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Fox News: Mandatory jabs for staff

Fox News, where several anchors have encouraged vaccine scepticism, has told staff that those working in New York City will have to show proof they’d had at least one dose of the Covid vaccine by December 27th, removing the option to get tested weekly instead. The new policy fits in with New York’s vaccine rule. […]

December 22, 2021

FOX Weather names names additional meteorologists

FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s AVOD streaming service launching on October 25th, has named four additional meteorologists and a multimedia journalist to its on-air team, announced Sharri Berg, president of the platform. Marissa Torres, Ian Oliver, Kiyanna Lewis, and Jane Minar will helm programming across the platform, while Brandy Campbell will serve as a multimedia journalist. […]

October 18, 2021

FOX Weather launches Oct 25

FOX Weather, FOX News Media’s 24/7 ad-supported streaming weather service, will launch in the US on October 25th. The new service marks FOX News Media’s eighth platform under the leadership of CEO Suzanne Scott as its original linear network FOX News Channel celebrates its 25th anniversary this week. Additionally, veteran WABC-TV meteorologist Amy Freeze has […]

October 6, 2021

Morgan joins News Corp, Fox News Media

Piers Morgan will join News Corp and Fox News Media in a global deal, launching a new TV show in early 2022. Morgan will also join The Sun and the New York Post as a columnist. He will also present a series of True Crime documentaries. Morgan said: “I’m thrilled to be returning to News […]

September 16, 2021

FOX News International expands into Asia

FOX News International, FOX News Media’s international streaming service, is expanding into Asia. From May 27th, the platform will be available in a total of 37 countries worldwide with additional distribution throughout Japan, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Maldives. The service also debuted in Turkey in March. Featuring live streams of FOX News […]

May 26, 2021

Reps pressure cable over Fox News

California Democrat Representatives Anna Eshoo and Jerry McNerney have written to cable, satellite and streaming companies calling on them to better combat disinformation – and they name Fox News, Newsmax and One America News Network as culprits. Both signatories are both on the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee. The letter doesn’t call for the […]

February 22, 2021

Fox Nation to launch new content with Tucker Carlson

FOX Nation, FOX News Media’s on demand subscription-based streaming service, has signed a new, multi-year deal with top-rated FOX News Channel (FNC) primetime host Tucker Carlson to provide flagship content for the digital platform, announced Jason Klarman, President, FOX Nation. Carlson will helm a regular new video podcast, as well as a series of in-depth […]

February 18, 2021

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