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• Murdoch not worried about overcoming CNBC hurdle

  Published: August 9, 2007, 4:02 am

  Tags: Cnbc, Fox Business Network, Wall Street Journal

  the hurdle posed by business news cable network CNBC, which has a contract with the Wall Street Journal to provide content until 2012. Murdoch has agreed to buy the Journal, and he would like to use its content and staff members on his new Fox Business Network. Multichannel News wrote, “News Corp. chief operating officer Peter

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• “Today” story about Murdoch forget to mention competition

  Published: August 16, 2007, 3:15 am

  Tags: Ethics, Cnbc, Fox Business Network

  against Murdoch’s Fox Business Network, writes TV Week. TV Week noted, “But there was no mention of the fact that CNBC will be confronted with its first direct competition for business news audiences from the Fox Business Network, which News Corp. plans to launch, or that MSNBC runs a distant third to Fox News Channel, or that

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• Cramer responds to Barron’s article

  Published: August 21, 2007, 8:35 pm

  Tags: Ethics, Cnbc, Fox Business Network, Wall Street Journal, Jim Cramer, Barron S, Dow Jones Amp Co

  getting ready to launch the Fox Business Network to compete against CNBC. Poor wrote, “‘In the face of what I what we all think was a baseless, ugly article about me by a partner, which I found insulting to my audience and to your intelligence, I've been overwhelmed the past two days by words of kindness and support from you

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• CNBC goes to court against former contributor

  Published: August 27, 2007, 9:04 pm

  Tags: Job Changes, Cnbc, Fox Business Network

  web site is reporting that business news cable network CNBC went to court on Mondy to prevent former “Fast Money” contributor Eric Bolling from making appearances on Fox before his non-compete agreement expires. TV Newser wrote, “And we’re learning new details about how difficult it was for ‘The Admiral’ to

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• CNBC gussies up for pending competition

  Published: August 30, 2007, 9:16 pm

  Tags: Cnbc, Fox Business Network

  Media covers the changes at business news cable network CNBC as it prepares for competition from Fox Business Network, which launches Oct. 15. Scott said, “Some worry that the big loser in the ratings battle might be the journalism. On one hand, the networks will inevitably compete to break stories and score the best interviews. “But

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• Bloomberg TV to clean up its on-air screen

  Published: September 2, 2007, 5:47 pm

  Tags: Cnbc, Fox Business Network, Bloomberg

  on TV with the launch of the Fox Business Network. Stelter wrote, “But within the television industry, Bloomberg TV is largely an afterthought in a lucrative genre dominated by CNBC. “That could be changing as the marketplace for television business news heats up. In October, News Corp. is scheduled to begin airing the Fox Business

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• Media Life readers: Rupert buys WSJ for his biz channel, not his ego

  Published: September 4, 2007, 6:32 pm

  Tags: Fox Business Network, Wall Street Journal, Business 2 0, Dow Jones Amp Co

  was not surprising was that Business 2.0 is the magazine most often named as being in trouble. More than 11 percent of its readers said the Time Inc. publication was “at risk.” The next closest was Radar at 7 percent. As for News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of Dow Jones & Co., the parent of The Wall Street

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• Fox Business Network gets Channel 43 in Manhattan

  Published: September 5, 2007, 9:26 pm

  Tags: Cnbc, Fox Business Network

  Wednesday evening that Fox Business Network will be located on Channel 43 in the key Manhattan market when it makes its debut next month. Mike Reynolds wrote, “Multichannel News has learned that FBN has secured that expanded basic channel position with Time Warner Cable of New York. In concert with FBN's launch on the Time Warner

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• The Bartiromo-Burnett rivalry

  Published: September 7, 2007, 6:55 am

  Tags: Commentary, Cnbc, Fox Business Network, Marketwatch

  By contrast, the ever-shrewd Fox is expected to reach out to individual investors, a vast and potentially lucrative group that CNBC has been accused of largely overlooking. “Of course, CNBC’s worst dream is that Bartiromo and/or Burnett becomes so disenchanted that one or both jumps to … the Fox Business Network. It’s a

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• Fox Business Network about to make major hires

  Published: September 7, 2007, 1:11 am

  Tags: Job Changes, Cnbc, Fox Business Network

  writes that the upcoming Fox Business Network is attempting to woo some major talent away from rival business news network CNBC. Fox Business Network will launch Oct. 15. Kass wrote, “The launch appears on target, and Director of Business News Alexis Glick (who will also be on air) is expected to bag CNBC’s Liz Claman and Eric

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• Fox Business Network names five anchors

  Published: September 12, 2007, 3:55 pm

  Tags: Information, Job Changes, Fox Business Network

  Business Network has named five anchors from the Fox News Channel business team. They join Neil Cavuto, senior vice president and managing editor of business news, and Alexis Glick, director of Business News. The anchors include: David Asman; Cheryl Casone; Rebecca Gomez; Dagen McDowell, and Stuart Varney. Fox Business Network, which will

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• Cat fight, or corporate battle

  Published: September 12, 2007, 7:46 am

  Tags: Maria Bartiromo, Cnbc, Fox Business Network

  impending battle between the business news cable network and new competitor Fox Business Network. Worden wrote, “Nevertheless, the ultimate coup for the new Fox channel would be to steal Burnett or Bartiromo, who has a contract with CNBC expiring in 2008. “‘[The Fox Business Network is] a month away from launching and they

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• Fox Business Network names four executive producers

  Published: September 13, 2007, 12:31 pm

  Tags: Information, Job Changes, Cnbc, Fox Business Network

  Business Network named Terry Baker, Brian Donlon, Andrew Hoffman and Gary Schreier as executive producers for the new business news network launching Oct. 15. “We are pleased to announce a strong line-up of executive producers who bring seasoned expertise in business programming and content development to FBN,” said Fox News

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• Fox Business Network needs to leave politics at the door

  Published: September 14, 2007, 9:34 pm

  Tags: Commentary, Cnbc, Fox Business Network

  Friday that the upcoming Fox Business Network, which launches Oct. 15, needs to focus on business and ignore the politics if it wants to win viewers. Mallas wrote, “Personally, I think Fox Business will be enjoy a ton of sampling from curious viewers when it hits the air Oct. 15. (You can bet I’ll be there, if my cable system

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• Kernan is CNBC’s stud

  Published: September 16, 2007, 8:55 pm

  Tags: Cnbc, Fox Business Network

  is respected by new rival Fox Business Network head Roger Ailes and considered one of its selling points in the upcoming competition. Greppi wrote, “Rather than fret that Mr. Kernen, the breezy ‘Squawk Box’ co-anchor occasionally referred to as ‘the Kahuna’ and ‘the Hair,’ might be asked to be

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