The war between progressives and conservatives for control of Cable TV News is about to go to the next level. An upstart company has developed a filtering device that people can use to block the reception of the Fox News Channel in their homes. The company, Foxblocker, http://www.foxblocker.com advertises that along with its eponymous product, which retails for $8.95, it will send a notice of purchase and use to Fox News' top ten advertisers for each unit sold.
Foxblocker's website explains that they obtained the inspiration for the product while watching the Robert Greenwald production of Outfoxed, a documentary that purports to show the rampant right-wing bias of the network.
Will the product have an impact? The answer is impossible to tell at this time. Fox Entertainment Group reported both an operating income growth of 58% and a viewership growth of 29% for the Fox News Channel in the third quarter, both strong growth numbers by any standard.
