[opendtv] Re: Fox is a Cable Network Too??
- From: Terry Harvey <tjharvey@xxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2004 19:26:21 -0700
Noted. I am embarrassed to say I shot this off before noticing it said
News channel. I do not subscribe to cable and satellite television (purely
OTA only). But note from email address I do have a cable modem for internet
access.
But the article brings up an interesting point. How can this comparison be
made considering the major OTA networks did not give full time coverage?
Terry Harvey
At 06:42 PM 9/8/2004 -0700, Mitch Cardwell wrote:
>It says Fox News Channel in the first line of the article.
>
>
>On Sep 8, 2004, at 4:24 PM, tjharvey@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> > Broadcast Engineering claims that Fox was the first cable network in=20=
>
> > history to have a larger RNC audience that the 'broadcast' networks!
> >
> > I suppose this is the first time in history that Fox is labelled as a=20=
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> > 'Cable' network....
> >
> >
> > Broadcast Engineering September 8, 2004
> >
> > News
> >
> > FOX attracts more convention viewers than broadcast networks
> > Sep 8, 2004 8:00 AM, News Technology Update,
> >
> > The FOX News Channel (FNC) beat the three broadcast networks in=20
> > ratings during the Republican National Convention.
> >
> > On Sept. 2, 7.3 million people tuned in to FNC to watch President=20
> > George W. Bush deliver his acceptance speech from the Republican=20
> > Convention. That compares to 5.9 million watching NBC, 5.1 million=20
> > viewing ABC, 5 million tuning in to CBS and 2.7 million and 1.7=20
> > million watching CNN and MSNBC, respectively. FNC drew more viewers=20
> > than the networks on the previous two evenings of coverage as well.
> >
> > The FNC feat marks the first time in broadcast history that a cable=20
> > news network has surpassed the major networks in total viewers=20
> > watching a political convention.
> >
> > Industry pundits and observers are uncertain what to make of the FNC=20=
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> > ratings victory. Some argue that it=92s understandable that FOX would=20=
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> > outdraw viewers interested in the Republican National Convention=20
> > because of its conservative bent. FNC on-air talent and management=20
> > bristle at that suggestion, saying the network maintains its=20
> > objectivity and has built viewer interest and loyalty with objective=20=
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> > reporting and a more dynamic look.
> >
> > On the surface, the networks=92 slide is surprising because they reach=20=
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> > about 110 million homes while FNC is available in 85 million U.S. TV=20=
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> > households. But, the networks=92 declining viewership could be seen as =
>a=20
> > consequence of their decision to scale back coverage of the=20
> > conventions when compared to previous efforts.
> >
> >
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