Merged Glenn Beck leaving Fox show

[Emet]

Looks like Beck is now taking his show online:

Here's an article about it:

Glenn Beck Makes Us Pay
The divisive host’s Internet subscriber plan could either show his enduring power – or lead to the end of his reign of error.
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The move will be a big test of whether the Web-driven on-demand thirst for music, movies and entertainment TV programs extends to political commentary. The subscriber-based streaming scheme also could show whether Beck's tear-laden brand of semi-demagoguery packs enduring power – or whether the end of his reign of error is coming.

Whatever you think of Beck's chalkboard antics and his reactionary rhetoric – which has included calling President Obama a racist – it would be wise to resist any knee-jerk inclination to bet against him.
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The territory is largely uncharted, but it’s worth looking at major moves by bigger names in talk: Howard Stern drew millions to pay radio. But not even Oprah Winfrey went the pay route for her OWN channel, which on basic cable.

While he’s raking in the money, Stern’s audience isn't as big as it was before he left terrestrial radio in 2005, and neither is his impact on the popular culture. It's too soon to judge OWN based on the lackluster ratings posted since the channel’s January debut – especially since Winfrey’s involvement is sure to increase with the recent end of her daytime talk show.

http://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/celebrity/Beck-Makes-Us-Pay-123365808.html

 

[Crossbow]

Looks like Beck is now taking his show online:

GBTV (http://www.gbtv.com/)
Tagline: The Truth lives here.

It's a subscription service, starting at $4.95 a month.

It might be easier for him to restrict all the material from critique, so the likes of the Daily Show can't reshow clips of it. I'm not sure how the fair-use laws would apply.

Wow!

Now you have to pay Beck to sit around and yell at you?

Gee whiz! I expect that his fans will be so very, very happy to hear about this development.

 

[Dr. Keith]

It might be easier for him to restrict all the material from critique, so the likes of the Daily Show can't reshow clips of it.

Nope.

I'm not sure how the fair-use laws would apply.

Pretty much the same. He could try to add something into the terms but it would be hard to know which account to cancel based on the sample appearing on air. He could whine, but that's about it.

Besides, I assume the Comedy Central writers will be his primary subscription base.

 

[Denver]

...He could try to add something into the terms but it would be hard to know which account to cancel based on the sample appearing on air. He could whine, but that's about it.

Besides, I assume the Comedy Central writers will be his primary subscription base.

In fact that was his big advertising point to get his audience to tune in (it will be free the first night): "All the liberal media will be listening, so you should listen too to see what was REALLY said."

 

[mhaze]

Like 9-11 truther Andrew Napolitano who may be Beck's replacement.

http://mediamatters.org/blog/201104060023

Napolitano, despite your crap link and smear, is a really smart guy, but a bit technical, and lacks the popular appeal of a Beck type guy.

Fox now has

• big socialist conservative government nanny stater - OReilly
• libertarian - Beck
• small government somewhat-religous conservative - Hannity

They'll have to fill the libertarian slot. Stossel would do nicely, I'd put Napolitano quite a bit further back. Neither has the inside links to Washington dirt and goings on that Beck has or had. Both are more abstract and intellectual in their approach to problems, which is somewhat less interesting on the boob tube.

But I'm sure whoever goes in the slot the nut whackjob resident leftists will find some entertaining delusions from their handlers to fill brains which, having two brain cells, need some care and neutering.



Oh, and by the way. When Napolitano says "we shouldn't believe everything the government tells us about 9/11" it isn't the same as being a truther unless you've got turds for brains. It's quite reasonable to assume there's always a bigger story, unless you have the appropriate security clearances to read the entire story, in which case you are not talking about it. And those bigger stories come out with time, pretty often.

 

[Cleon]

Napolitano, despite your crap link and smear,

It's weird; whenever you call something a "smear," it turns out to be completely accurate.

• big socialist conservative government nanny stater - OReilly

 

[mhaze]

It's weird; whenever you call something a "smear," it turns out to be completely accurate.

The best lies are based on some fragment of truth, so I don't think I disagree with your reasoning to support of lies and liars. It is a quality thing, is that it?

You only support the really high quality lies and liars?