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Rupert Murdoch Ignorant, or Dishonest, About Lost Sponsors?

FoxNewsBoycott — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:26:09 +0000

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 that you don’t break out revenue numbers for Fox News beyond the top line, but with 81 advertisers leaving the Glenn Beck show following the Color of Change action, the show now seems limited to in house ads and gold ads. Do you have a time frame for how long Fox will subsidize the show until it to starts to generate revenue in line with its ratings?

That’s pretty straight forward – without sponsors, the money to support the show has to come from somewhere. Right? Not according to the factually-challenged CEO of News Corp.

MURDOCH: It’s not subsidizing the show at all. And it’s giving a terrific kick off to the whole evening schedule. It has plenty of advertising, and those advertisers you talk about, I don’t think there is anything like that number, but if there were they are on other shows.

Thankfully, some media outlets picked up on this and Keith Olbermann even used Murdoch’s response in his Worst Persons segment. Unfortunately, it doesn’t change anything – Fox News and the News Corp. CEO will continue to simply deny facts and their followers will continue to eat up the BS.

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The McBoycott

FoxNewsBoycott — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:14:03 +0000

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 it’s corporate policy. A Regional Director for McDonald’s stated that TVs were being placed in all McDonald’s in a five state region. Danya Proud, spokesperson for McDonald’s USA, denied that it is corporate policy, but that it may be a regional or franchise policy.

While the aforementioned sources are from 2008, and FoxNation.com has bashed McDonalds for their “black” web site last year, similar complaints still come in via email. One person reported nice 50″ plasma TVs in at least five McDonald’s franchises, with different owners. The writer was told that they “have to keep it on” and that FNC is the only channel listed in the menu, or in a channel search.

One solution: TV-B-Gone

McDonald’s Contact Information:

McDonald’s Corporation
2111 McDonald’s Dr
Oak Brook, IL 60523

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Glenn Beck Has Lost More Than 200 Sponsors

FoxNewsBoycott — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:56:37 +0000

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 such products as Kaopectate, Carbonite, 1-800-PetMeds and Goldline International. A handful of advertisers, such as Apple, have abandoned Fox altogether. Network executives say they believe they could charge higher rates if the host were more widely acceptable to advertisers.

There is a legitimate fear for Fox News staffers that Beck is becoming the face of the network. One Fox “journalist” stated that Beck “uses distorted or inflammatory rhetoric that undermines their credibility.”

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Glenn Becks UK Show Without Sponsors for Almost a Week!

FoxNewsBoycott — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:48:04 +0000

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 Beck’s eponymous television program was forced to air free of paid advertisements on four consecutive days last week. This according to StopBeck.com, an extension of the anti-Beck campaign created by ColorOfChange.org. StopBeck.com confirmed that, with the latest group of defections from Beck’s overseas broadcast, Fox News Channel was forced to fill commercial breaks with news headlines and local weather updates from its U.K.-based sister network, Sky News, instead of paid advertisements.

The news comes on the heels of a new group of U.S. companies who have asked Fox News Channel to stop their ads from running or pledged not to run ads on the show going forward. The latest U.S. defections — Allstate Insurance, Anheuser-Busch, Best Western International, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals (maker of Flomax), Brother International Corporation, Hear Music, Idaho Potato Commission, Intersections Inc., Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School, Marriott International, Nestlé USA, Republic of Macedonia, Starkist Co., United Healthcare, USFidelis, Volkswagen and Western Union — coupled with the international movement to bring the total number of companies distancing themselves from Beck to over one hundred.

“We’re incredibly thrilled that StopBeck.com has taken our campaign and successfully executed it internationally,” said James Rucker, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org. “This is a huge blow against Glenn Beck. As we continue our fight against those that support Beck domestically, we will use this victory as further proof that more and more companies are taking a stand against his racial demagoguery.”

“People now on both sides of the Atlantic are using Twitter and other social media to let companies know that by advertising on Beck’s program, they are subsidizing hate,” said Angelo S. Carusone, lead organizer of StopBeck.com. “Fox News’ willingness to use filler from Sky News, rather than address Beck’s fear mongering, raises real questions about the network’s priorities.”

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Our television media purchases are dictated by our marketing plan and are chosen based on time of day, such as early morning (6:00 – 10:00 a.m.) or primetime (8:00 to 11:00 p.m.); channel (ABC, Lifetime, ESPN, etc.) and audience demographics.

We do not dictate what program is on when our commercial airs. But we do frequently evaluate our media purchases to ensure that the programs we choose match our brand’s target demographics and overall advertising plan. In doing so, we have chosen to not air our commercial during Glenn Beck’s program going forward given a number of alternatives that meet our advertising plan’s criteria.

Thanks again for your inquiry.

StarKist Consumer Affairs
consumeraffairs@starkist.com

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Number of Sponsors Lost for Glenn Beck: 116

FoxNewsBoycott — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 05:42:19 +0000

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

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Glenn Beck Has Lost 96 Sponsors!

FoxNewsBoycott — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:34:33 +0000

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 side of this show and there are no plans to do so in the future.”

Other companies that decided to drop Beck in the past couple months include British Airways, Jack Daniels, KRAFT (UK), Tesco, Reckitt Benckiser (UK), Premier Inn (UK) and more! Some of the former sponsors, such as Waitrose and Metropolitan Talent Management, have pulled their ads from Fox News Channel entirely, while Jack Daniels has decided to stop advertising on any political shows.

View the full list of Glenn Beck’s Lost Sponsors

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Glenn Beck’s Conflict of Interest As Gold Investment Shill

FoxNewsBoycott — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:50:03 +0000

As reported on before, there may be a conflict of interest in Glenn Beck’s promotion of gold investment companies while fear mongering about the economy and the state of the dollar, not to mention promoting his own investments. Now, according to Daily Finance, it appears that Fox News has taken notice and Beck may be in hot water.

Goldline International features Glenn Beck’s picture on their web site and his voice on their radio ads. Due to being a radio personality who does “live reads,” or live commercials, and a commentator, rather than an anchor, some of the normal contract terms have been relaxed. However, Fox News seems to have an issue with the personal nature of Becks relationship with Goldline. The exemption, apparently, is only intended for the live reads and a Fox spokesperson is discussing the matter with Beck’s agent.

Regardless, many journalism watchdogs have noticed the conflict of interest in taking money from a gold vendor while voicing views about the devaluation of the US dollar. Couple this with the fact that Glenn Beck is a gold buyer and is using his listeners to possibly inflate the value of his own investment. Beck calls Goldline a “top notch organization” – one that is mentioned on Ripoff Report here and here.

Politico reports that another company that has sponsored Beck is Merit Financial Services. The president, Peter Epstein had this to say about their relationship with Fox News:

“You pay anybody on any network and they say what you pay them to say… They’re bought and sold.” and “I could care less what people think of him… We advertise on Fox because it makes the phone ring.” He said gold resonates more with Fox’s viewers “because it’s the angry white man audience – it’s the conservative audience. … They are distrustful of the government, of the regime.”

In a previous response received from another precious metals investment company, Wholesale Direct Metals, Damon Geller made it clear who their business caters to and why they chose to advertise on Beck’s show.

With all due respect… the product I sell is notoriously partisan and biased. Very few demographics buy physical gold as an investment of as an asset of last resort. Those that have, have made a lot of money the last 8 years and sleep better at night. If it wasn’t for FOX I wouldn’t have your business to lose anyway because you wouldn’t even know about my company. I probably have nothing to worry about anyway because you either have no interest in owning real gold or no $$$ to buy any. I seriously doubt you are a gold owner/investor. Do you own any gold? Or is your money in CDs at the bank earning nothing and just going backward slowly while the federal reserve prints more worthless dollar bills any robs you while you’re not looking? LOL. [...] Get smart and get some Gold.. or go push your BS agenda on someone stupid enough to care about it. If all the companies in America were all more efficient and successful THAT’s what will build a better America. Not you fear mongering small business that are trying to keep people employed. And BTW… EVERY client that has ever bought gold from me has a portfolio that has risen in value… can the stock brokers and bankers of America say that??

Of course, since he called President Obama a “racist” and the ColorOfChange.org boycott started, Beck has lost over 80 advertisers. It’s no wonder these are the types of sponsors to stick around and that Beck is one of their biggest promoters.

Contact information for companies mentioned:

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/about-goldline/contact-goldline.html

Merit Financial Services
1300 4th Street, Suite 303
Santa Monica, CA 90401
1.866.787.3465
Phone 310.394.7577
Fax 310.393.7020

http://www.meritfinancial.com/Contact_Us.aspx

Wholesale Direct Metals, Inc.
15200 Sunset Blvd. Suite 202
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
tel: (866) 925-6626
fax: (310) 454-2194
info@wholesaledirectmetals.com
https://twitter.com/wdmgold
http://www.wholesaledirectmetals.net/contact-us.php

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BOTM: November, 2009

FoxNewsBoycott — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:58:22 +0000

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, NY 10014
US & Canada Toll Free: (800) 515-1070
UK Toll Free: 0800-032-6278
All Other Countries: (201) 876-2570
Fax: (201) 876-2501
http://www.hydroleyes.com/…

LifeLock
60 E Rio Salado Pkwy, Ste 400
Tempe, AZ 85281
480-682-5100
Mike Prusinski
VP of Corporate Communications
mike@lifelock.com
marketing@lifelock.com
http://www.lifelock.com/…

Rosland Capital
800-679-6482

Full Sponsor List

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Glenn Beck Using Fear to Promote Sponsors

FoxNewsBoycott — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:01:25 +0000

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 still had a nice stack of cash here, and gold.

You’re over here. You don’t have any gold, right? This is you. This is you. This is your savings.

How much did you lose if you had any money in your 401k? Did you lose, let’s say, I don’t know, 40 percent of it? So, that’s gone.

[...]

BECK: Any way to protect yourself?

BUCKNER: Well, you invest in things that are friendly to inflation.

BECK: Gold.

BUCKNER: Gold, real estate and some realm of the world.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Not once did Beck mention that gold investment companies are sponsors of his show and his comedy tour, like Goldline International, Inc., or that he’s done commercials for Goldline. He’s, essentially, trying to scare his audience into supporting the few sponsors he has left. Gold-related sponsors like Wholesale Direct Metals, Inc. appear to be faithful to Beck, sometimes belligerently, so he must be working harder to keep them happy and return the favor.

It’s also worth mentioning that there seem to be plenty of complaints about Goldline International, Inc.

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Glenn Beck Loses 19 More Advertisers

FoxNewsBoycott — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:19:47 +0000

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 (maker of BONIVA)
Metropolitan Talent Management
ooVoo
Overture Films
Scarguard
Schiff Nutrition (maker of Tiger’s Milk and Fi-Bar)
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Subaru
Toyota-Lexus
Waitrose
Woodland Power Products, Inc.

Here are some of the individual responses:

Subaru: “We will not be airing on that show [Glenn Beck] any longer.”

Toyota/Lexus: “Lexus ads are not appearing on the Glenn Beck show,” “We have no plans to buy Beck.”

AmMed Direct: “Please rest assured that we do not endorse Beck’s views and are having our advertising agency request that Fox no longer air our advertisements during his shows.”

Citrix Online: “We are currently shifting our presence on the Fox Television network to a time slot that will not include the Glenn Beck television program,” “I have received confirmation that Fox has been instructed to begin this transition immediately and I am advised it will be fully implemented by October 9th.”

[Citrix Online pulled its advertisements from rotation on Glenn Beck's radio show in early September, but was recently contacted regarding ads that were recently seen on Beck's television show.]

Concord Music Group: “We did not specifically purchase time on Glen Beck [sic], rather the Fox News Channel as a whole,” “But, of course, if we consider this ‘news cluster’ purchase again in the future, we will only do so if we can be guaranteed to NOT be in that program.”

Eggland’s Best: “Pending further review, Eggland’s Best has suspended TV advertising on the Glenn Beck show.”

Equifax: “Equifax advertisements that appeared during the Glenn Beck Show were not specifically slated to air alongside the show and were purchased as part of a larger, rotational media buy on Fox Network,” “We have taken the necessary steps to ensure that our ads will no longer appear during this programming.”

Eulactol USA (Flexitol): “You will not see Flexitol commercials on the Glenn Beck show. Period.”

GetARoom.com: “We asked to no longer run our commercial on the Glenn Beck show,” “We were running on rotation and so did not know where the show would air.”

Metropolitan Talent Management: “We are appalled at what’s going on,” “Metropolitan Talent Management is 100% dedicated to not buy advertising on any part of Fox News.”

ooVoo: “We learned of this yesterday and have taken action to discontinue ads on that program,” “We gave the order to stop yesterday.”

Overture Films: “We’re no longer going to book any of his air time,” “I’m really glad to be informed of what you guys are doing.”

Scarguard Labs, LLC: “We never, ever planned on advertising on that particular show,” “We have taken the necessary steps to ensure we don’t run ads there again.”

Schiff Nutrition: “We have requested that they [Fox News] no longer run Schiff advertisements on that show,” “We were not aware Schiff would be slotted on the Glenn Beck show.”

City of Seoul: “The Seoul government has no plan to extend, resume, or add its commercial on the program,” “In other word [sic], there will not be Seoul commercial in the Glenn Beck program any more.”

Woodland Power Products, Inc.: “Our advertising is no longer running on that program.”

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