Fox Network Declines to Carry Obama’s Wednesday Presser Live
April 28th, 2009
Fox’s broadcast network has decided not to carry President Obama’s 100th Day news conference live, and will broadcast “Lie to Me” in its regular 8:00 p.m. time slot. This is the third prime-time news conference for Obama, which industry experts estimate will cost the four broadcast networks “$10 million in lost advertising revenue,” according to the AP wire story.
An anonymous source told Associated Press ”that network executives had expressed concern to the White House about the frequency of prime-time news conferences and the financial sacrifice being made to carry the event.” Fox News Channel, Fox’s cable station, will carry the live feed.
