
“The parties have resolved their case,” the judge said, without releasing any terms of the agreement between the two sides. Earlier Tuesday, Dominion had asserted it was not backing off its assertion that Fox had caused damages of more than $1.6 billion to its business and operations.
But in remarks delivered outside the Wilmington, Delaware courthouse,...
Attorneys for the two sides had been set to deliver opening statements to the jury Tuesday afternoon. But that activity was delayed after Judge Eric M. Davis called for a lunch break. When he finally returned to the courtroom two hours later than originally planned, the matter was moot.
“The parties have resolved their case,” the judge said, without releasing any terms of the agreement between the two sides. Earlier Tuesday, Dominion had asserted it was not backing off its assertion that Fox had caused damages of more than $1.6 billion to its business and operations.
But in remarks delivered outside the Wilmington, Delaware courthouse,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
The greatest show Fox News has never put on is about to start.
Imagine a Fox News program that utilizes the talents of the no-nonsense news anchor Bret Baier along with those of the opinion host Tucker Carlson. One that also puts anchor “The Five” mainstays Dana Perino and Jeanine Pirro into the mix, along with business anchor and commentator Maria Bartiromo. One that features possible appearances by Fox News executives like Suzanne Scott, the CEO of the operation, and Jay Wallace, its top news executive. A program that tops it all off with a potential cameo by Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, two of the controlling shareholders of Fox News’ media-conglomerate parent, Fox Corporation.
If the most popular shows on Fox News Channel generate regular viewership of around 3 million, one has to wonder what a program with such an assemblage might capture.
Barring a last-minute settlement agreement, an obscure voting-technology company will,...
Imagine a Fox News program that utilizes the talents of the no-nonsense news anchor Bret Baier along with those of the opinion host Tucker Carlson. One that also puts anchor “The Five” mainstays Dana Perino and Jeanine Pirro into the mix, along with business anchor and commentator Maria Bartiromo. One that features possible appearances by Fox News executives like Suzanne Scott, the CEO of the operation, and Jay Wallace, its top news executive. A program that tops it all off with a potential cameo by Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, two of the controlling shareholders of Fox News’ media-conglomerate parent, Fox Corporation.
If the most popular shows on Fox News Channel generate regular viewership of around 3 million, one has to wonder what a program with such an assemblage might capture.
Barring a last-minute settlement agreement, an obscure voting-technology company will,...
- 4/16/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
MSNBC released new audio of Rudy Giuliani admitting to Fox News’ host Maria Bartiromo that he had difficulty backing claims of Dominion Voting Systems’ involvement in election fraud. The recordings, revealed on Wednesday, also include audio of a Trump campaign official saying that when the Secretary of State did his Georgia audit, “there weren’t any physical issues with [Dominion] machines on those inspections.”
The release of the audio comes in the throes of Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over Fox’s attempts to link the company to nonexistent election fraud.
The release of the audio comes in the throes of Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over Fox’s attempts to link the company to nonexistent election fraud.
- 4/13/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
A judge overseeing a much-scrutinized defamation trial brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News and its corporate parent has admonished attorneys for the media company several times this week in preliminary hearings and suggested Wednesday he may appoint an outside monitor to ensure Fox isn’t withholding evidence.
Judge Eric M. David of Delaware’s Superior Court suggested Wednesday that he might appoint a special master to probe whether Fox lied about withholding evidence after Dominion attorneys made a presentation about materials not given to them in the discovery process that they believe are warranted. Among those cited are recordings made by Abby Grossberg, a former Fox News producer who has been fired from the outlet in the wake of her filing a suit against Fox saying her testimony regarding Dominion had been coerced by the company’s attorneys. Grossberg recently said in a filing that she had recorded...
Judge Eric M. David of Delaware’s Superior Court suggested Wednesday that he might appoint a special master to probe whether Fox lied about withholding evidence after Dominion attorneys made a presentation about materials not given to them in the discovery process that they believe are warranted. Among those cited are recordings made by Abby Grossberg, a former Fox News producer who has been fired from the outlet in the wake of her filing a suit against Fox saying her testimony regarding Dominion had been coerced by the company’s attorneys. Grossberg recently said in a filing that she had recorded...
- 4/12/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Update, Wednesday: A Delaware judge again scolded Fox attorneys over the disclosure that Rupert Murdoch is an officer of both Fox News and Fox Corp. and indicated that he is considering whether to issue some kind of a sanction in the case.
Dominion’s attorney Justin Nelson asked Judge Eric M. Davis to issue instructions to the jury that Fox had not been fully forthcoming because of the disclosure. He also said that he would like Fox News and Fox Corp. to be de-consolidated from the cases.
“We have been litigating on this false premise that Rupert Murdoch is not an officer of Fox News,” Nelson said.
Davis said that he would not separate the cases, but left it open as to what other actions he would take.
The judge again expressed his view that Fox attorneys were not being forthcoming with the information on who the officers of Fox News were.
Dominion’s attorney Justin Nelson asked Judge Eric M. Davis to issue instructions to the jury that Fox had not been fully forthcoming because of the disclosure. He also said that he would like Fox News and Fox Corp. to be de-consolidated from the cases.
“We have been litigating on this false premise that Rupert Murdoch is not an officer of Fox News,” Nelson said.
Davis said that he would not separate the cases, but left it open as to what other actions he would take.
The judge again expressed his view that Fox attorneys were not being forthcoming with the information on who the officers of Fox News were.
- 4/12/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corporation board member Paul Ryan and Fox Corp. executive Viet Dinh can be compelled to testify in Dominion’s upcoming defamation trial against Fox News, a judge said on Wednesday.
Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis said that Dominion would have to issue a trial subpoena to force such live testimony, but he would not quash it over issues of inconvenience or because they previously have sat for depositions. Davis cited court precedent that officers, directors and managing agents of a Delaware corporation can be compelled to appear.
“Both Fox and Dominion have made these four parties very relevant,” Davis said.
He added, “If Dominion wants to bring them live, they need to do a trial subpoena and I would not quash it and I would compel them to come.”
He also cited issues with Rupert Murdoch’s deposition and whether questions asked of him were clear or unfairly prejudicial.
Delaware Judge Eric M. Davis said that Dominion would have to issue a trial subpoena to force such live testimony, but he would not quash it over issues of inconvenience or because they previously have sat for depositions. Davis cited court precedent that officers, directors and managing agents of a Delaware corporation can be compelled to appear.
“Both Fox and Dominion have made these four parties very relevant,” Davis said.
He added, “If Dominion wants to bring them live, they need to do a trial subpoena and I would not quash it and I would compel them to come.”
He also cited issues with Rupert Murdoch’s deposition and whether questions asked of him were clear or unfairly prejudicial.
- 4/5/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Rupert Murdoch was eager to make a call and effectively — and emphatically — declare Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential race as vote counting continued three days after election day, internal Fox News emails show.
The Fox News Decision Desk played a pivotal role in the turn of events that was 2020 Election Night, calling the state of Arizona for Biden many hours before any other media outlet.
But it was Murdoch who encouraged Fox News leadership to pull the cattle brand from the fire and call things for Biden on Nov. 6, with several states still counting votes, emails made public Friday by Dominion Voting Systems in its $1.6 billion defamation case against the network show.
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“It would be great if we call it for Biden as soon as he gets over, say, 35,000 ahead in Pennsylvania,” Murdoch wrote. “Whenver we do...
The Fox News Decision Desk played a pivotal role in the turn of events that was 2020 Election Night, calling the state of Arizona for Biden many hours before any other media outlet.
But it was Murdoch who encouraged Fox News leadership to pull the cattle brand from the fire and call things for Biden on Nov. 6, with several states still counting votes, emails made public Friday by Dominion Voting Systems in its $1.6 billion defamation case against the network show.
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“It would be great if we call it for Biden as soon as he gets over, say, 35,000 ahead in Pennsylvania,” Murdoch wrote. “Whenver we do...
- 4/1/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Dominion Voting Systems’ whopping $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox Corporation and Fox News is cleared to go to trial, despite the media company’s efforts.
Barring a settlement or other unforeseen circumstances, the voting technology company will get to have its attorneys grill Fox News anchors and Fox Corp. executives, Judge Eric M. Davis of Superior Court in State of Delaware ruled in a filing on Friday.
“The Court will allow this civil action to go to trial,” Davis said Friday.
At issue in the case are damages Dominion alleges it is owed after Fox News aired false claims about its actions and influence on the 2020 election. It is the second legal proceeding made against Fox News for its coverage of the aftermath of the 2020 race for the White House. Smartmatic, a separate voting technology company, has filed a massive $2.7 billion suit against Fox News. Both suits allege that Fox...
Barring a settlement or other unforeseen circumstances, the voting technology company will get to have its attorneys grill Fox News anchors and Fox Corp. executives, Judge Eric M. Davis of Superior Court in State of Delaware ruled in a filing on Friday.
“The Court will allow this civil action to go to trial,” Davis said Friday.
At issue in the case are damages Dominion alleges it is owed after Fox News aired false claims about its actions and influence on the 2020 election. It is the second legal proceeding made against Fox News for its coverage of the aftermath of the 2020 race for the White House. Smartmatic, a separate voting technology company, has filed a massive $2.7 billion suit against Fox News. Both suits allege that Fox...
- 3/31/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Recently fired Fox News producer Abby Grossberg has revealed more behind-the-scenes details of her tenure at the network, saying her boss once told her after the 2020 presidential election that fact-checking at the network had been curbed and that show host Maria Bartiromo could “go wild.”
Grossberg, in an interview with NBC News that was to air Thursday night on “Nightly News with Lester Holt,” said her boss’ text message was part of an effort at Fox News that suddenly threw “caution to the wind.”
“There was no one to be found,” said Grossberg, who is suing Fox News, alleging she was set up to take undue blame in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against the network. “And these were the individuals that were ultimately responsible for the programming at the network.”
Grossberg paraphrased a text message from her boss in the interview with NBC News, indicating there had been a change in approach.
Grossberg, in an interview with NBC News that was to air Thursday night on “Nightly News with Lester Holt,” said her boss’ text message was part of an effort at Fox News that suddenly threw “caution to the wind.”
“There was no one to be found,” said Grossberg, who is suing Fox News, alleging she was set up to take undue blame in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against the network. “And these were the individuals that were ultimately responsible for the programming at the network.”
Grossberg paraphrased a text message from her boss in the interview with NBC News, indicating there had been a change in approach.
- 3/30/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
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