Posts tagged boycott
Stephen Colbert’s Ready For the Glennpocalypse, Notes Glenn Beck’s 300+ Lost Advertisers
Apr 5th
Stephen Colbert discussed reports that Fox News is considering letting Glenn Beck go. Colbert also mentioned the 300+ advertisers that are boycotting Beck’s show. He just wants to make sure that all are ready for coming Glennpocalypse.
From the April 4 edition of The Colbert Report: (more…)
Glenn Beck’s UK Broadcast Running Ad Free For More Than A Year…
Mar 28th
Beginning February 9, 2010, the UK broadcast of Glenn Beck’s Fox News Show began running without any advertisements. It remained sponsor-less for nearly a year.
On February 7, 2011, just before 1 year anniversary of Beck’s UK broadcast running sponsor-less, a small amount of ads returned. Consequently, along with the StopBeck UK effort, participants in the StopBeck effort sprang to action. We contacted advertisers and kindly requested that the follow the responsible action taken by hundreds of other companies and refrain from financially supporting Glenn Beck’s vitriol.
In short order, advertisers quickly fled Glenn Beck’s UK broadcast again. On February 18, 2011, Glenn Beck’s UK broadcast resumed running without advertisements. It More >
NY Daily News: Nearly 400 Advertisers Are Boycotting Glenn Beck’s Show
Mar 23rd
From a March 23, 2011 NY Daily News article by Aliyah Shahid:
There are several indications that the whiteboard-loving host and Fox soon could be parting ways.
One of the network’s senior execs, Joel Cheatwood, is expected to join Beck’s media company, Mercury Radio Arts.
And Beck and his fiery rhetoric have created a rocky relationship with Fox advertisers.
A source told the Daily News that the number of advertisers currently boycotting Beck’s program is now closing in at 400.
According to Nielsen Media Research, during the first quarter of 2011, Beck lost more than a third of his audience over last year–more than one million viewers.
Those advertisers More >
TVNewser Discusses “Glenn Beck’s TV Advertiser Problem”
Mar 22nd
Earlier today, DailyFinance published a piece examining the “lack of A-list advertisers” on Glenn Beck’s show.
TVNewser’s Alex Weprin follows up on the DailyFinance piece and offers some insight into the significance of Glenn Beck’s advertiser for Fox News:
The advertiser issue comes as Beck’s ratings continue to decline from their peak last year, and after his fill-in, Andrew Napolitano, maintained his ratings when he was on vacation.
Advertisers on cable news do not typically buy into individual shows, with most of the larger buys made in time periods. If an advertiser does not want its ads to appear on a specific program, like Beck’s, then it can have More >
DailyFinance Examines “Lack of A-List Advertisers” On Glenn Beck’s Show
Mar 22nd
From a March 22, 2010 DailyFinance article by Aimee Picchi :
Fox News is considering breaking up with Beck when his contract ends in December, according to a story in The New York Times. Even though the program still shows a hefty lead over its 5 p.m. competitors on CNN and MSNBC, “Glenn Beck” has shed almost 1 million viewers from a year earlier, according to data from Nielsen.
Glenn Beck “is not bringing in the blue-chip advertisers,” notes Brad Adgate, the director of research for Horizon Media. “He’s lost exactly one-third of his audience. That’s a cause for concern at Fox News.”
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Match.com Removes Ads From Glenn Beck’s Show
Mar 17th
Match.com ads recently started running on Glenn Beck’s Fox News show. Match.com is one of the largest online dating companies.
As with other advertisers, participants in the StopBeck effort reached out to Match.com. We kindly requested that they follow the responsible action of hundreds of other advertisers and refrain from advertising on Glenn Beck’s show.
Well, your efforts paid off!
In a statement sent to the StopBeck effort, Match.com confirmed they were removing their ads from Glenn Beck’s show:
I have reached out to our agency. Match runs on FOX News but doesn’t purposefully run in that particular programming. We will put in a request to not More >
Glenn Beck on Boycotts Against Him: “I Don’t Know How This Year Ends, Because They Could Just Destroy Us”
Mar 16th
From the March 16 edition of Premiere Radio Networks’ The Glenn Beck Program: (more…)
Columbia College (Missouri) Removes Ads From Glenn Beck’s Radio Show
Mar 8th
We’ve recently started reaching out to Glenn Beck’s radio advertisers.
Columbia College (Missouri) was advertising on Glenn Beck’s radio show in Chicago, which is broadcast by Salem Communications’ AM 560 WIND.
As with television advertisers, participants in the StopBeck effort reached out to Columbia College. We kindly requested that they take the responsible action by refraining from financially supporting Glenn Beck’s vitriol.
In a statement sent to the StopBeck effort, Columbia College’s marketing communications partner confirmed they were removing ads from Glenn Beck’s radio program (emphasis added):
The previous media buying company did purchase time on the station on behalf of Columbia College. However, More >
Spark Networks Will No Longer Advertise On Glenn Beck’s Show
Feb 23rd
Spark Networks operates a range of online dating sites. Their most known site is JDate, but they also operate ChristianMingle.com, BlackSingles.com and a whole host of other online personals services.
Spark Networks has been running ads on Glenn Beck’s Fox News show for a couple months now. Specifically, the ads were for Spark Network’s ChristianMingle.com service.
As with other advertisers, participants in the StopBeck effort reached out to Spark Networks. We kindly requested that they follow the responsible action of hundreds of other advertisers and refrain from advertising on Glenn Beck’s show. Given Glenn Beck’s recent string of antisemitic smears, we also reached out JDate. More >
Graphic: Glenn Beck’s Lost Advertisers
Feb 18th
Glenn Beck’s has lost more than 300 advertisers – a trend that continues to this day thanks to your efforts.
Chris Piascik was kind enough to put together this terrific graphic of many of Glenn Beck’s lost advertisers: (more…)
