okfine
Diamond Member
I had no idea that at one time, when I was a cable TV subscriber, that I financed Fox News' programming while not a viewer.
"That’s right, only about 3 million Americans watch Fox News on a daily basis yet the nation’s estimated 65 million cable-connected households are forced to fund Fox News, allowing Fox to reap an estimated $1.8 billion in revenue per year in carriage fees."
"It’s true other news outlets — including MSNBC, CNN and others — receive a fee to be carried by cable companies, but those fees are far lower, since Fox News attracts the largest cable news audience."
"Per Sleeping Giants, “a campaign for media, advertising and social platform accountability,” Carlson is so extreme that he has almost no advertisers left, meaning, “Fox News operates his show at a loss when it comes to ad revenue.” But Fox News can pay Carlson and other host big salaries “through carriage fees, which we all pay into through our basic cable packages,” which was confirmed to me by Media Matters President Angelo Carusone."
I do not care to finance those other media outlets either. I "cut" my cable awhile back. Too costly and too many channels that I never viewed. If I had known that my money was financing any of them I would have cut the cable sooner. Especially Rupert Murdoch and his group of idiots on Fox News.
"That’s right, only about 3 million Americans watch Fox News on a daily basis yet the nation’s estimated 65 million cable-connected households are forced to fund Fox News, allowing Fox to reap an estimated $1.8 billion in revenue per year in carriage fees."
"It’s true other news outlets — including MSNBC, CNN and others — receive a fee to be carried by cable companies, but those fees are far lower, since Fox News attracts the largest cable news audience."
"Per Sleeping Giants, “a campaign for media, advertising and social platform accountability,” Carlson is so extreme that he has almost no advertisers left, meaning, “Fox News operates his show at a loss when it comes to ad revenue.” But Fox News can pay Carlson and other host big salaries “through carriage fees, which we all pay into through our basic cable packages,” which was confirmed to me by Media Matters President Angelo Carusone."
I do not care to finance those other media outlets either. I "cut" my cable awhile back. Too costly and too many channels that I never viewed. If I had known that my money was financing any of them I would have cut the cable sooner. Especially Rupert Murdoch and his group of idiots on Fox News.
Opinion | If you're not a fan of Fox News, now you can actually do something about it
This isn’t about canceling Fox; it’s about using our wallets to have an impact on issues that matter.
www.msnbc.com