The Kelly File host is in active negotiations; keeping her at the network is a priority for management, including Rupert Murdoch. “It’s up to her” and others “would give their right arm for her spot,” he says.
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich has told Fox News host Megyn Kelly she is “fascinated with sex” amid criticism of her coverage of sexual misconduct accusations against […]
Chris Wallace walked the finest of lines during a campaign where debate moderators received an intense focus. As the first-ever general election moderator of Fox News, he had the hopes of an organization in the midst of a tough year riding on him along with additional baggage. Noting Trump’s claims Wednesday night that the election was being rigged against him, Wallace asked the Republican whether he would accept the results win or lose, noting that GOP vice presidential candidate Mike Pence said that he would. When Trump answered that “we will look at it at the time,” Wallace seemed incredulous.
Recovering from accusations of sexual harassment, Fox News Channel looks forward to the spotlight at the final 2016 debate.
FNC Tops In Total Viewers, CNN Wins Demo
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Since the Roger Ailes scandal broke, 21st Century Fox’s James and Lachlan Murdoch have become more involved in the cable news network. Not only did the brothers unilaterally decide to retain the law firm Paul, Weiss, whose internal investigation facilitated Ailes’s exit, but they are now playing a pivotal role in persuading the network’s brightest star, Megyn Kelly, whose contract expires in July 2017, to sign a new pact.
NEW YORK (AP) — The three biggest cable news networks spent more time covering live Donald Trump rallies than they did for Hillary Clinton in September, with the widest disparity […]
Sean Hannity lashed out at his Fox News colleague Megyn Kelly on Twitter Wednesday night, saying that she “clearly” supports Hillary Clinton in response to comments Kelly made during her program earlier that night.
The attorney for former Fox News Channel personality Andrea Tantaros said today the host had turned down a settlement offer in the “seven figures” and would continue to press her case alleging harassment by senior executives at the 21st Century Fox-owned cable-news outlet.
For Fox News Channel, the 2016 presidential race has meant that all the industry talk about cord-cutting and move away from appointment viewing is proving wrong for now. “Our ad sales were up a little over 20 percent for [fiscal year 2015], and this quarter is pacing better than that, versus a year ago,” says Paul Rittenberg, the cable network’s ad sales EVP. “I don’t think there’s any doubt that this calendar year will be, by far, our biggest sales year ever, certainly through the election.”
James Murdoch maintains that Fox News not only survived the ouster of Roger Ailes, but that the cable news network’s viewership actually improved after his stormy exit last summer.
Fox News Channel has tapped Dana Perino (l) and Chris Stirewalt to host a Sunday program through the current election cycle. Perino & Stirewalt: I’ll Tell You What is the first new program to launch on the 21st Century Fox-owned network since the departure of longtime leader Roger Ailes.
Although cable TV networks continue to reap overall benefits from this political election season, the big cable news leader got a bit of mixed news for the month of August.
CNN, MSNBC Battle For 2nd Behind FNC
21st Century Fox has a problem at its news channel that isn’t Roger Ailes: the network’s aging audience. FNC’s average primetime viewer was 68 in the second quarter, according to Nielsen data, and has been above 65 for years. That tarnishes what’s likely to be the best year ever for the most-watched cable channel in the U.S. during the presidential election season. Audiences at CNN and MSNBC are also in their 60s, but they are younger on average than Fox’s.
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News correspondent Ed Henry is returning to the air four months after allegations of an extramarital affair led to his “taking some time off,” as […]
Ever since former Fox host Gretchen Carlson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Roger Ailes, the network’s co-founder, Fox has been tight-lipped about telling its viewers about the allegations.
Fox News Channel has hired American Wife author and military veteran family activist Taya Kyle as a contributor, the network announced today. In this role, Kyle will provide military and family commentary […]
Rupert Murdoch as the network’s interim chief after Roger Ailes’s ouster is a smart move, but Murdoch’s sons may have a hand in the direction of the empire.
As Fox News looks to replace Roger Ailes, the chief executive who stepped down last week amid sexual harassment allegations, it faces the same predicament the Grand Old Party has been wrestling with for years: Does it move toward the center, abandon its most extreme voices and seek to broaden its appeal, or does it stick with the core supporters who are responsible for so much of its success?
The firing of Michael Clemente and his top deputy, Peter Boyer, were not related to the sexual harassment allegations that forced Ailes out at the network that he started two decades ago, two Fox executives said Monday,
