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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOne billion dollars profit? Yes, the campaign has been a gusher for CNN
Just a reminder of why the M$N is pushing Trump.
According to people intimately familiar with CNNs finances, the network and its related media businesses will approach $1 billion in gross profit in 2016, a milestone unseen in its 36-year history. .... The common thread for all three organizations has been improved ratings because of the presidential campaign, said Scott Robson, a research analyst at Kagan.
Trump, in particular, seems to have been a magnet for attracting viewers. The first Republican debate, in August of 2015, carried by Fox, attracted 24 million viewers, the most ever for an event during the primaries. That was bookended by the first presidential debate featuring Trump and Clinton in late September, which attracted 84 million viewers, a record audience for such an event.
In between, the networks have larded their airwaves with copious coverage of Trumps rallies and events, leading to criticism that all the attention propelled Trump to the Republican nomination. Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide, recently acknowledged that at least some of CNNs coverage was excessive, but he denied that it vaulted Trump to the nomination.
Trump, in particular, seems to have been a magnet for attracting viewers. The first Republican debate, in August of 2015, carried by Fox, attracted 24 million viewers, the most ever for an event during the primaries. That was bookended by the first presidential debate featuring Trump and Clinton in late September, which attracted 84 million viewers, a record audience for such an event.
In between, the networks have larded their airwaves with copious coverage of Trumps rallies and events, leading to criticism that all the attention propelled Trump to the Republican nomination. Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide, recently acknowledged that at least some of CNNs coverage was excessive, but he denied that it vaulted Trump to the nomination.
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One billion dollars profit? Yes, the campaign has been a gusher for CNN (Original Post)
ProudProgressiveNow
Nov 2016
OP
This is changing because a lot of younger people don't subscribe to cable at all.
Zing Zing Zingbah
Nov 2016
#6
I don't see the viewers to be gained at this late date, yet they still pull for Trump 24/7 with just
world wide wally
Nov 2016
#7
Farmgirl1961
(1,494 posts)1. That's all it is to them...A big fat money maker
I pine for the days when the news correspondents really worked hard at maintaining impartiality. I'm not saying that biases didn't show up -- I am saying that news is new$ and nothing else matters.
What a shame.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)3. This is why I had been telling everyone 16 months ago
to not feed the beast and not go running to cable news every time Trump said or did something dumb...
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)4. Anyone have any questions why the MSM keeps stirring the shit?
If there isn't any news they will just create some. The GOP would
have been dead years ago if they hadn't revived them so many
times. All for the sake of their bottom line.
Thrill
(19,178 posts)5. This is why they want him to win
Zing Zing Zingbah
(6,496 posts)6. This is changing because a lot of younger people don't subscribe to cable at all.
They probably never will. I know I won't. I just get Netflix and read online papers. I've been doing that for years.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)10. 48, no cable for a year and a half. Using a Roku, Hulu, Netflix and HBO.
world wide wally
(21,754 posts)7. I don't see the viewers to be gained at this late date, yet they still pull for Trump 24/7 with just
a few exceptions.
miyazaki
(2,249 posts)8. Maybe they can hire a full time science reporter, again.
Ya every time I get a chance to bag on them for this I do. Not that I'm watching anymore.
sarcasmo
(23,968 posts)9. This is why CNN cherry picks polls. Say it's close and make more money.