Comments on: July Sweeps: CNBC Claims "Fastest Growing Cable News Network"

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:27:20 +0000

Moderate: completely agree. Since CNBC actually put the small before and after numbers in the release, I didn't think a disclaimer was necessary. It will take a while for FOX Biz to be on as many systems as CNBC. CNBC is currently in ~60 million more homes, so its ratings success vs. Fox Biz isn't surprising or an accomplishment for CNBC.

By: Moderate

Moderate — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:23:49 +0000

Many cable companies do not carry FBN because they do not have room for it. It is the most requested channel. Going from 2 viewers to 4 is a 100% increase, so beware of percentages.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:27:20 +0000

By: Moderate

Moderate — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:23:49 +0000

Many cable companies do not carry FBN because they do not have room for it. It is the most requested channel. Going from 2 viewers to 4 is a 100% increase, so beware of percentages.

By: Chris Merrill

Chris Merrill — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:40:00 +0000

Fox Biz is also not available on ‘basic’ cable like CNBC is and is a new name in the market. However, I’ve watched both of them and Bloomberg also. CNBC has a focus on the investor watching, while bloom focuses more on news and business news. Fox does what Fox does best. Everything but news

By: Chris Merrill

Chris Merrill — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 23:40:00 +0000

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:51:00 +0000

From top to bottom, that’s some impressive growth….albeit from a small viewer base. No wonder Fox Biz is having a hard time making a dent.