Viacom denies report of conservative network
“Viacom has no intention of launching a TV news channel, conservative or otherwise,” a Viacom spokesman told several media outlets when asked for comment.
{mosads}The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that Shari Redstone, the daughter of Viacom patriarch Sumner Redstone, is exploring the possibility of rebranding an existing Viacom channel and has spoken to former Fox News host Megyn Kelly.
Fox News has dominated the cable news landscape, topping rivals MSNBC and CNN for 71 consecutive quarters, and it has little ratings competition from right-leaning broadcast news outlets that include Newsmax TV, BlazeTV and One America News Network.
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