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Article: Van Susteren latest prize in cable news battle: Fox's Ailes answers call and hires CNN veteran. (Programming).
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- Cable World
- Article date:
- January 7, 2002
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The cable news battle between Fox News and CNN took another turn last week as Fox hired CNN veteran Greta Van Susteren.
With one move, Fox News chairman Roger Ailes managed to fill Fox's 10 p.m. vacancy and weaken CNN's lineup. He also got some payback for CNN's poaching of Paula Zahn last year and, for good measure, appeared to broaden Fox's political spectrum by hiring someone often criticized by conservatives.
Challenger Fox News and established CNN have been locked in a ratings battle, in which talent is a key weapon.
Both networks find ways to claim they're No. 1, and for 2001, they tied with a 1 rating in prime time and 0.6 rating for ...