Comments on: Glenn Beck hits Murdoch at the hip pocket http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: meski http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34592 meski Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:05:15 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34592 It isn't "we won't buckle to blackmail" cred they are getting, its "we won't respond to viewers" cred they are getting. Sponsors are only interested in viewers (or listeners, for radio) (ref Kyle etc) It isn’t “we won’t buckle to blackmail” cred they are getting, its “we won’t respond to viewers” cred they are getting. Sponsors are only interested in viewers (or listeners, for radio) (ref Kyle etc)

]]> By: AR http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34573 AR Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:58:25 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34573 How wonderful to think that, just possibly, the Raving Right will founder on the rocks they've strewn in the last twenty years. Hoist on their own petard, which until relatively recently breached many a wall of intelligent consesus. When the lowest of the low rats, big corporate advertisers abandon your flagship, you are the Hesperis, except that no-one cares. How wonderful to think that, just possibly, the Raving Right will founder on the rocks they’ve strewn in the last twenty years. Hoist on their own petard, which until relatively recently breached many a wall of intelligent consesus. When the lowest of the low rats, big corporate advertisers abandon your flagship, you are the Hesperis, except that no-one cares.

]]> By: j-boy57 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34561 j-boy57 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:02:49 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34561 caught between a market and a hard place caught between a market and a hard place

]]> By: John Ryan http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34526 John Ryan Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:35:06 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34526 I cant believe there a 2 million people stupid enough to watch FOX,its on a par with the Comedy channel,only the Comedy channel is more intelligent I cant believe there a 2 million people stupid enough to watch FOX,its on a par with the Comedy channel,only the Comedy channel is more intelligent

]]> By: Graham Cairns http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34519 Graham Cairns Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:18:21 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34519 Actually, I understand that sponsors are NOT leaving the network - merely the Beck show. So Fox is not losing anything, but IS getting "we won't buckle to blackmail" cred. Actually, I understand that sponsors are NOT leaving the network - merely the Beck show. So Fox is not losing anything, but IS getting “we won’t buckle to blackmail” cred.

]]> By: malcolm grant http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34514 malcolm grant Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:00:43 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/08/17/glenn-beck-hits-murdoch-at-the-hip-pocket/#comment-34514 Glenn, The story about management stepping in and 'stopping the feud' between Olbermann and O'Rielly is bogus. Olbermann has publically stated that he was approached by no-one and if he had been he would have told them where to get off. Glenn,

The story about management stepping in and ‘stopping the feud’ between Olbermann and O’Rielly is bogus. Olbermann has publically stated that he was approached by no-one and if he had been he would have told them where to get off.

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