Finally, Glenn Beck Might Start His Own Network

In Sidney Lumet's 1976 film Network, an enraged former news host takes over a TV station to broadcast his feverish diatribes against a bankrupt culture. Next year, Glenn Beck's life may imitate Lumet's art, when the Fox News star carries out a rumored plan to leave the network and start his own Beck Network (Beckwork?). All the Beck you could ever want, in one place, 24/7—Jon Stewart's going to have to start paying Beck royalties for this surfeit.

Brian Stelter at the Times reports that "Beck’s company has been staffing up — making Web shows, some of which have little or nothing to do with Mr. Beck, and charging a monthly subscription for access to the shows." We admittedly haven't done such a good job of paying attention to Beck, so we had no idea that he runs a subscription-only website called Insider Extreme. Only $6.26 in gold a month! Another rumor is that he may expand the site and produce an exclusive show for the Internet. Beck's already getting extremely wealthy from the web; according to Forbes Magazine, he makes $4 million a year from his Internet operations, which is twice as much as the $2 million he earned from Fox.

Asked about his future, Beck issued this carefully-worded statement: "Roger Ailes has built the most important voice in America today — Fox News — and it is an honor to do my show there every night. I have no intention whatsoever of doing the show I am doing now on Fox anywhere else." Okay, so instead of chalk, he'll be using dry-erase markers on his own network!

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By John Del Signore in News on March 23, 2011 11:24 AM

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Agent of Truth

Glenn Beck is such a deluded idiot if he thinks he can make a successful network of his own. It takes no math to figure this one out. If Oprah Winfrey (who happens to be extremely popular) is having a difficult and challenging time doing this, a total loser like Beck does not stand a chance. That is becuse those who have brains and are not led around by the nose from the GOP or Tea Party hate Beck. Actually, a lot of people hate Beck. Oh sure…he would initially get a lot of special interest funding from the Koch brothers and other large wealthy corporations that own all Republican Politicians lock, stock and barrel. But it would be extremely short lived as Beck is not someone with any personal or journalistic integrity. If fact, this half educated, washed up, dry mormon alcoholic, over aged degenerate would fail miserably. Next time this fool goes off on the radio or TV talking about hearing voices and messages from God…someone really needs to ask him which of the many gods of mormonism he is talking about. Unlike religions such as Christianity, Islam and Judaism which are all monotheistic, the mormon cult is polytheistic and teaches many many gods. In fact, their doctrine teaches that their so called god over planet earth was once a physical man who attained god hood status and had a physical sexual relationship with Mary. So Glenn…which of the many many gods of mormonism speak to you when you’ve missed the medication cart before going on the air???

Guest

The house that Goldline built...

NlGGAZ

all these pundits and talking heads are basically smart internet trolls. Same tropes just more venom to them. Do they really have opinions on Nuclear reactors? Not really. But they have research analysts come and break it down for them and they'll tailor their op-ed's to their constituents in peoria. It's not about the betterment of mankind but the betterment of their bank accounts. Why do all websites have a top ten list? it's cause it makes people want to interject opinions. Interjecting = page clicks. same with these guys. opinions are like assholes. everyone's got them but only a select few can make millions of them.

BottomlessChips

Totally agree. Great gig if you can get it.

Beck used to be a shock jock. Same skills apply with political pundits. Be over the top and make a name for yourself.

cholly8524

Good and take Palin, Dr. Laura, Hammity, and O'Bilely with him

robingee

Yeah no kidding. They can have their own planet if they want.

canchita

I'd be happy if he started his own country.

Mordicai

I feel like it is only a matter of time before people realize that Beck is FULLY a clown & not a pundit at all. I mean-- it is like the mirror image of The Daily Show. Not because of some left/right divide, but because one is a Fake News Show that gives you real news, & the other is Real News Show that gives you fake news. Even Beck's core is starting to view him as a buffoon, though, right? His viewership is plummeting, his advertisers are fleeing. As I understand it, at least. The next logical step, I would think, is for him to fully embrace comedy again, right?