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Data: Left-wing news more popular in swing states

Swing state smartphone users in the US consistently spent more time on left-leaning news outlets than on right-leaning news outlets in the lead up to the 2020 election, according to data released by Global Wireless Solutions (GWS). In fact, nearly two thirds (63 per cent) of all mobile news consumed in swing states ahead of […]

February 10, 2021

FOX NOW and FOX Nation on VIZIO SmartCast

VIZIO has announced that Fox Corporation’s FOX NOW and FOX Nation apps are available on VIZIO’s SmartCast platform. Now millions of viewers across the US have access to FOX’s local and national news, entertainment programming, and sports content directly on their VIZIO SmartCast TVs. “We are pleased that millions of VIZIO SmartCast users can now […]

February 9, 2021

Fox News axes Dobbs

Fox News is cancelling the long-running Lou Dobbs Tonight show forthwith, according to the LA Times. Dobbs was an early and avid Trumper and has carried on falsely claiming the 2020 election was rigged. Fox News now faces a $2.7 billion defamation suit from voting technology company Smartmatic. “As we said in October, Fox News […]

February 8, 2021

Smartmatic file $2.7bn suit against Fox News

Smartmatic has filed a $2.7 billion defamation suit against Fox News owner Fox Corp, alleging Fox conducted a disinformation campaign against the election technology company. Smartmatic cited Fox news reports it said had repeated false claims that Smartmatic had “fixed and rigged” the 2020 election. “The Earth is round. Two plus two equals four. Joe […]

February 5, 2021

James Murdoch: “Fox News is toxic”

James Murdoch has told the FT that US news channels promote “toxic politics” threatening US democracy. He said proprietors are as culpable as politicians who “know the truth but choose instead to propagate lies”. While he doesn’t name his father Rupert, who founded Fox News, or Lachlan, the brother who runs it, there is zero […]

January 18, 2021

FOX News Digital sees record November

FOX News Digital closed out November 2020 with a record month in multiplatform views (over 2.7 billion) and multiplatform minutes (over 5 billion), its highest month in history across both categories. The digital network hit a new milestone surpassing over 5 billion multiplatform minutes for the first time ever and continued its streak of now […]

December 22, 2020

FOX News International expands to 30 countries

FOX News International, FOX News Media’s international streaming service, will be made available in Chile, Panama and Portugal starting December 17th. The launch further expands the platform’s distribution to 30 countries worldwide, surpassing FOX News Media’s original goal of reaching 20 countries by year end. The service provides live streams of FOX News Channel (FNC) […]

December 16, 2020

Data: Trump lauds Newsmax, but viewers loyal to Fox News

Since losing the election, US President Donald Trump has persistently complained about unfair coverage from Fox News and urged his base to consider other conservative media outlets. But even as Trump has endorsed a challenger, Newsmax, Fox viewers in the US have stayed loyal to their network, and the mass exodus that Trump desires seems […]

December 10, 2020

Nielsen: CNN wins election week

US viewers watched CNN in record-breaking numbers during election week as news networks topped primetime and total day charts, says Nielsen. CNN drew a network record 6.1 million viewers in primetime during the week to top all networks. Fox News and MSNBC also drew big numbers for the week, averaging 5.9 million and 4.7 million […]

November 12, 2020

FOX News Media unveils next-gen Election technology

FOX News Mediawill unveil state-of-the-art election technology across its linear and digital platforms during 2020 presidential race coverage on November 3rd. Broadcasting from FOX News Channel’s (FNC) flagship Studio F, Special Report’s Bret Baier and The Story’s Martha MacCallum will utilize new immersive 3D graphics and enhanced studio technology for live updates, providing viewers unprecedented access to the election […]

October 22, 2020