Fox seeks to extend cable news domination in post-Ailes era

[DonViejo]

By Joe Concha - 07/31/16 06:00 AM EDT

Fox News dominated the cable news landscape for 20 years under Roger Ailes, but faces questions about whether it can extend its reign going forward.

The shocking departure of Ailes amid allegations of sexual harassment has left Rupert Murdoch, the 85-year old executive chairman of 21st Century Fox, in charge. But with a myriad of other major media properties to attend to and age considerations, Murdoch's role running day-to-day operations out of Nee York will only be in an interim capacity.

A source familiar with the situation says it will be "multiple months" before any permanent successor to Ailes is decided upon. The same source says there's no rush to make a decision because current to management at the network is stable in the hands of Murdoch, Bill Shine ( executive vice president of programming) and Jay Wallace (executive vice president of news and editorial).

Rivals of Fox see an opportunity, while longtime political fans of the network, who saw it buttress the conservative political movement, are openly worried the network could shift under new leadership.

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[ZX86]

1. Joe Concha is a blithering, right wing, idiot.

His dream job is a gig at Fox. His opinions aren't worth a bucket of warm horse piss.

[bluedigger]

2. Sounds like perfect qualifications to analyze the mess at Fox.

Any substantive disagreement with his piece?

[ZX86]

3. Many disagreements.

“As the saying goes, ‘If it ain’t terribly broken, don’t terribly fix it.’ Would they change the ideology or content? I don’t think so,” says Spero. “They’ve carved out their audience and if you’ve got the market, why mess with it? If the cash register keeps ringing, I can’t imagine the Murdoch family will allow that to stop.”

Fox News isn't broken? It's a news organization that is literally run like a whorehouse.