O’Reilly to appear on My Network TV?
The Cable Game says it’s hearing that O’Reilly will be appearing on My Network TV.
TCG hears that Fox News Channel will share “Factor” host Bill O’Reilly on the newly formed My Network TV.
You’d think if that was the case News Corp would have announced it at the press conference to boost My Network TV’s profile. Keeping it hush hush seems counterproductive to me. O’Reilly is the most recognizeable face on FNC and its biggest star. It would be like ABC starting a new network and not telling reporters at the announcement that Dianne Sawyer or Barbara Walters would have a role in the network. Makes no sense to me to keep it quiet unless they had to ammend O’Reilly’s contract and they were still haggling over something or another and couldn’t make the announcement.
UPDATE: Apparently The Cable Game has been had by a prankster who outted himself in the comments. Figures it was bogus. It didn’t seem legit to me.
Oh how funny. That idiot at The Cable Game posted an anonymous tip. A ‘tip’ I sent to see if he was crazy enough to post it without following up to see if its true. And what’s so crazy, Spud and the Johnny Dollar dude picked it up. Too funny. Surprised drunk Brian at TVN didn’t reprint it. HOW FUNNY!!
Comment by Me — March 4, 2006 @ 1:13 am
Hey I reported that they said it and said why I didn’t believe it. Nothing wrong with that.
Comment by Spud — March 4, 2006 @ 2:08 am
The Cable Game dude is a waste. Why even spend his time writing? We get it, Fox is great, CNN & MS are evil. At least when I check out Johnny Dollar’s place I know what I’m getting — he doesn’t try to hide.
Comment by WestCoastBlogger — March 4, 2006 @ 2:20 am
How much you wanna bet Bill tries to get the name “My Network TV” changed to “Bill’s Network TV”? Don’t tell me it isn’t in the back of his mind.
Comment by Roger C. — March 4, 2006 @ 11:59 am
This may have been a Keith Olbermann prank.
Comment by Bob — March 4, 2006 @ 12:23 pm