Variety: Ailes Sails in Rupe Coop

[villager]

Ailes sails in Rupe coop

Exec shifts could bring more muscle to Fox News

By MICHAEL LEARMONTH

NEW YORK -- Roger Ailes, the bombastic leader of Fox News Channel, has emerged as the most likely successor to Lachlan Murdoch as chairman of the Fox Television StationsFox Television Stations Group. Such a move would see Fox News programming assume new prominence on Fox owned-and-operated stations.

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"News Corp. has suffered from not having synergies in those areas," one former executive said. With Ailes, "The TV channels will definitely have a different tone to them."

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Former Ailes deputy Jack Abernethy was installed as CEO of the station group in December, but he has a news and financial background with very little programming experience.

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[davidinalameda]

1. does this mean no more T & A reality shows

damn!

[villager]

2. or, given Republican (secret) proclivities,

...maybe more!

[davidinalameda]

3. nah

the fundies would be pitching fits

or pitching tents, if you catch my drift

[villager]

4. that means, there goes their Iraq show on FX

in fact, there goes most of FX, if Ailes takes it over!

[samsingh]

5. Foxes other programs and movies is what are making them money

with Ailes at the helm all their top programs, including the Simpson's will leave.

Fox's success in the non-news areas gives it the power to shove their repug agenda down everyone's throat. it will be interesting to see if the network can survive by pandering to a national audience of 2 million intelligence challenged wachos.

[villager]

6. here's hoping they completely sabotage themselves....

...and Murdoch has to start selling off pieces of his empire!

[samsingh]

9. that would be fantastic!

maybe the Simpson's can go to Al Gore's new station.

[villager]

10. right! let those shows support *sympatico* networks!

n/t

[Mr. Peanut]

11. Oh, no!

Not the Simpsons! DOH!

[villager]

12. let them make money for someone else!

n/t

[patcox2]

7. Bye Bye Simpsons, King of the Hill, Family Guy

And any other show that criticizes Bush.

He will dig his grave though. Watch, the Fox news crap will alienate the people who watch Fox entertainment.

[villager]

8. right -- and if they kill their own golden goose (geese?)

hopefully, the whole "empire" will implode...