Fox Biz blasts CNBC’s infomercials… plays more infomercials
Don Day October 20th, 2007
A little side topic here - but something I found funny. Execs for the new Fox Business Network have been talking about how CNBC was loaded with infomercials. References to the heavy paid programming load of the older business network have appeared in Broadcasting & Cable, the NY Times and on TVNewser. I was interested to see how FBN would fill weekends and overnights without tons of paid programming avails. Quick answer? They aren’t. According to the Fox Business schedule, the network runs 46 hours of paid programming per week - including five hours each weekday (midnight to 5am) and 21 total on the weekend. CNBC runs 35 hours per week - two hours each weekday (midnight to 2am) and 25 hours per weekend.
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1. Charles | October 20th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
Not to excuse FBN, but CNBC has been around for a long time now and could have fleshed out their schedule more. I don’t know of any channel that launches without hours and hours of paid programming. However, that is usually all but replaced within a couple of years. And with the fabled “corporate synergy” between NBC units, you would think there would be more on CNBC’s schedule that has to do with business and/or NBC.
2. anony | October 20th, 2007 at 9:39 pm
I don’t know about you guys but I sure could go for some Bonanza and Gilligan’s Island reruns right about now?! FBN, I’m looking in your direction.
Here’s the promo copy:
Fox Business weekday mornings. Start your day off right with two back to back episodes of The Fonz… [sot - "HEY!!!"]
Then at seven, Mista. C… Neil Cavuto makes your ‘day happy’ with three hours of business news the mainstreet way!
Double The Fonz. Triple your Portfolio! Fox Business weekdays. Only on Fox Business: Hail Murdoch.
3. Anon | October 21st, 2007 at 11:22 am
FBN is a joke, that keeps on getting funnier.
4. Dan | October 21st, 2007 at 8:35 pm
It’s just like the Republicans.
Say one thing, do another.
Surprised? Not me.
Their network feels like Fox News but even worse.
They constantly make fun of Democratic positions
in the middle of their so-called Business news
coverage. That’s neutral? That’s balanced?
Surprised? Not really.
It’s Just Fox.
dr
5. Brink | October 22nd, 2007 at 4:57 am
Considering that FNC’s slogan, “Fair and Balanced” has become a catch-phrase despite the fact that it is neither, you can’t be surprised that FBN would complain about a competitor doing something that it does also.
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