Rupert Murdoch: CNBC's On-Air Talent Not 'All That Good'

Rupert Murdoch spoke last week with TheStreet.com. In the interview the media tycoon denied interest in the New York Times, dissed Twitter, and dug into CNBC.

Question: Are you annoyed you don't own CNBC?

Murdoch: No

Question: Why not?

Murdoch: Because we're going to enjoy the competition. We have to get wider distribution and that takes time. We are further ahead with Fox Business than we were at this stage with Fox News, and Fox News today is one of our very greatest and largest assets.

Question: Why don't you hire away all the CNBC on-air people?

Murdoch: We don't think they're all that good. There are some good ones, but that'll be up to [FNC/FBN chairman] Roger Ailes. We create or we discover previously undiscovered talent and make them into stars.

Comments

[Texas Aggie]

I'm not sure what he means by "stars", but judging from Faux News (?), I would have to say that he doesn't mean someone who knows what they are doing.

[sosi]

CNBC, with embedded $$ pawns, is merely a propaganda organ of Goldman Sachs and alike...

[polarcap2]

thank you, Rupert, for being a sane, apolitical voice here in Canada where all the other teatsucklers are well to the left of reality! we love ya!

[SiberianRat]

Yeeesh!

[CynAnne]

I think bi-polarcap2 up above there is playing in the thin, thin atmosphere now (poor thing)..! ;) ...

[AbstractImp]

I am to the left of any reality that lies

[realpolitic]

There is like two people in America who watch Murdoch's business/propaganda channel. It is a loser.

[realpolitic]

Poor grammer... There are.....

[CynAnne]

And "grammar" is spelled..r­ather incorrectly by you, realpolitic - move along, oh petty one, and thanks for playing..! ;) ...

[Madmac]

He's right...He definitely knows what garbage is...He employs it at fake news

[realpolitic]

Definitely!!!

[gretcheno]

IA and he has talent on Faux news. Yeah right.

[hopeforchangenow]

Glen Beck is Rupert's clown. Beck admits it is all an act - unfortunately he never says so when his loyal listeners are tuned in. I am so bewildered by the number of people who watch Faux. Never rely on one news source.

[Hermione1973]

Yeah, thanks, Rupert, for continuing to unleash Glenn Beck on us. I know he had a radio show and Headline News show before Faux News, but really, please make the torture stop. It was bad enough when he was on KC101 in New Haven, CT, there's no need the rest of the nation has to suffer. I swear the ratings for his show are due to us progessives watching when we need a good laugh.

[UnknownSoldier]

People let us not forget it was Murdoch who took Olberman at Fox Sports when no one wanted him. More David Hill than Murdoch, but if you want to credit Murdoch for Fox News, and not Ailes, then I'll just continue the delusion.

[truthglow]

But it's so much better than Faux's so-called "talent!"

[UnknownSoldier]

Not really

[stryker]

CNBC and MSNBC on-air talent makes Fox folks look like Romper Room.

[gretcheno]

IA I love MSNBC and co.

[Zeebob]

I've hear Ruppert speak, and I would have to give a him a "Not all that good" as well.

[OtisGates]

If CNBC is bad what is fox.......­. .lol

[Manthan Bhatt]

murdoch sucks ****

[powertothepeople]

You're jealous.

[Oonagh]

Of course they are not up to his view of talent... look at Fox.... poor man, he is more than a little delusional.

[powertothepeople]

A billionaire media giant delusional man.

[daddybum]

Now I know who they modeled the "James Bond" villian after.... this guy I forget wich movie( the one with michelle yeough" and the dude who wanted to control the news media of the world....D­ude needs to go back to Australia and put another shrimp on the barbie up his arce....

[CeeCee]

....and Fox's "talent" is abysmal.

What's your point Murdoch???

[powertothepeople]

Well apparently A LOT of people like to watch "abysmal" reporters.

On the other hand, very FEW like to watch the great talented reporters in MSNBC?CNBC.