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| Fox: Anchor Rebellion, Creation of Competitor Network Looms Amid Ailes Ouster Rumors |
| 2016-07-21 |
| [BREITBART] At least one top talent inside Fox News has confirmed to Breitbart News that a major talent meeting among various different hosts is scheduled, and they are considering leaving with Roger Ailes to form a new network to compete with Fox. "Everyone here hates Gretchen and Megyn," the talent said in a brief phone interview, adding that hosts from Fox and Friends and throughout the primetime lineup from the co-hosts of The Five to Special Report’s Bret Baier to Greta Van Susteren to Bill O’Reilly, Shepard Smith and Sean Hannity are planning to band together and potentially execute contract clauses that allow them to leave if Ailes is driven out. That being said, if this group--Baier, Hannity, Van Susteren, Smith and O’Reilly--can stick together and effectively negotiate as a bloc with whatever other resources and talent they have, they could strap together enough leverage to block Kelly. But that shows how powerful Kelly has become inside a network where most of her colleagues despise her. Ailes has come under fire amid unsubstantiated allegations from Gretchen Carlson, the former Fox anchor, and now Megyn Kelly of The Kelly File that he allegedly sexually harassed them. The only host whom this talent hasn’t personally confirmed as part of a potential mass exodus was O’Reilly. But since Ailes bailed out O’Reilly when he came under fire for a loofah incident that even he would "consider" leaving in a mass exodus. "Fox can have Megyn," the talent said. "We want Roger." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 I would like to see a news channel that (a) didn't have a constant scroll (b) wasn't all opinion shows. Unfortunately I think the opinion shows get the ratings so what can be done? I would also like to see more international news. What is the point of being owned by an Australian if we don't get proper world news? |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-07-21 14:09 |
| #5 Loofah incident. Actually, there are a number of incidents listed here. Search for "loofa" and follow the link. Bill, Bill, Bill . . . . What are we going to do with you? |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-07-21 12:32 |
| #4 anyone who doesn't see the collusion of powerful progressive/elitist democrat forces to destroy the only media voice for conservatives, is simply not paying attention. The power of Fox is deeply damaging to the Clintons, the Obama's and the coterie of Soros allied backers of the globalism progressive voice. Watching the slow descent of Megyn into self-absorbed conceit has been heartbreaking, since she showed such bright promise but has drifted into celebrity mindset. I agree a conservative network will thrive as a Fox bereft of talent shrivels under the likes of Shep, but the interregnum will come at a time of National need for coverage of the important things that ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/CNN will not even note.... |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2016-07-21 12:06 |
| #3 The "talent" and network both need to realize that conservative viewership made them, they did not make us. Another real conservative news network would finish this group of clowns - I would love to see it happen. It is not rocket science 50% of all TV viewers are conservative, if a network serves them then they get 50% of the market. Fox has been suspect for awhile...would love to see a real conservative news network push Fox out. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2016-07-21 11:41 |
| #2 |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-07-21 03:33 |
| #1 "Loofah incident" Sounds like something Calvin would say. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-07-21 00:24 |