Had this conversation with JJHACK yesterday. IF Murdock's take FOX to the Left, they are committing financial suicide. As it now, they have the Conservative news market cornered - no competition. Why in the world would they go Left and then be competing for an audience with CNN and MSNBC, as well as ABC, CBS, NBC or NPR? IT wouldn't help ratings, it would shrink ratings and thus PROFITS! Since FOX News is 25% or so of all of Murdock's portfolio, a substantial loss in revenue there could not be recovered through movies or newspapers. It is just the reverse. FOX News in keeping the movies and newspaper arms alive.
If FOX news goes down, then the stockholders will revolt. Maybe the Murdocks are just cleaning things up. Bill O has been there 21+ years, that's a long run and his schtick is getting a little stale. These charges with the loss of sponsors makes it easy to bring in TC, and if gets ratings, maybe he is the face for the next 20 years.
Murdocks have gotten heat for increasing benefits to employees? Healthcare with better maternity or Trans coverage? Could be that's just what the policy they bought covers. They threw their employees a bone. How much of that Trans stuff will actually ever result in a health care claim form a FOX employee? Very little if any. That's a throw in from the Ins. Co. They know they won't have huge claims for that.
So maybe the Murdock boys aren't Leftist and are just tidying things up? In that case, FOX will march on. However, what if they are Leftists? If they are, and they pull FOX to the Left, the Murdock empire will suffer, FOX will lose viewers, and they will get ousted. Talent will flee, and a competitor will emerge more Conservative and grab viewers.
The FOX template is easy and portable. Get a conservative host, surround them with gorgeous, well spoken, conservative babes, invite conservative guests on to spar with Leftist wackos, and rake in the money. There is no competition for that right now. How difficult would it be to buy a channel and convert it using that template?
How difficult would it be to find gorgeous conservative female lawyers/judges to be "guests". The world is full of fools that can be your next Geraldo or Juan Williams or Bob Beckles. Newt, Bolton etc. will go on where ever the paycheck is.
