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Murdoch: Want to keep Kelly at Fox News but 'It's up to her'

Published 10/27/2016, 07:45 PM
Murdoch: Want to keep Kelly at Fox News but 'It's up to her'
  • Contract negotiation chronicles: In surprising comments, Rupert Murdoch says that he wants to keep star anchor Megyn Kelly at Fox News (FOX -1.1%, FOXA -1.1%), but "we have a deep bench of talent, many of whom would give their right arm for her spot."
  • Kelly's contract expires next year, but she'll likely begin promotional interviews for her upcoming book Settle for More after it comes out Nov. 15.
  • "It's up to her," Murdoch said in what's construed as a price-setting message.
  • Kelly's ratings have been strong if not necessarily dominant as the election season winds toward a close. She's beaten time period competitors (Anderson Cooper at CNN; Rachel Maddow at MSNBC) for seven of the past 10 ratings nights according to Nielsen.
  • Murdoch also says he hopes to keep Bill O'Reilly on the air in prime time, and that no directional changes are planned for the network after the election, calling such a change "business suicide."

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