Is Rupert Murdoch simply unaware of what happens in his own company, or is he lying through his teeth? Or, both? Here’s a brief conversation where he, apparently, shows how completely out-of-touch he is with the loss of revenue Glenn Beck has caused (or how out-of-touch the viewers are who believe his reasoning).
SPOCKO: I know [...]
Written on May 13, 2010 | Posted in
Rupert Murdoch
Why boycott McDonalds, beside the simple fact that their food is largely regarded as being unhealthy? McDonalds restaurants, in some areas including Missouri and Kansas (UPDATE: similar report from Florida), have agreed to place large TVs in their restaurants with the proviso that they broadcast Fox News and only Fox News. One manager explained that [...]
Written on March 25, 2010 | Posted in
Boycott of the Month,
Fox News
According to the Washington Post, more than 200 companies have pulled their ads from Glenn Beck’s show(s), including Apple who, apparently, has pulled all ads from FNC!
More than 200 companies have joined a boycott of Beck’s program, making it difficult for Fox to sell ads. The time has instead been sold to smaller firms offering [...]
Written on March 16, 2010 | Posted in
Glenn Beck
To all the challenged individuals who refuse to read and continually ask how the boycott is going – here’s a question for you… Do you like apples?
Glenn Beck has lost 116 sponsors and his show in the UK has been without a single sponsor for SIX days!
How d’you like them apples??
The U.K. broadcast of Glenn [...]
Written on February 16, 2010 | Posted in
Glenn Beck
Thirteen more sponsors have been added to the list of those who have pulled their ads from Glenn Beck’s show! Here are the most recent:
Allstate Insurance
Anheuser-Busch
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals (maker of Flomax)
Brother International Corporation
Idaho Potato Commission
Intersections Inc.
Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School
Marriott International
Republic of Macedonia
United Healthcare
US Fidelis
Volkswagen
Western Union
View the full list here
Thanks to StopBeck.com
Written on February 16, 2010 | Posted in
Glenn Beck
A recent update by @stopbeck (StopBeck.com) shows that the current count of sponsors that have pulled their ads from Glenn Beck’s show has reached 96! The latest is ING DIRECT.
“ING Direct UK has confirmed they do not sponsor or endorse the Glenn Beck show. Additionally, no ING Direct advertisements are being screened during or either [...]
Written on January 7, 2010 | Posted in
Glenn Beck
The November, 2009 Fox News Boycott of the Month marks the fourth month-long concentrated effort to affect Fox News‘ bottom line. This month, the focus will be on the following advertisers seen on Glenn Beck’s show.
FreeEnterpriseAmerica.com
http://www.facebook.com/…
http://twitter.com/freeenterprise
http://www.linkedin.com/…
http://www.freeenterpriseamerica.com/…
Goldline International, Inc.
1601 Cloverfield Boulevard
100 South Tower
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 1-877-376-2646
Fax: 1-310-319-0265
info@goldline.com
http://www.goldline.com/…
Hydrolyze
Hydroxatone, LLC
302A West 12th St, #276
New York, [...]
Written on November 5, 2009 | Posted in
Boycott of the Month
Glenn Beck recently lost 19 more advertisers, leaving mostly infomercial-type ads and those for gold-related companies. Beck devoted an entire segment to promoting gold investment in his typical fear mongering style. He said that America might be “facing the end of the almighty dollar” and warned of hyperinflation.
BECK: So, everybody gave us the gold. We [...]
Written on October 8, 2009 | Posted in
Glenn Beck
In addition to Waitrose, the UK supermarket chain that pulled all ads from Fox News, more companies including Equifax, Subaru, Toyota/Lexus have pulled their ads from Glenn Beck’s show. Here’s the full list of the most recent companies to take a stand against Beck.
AmMed Direct
Citrix Online
Concord Music Group
Diageo
Eggland’s Best
Equifax
Eulactol USA (producer of Flexitol)
GetARoom.com
Hoffman La Roche [...]
Written on October 6, 2009 | Posted in
Fox News,
Glenn Beck
The U.K. supermarket chain, Waitrose, has decided to pull all of their advertising from Fox News. Fox News is carried by Sky in Britain.
“We take the placement of our ads in individual programmes very seriously, ensuring the content of these programmes is deemed appropriate for a brand with our values,” a Waitrose customer services spokesman [...]
Written on October 5, 2009 | Posted in
Fox News
