Absent ratings for Fox Business News--still months away--it's hard to know exactly what's happening out there in this latest Cable Game showdown, between CNBC and FBN.
Bill Gorman, who runs the authoritative blog TV by the Numbers--which covers the Cable Game, and every other TV game, in a blanket of numbers--noted that he hasn't seen a depression in CNBC's ratings, which many had anticipated. What seems to be happening instead, Gorman suggested, is that FBN is pulling in new viewers, leaving CNBC's audience alone.
It's early, of course--so we Gamers have to stay tuned, to see what happens next!
But in the meantime, here's an interesting take from a blog that I had not seen before, Wall Street Fighter. Under the headline, "FBN Starting to Get Out News First," here's thew word from WSF:
I noticed today that Fox Business was way ahead getting out the report just out by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). I turned on CNBC to get their version and I caught Paris Hilton. I think Fox is starting to realize in order to catch CNBC they are going to have to get the news out to investors first in order to build a viewer base. They have been getting flack for being too sexy. I'll take first on the breaking news and sexy any day.
