So why is Maria Bartiromo leaving CNBC? Aside from the CNBC like the rest of the NBC channels are circilig the toilet in credibiility and ratings, Business Insiders provides three key reasons why Bartiromo ditched CNBC for Fox Business Network (FBN):
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Money. FOX made a big offer. CNBC increased its own offer, but didn’t quite match FOX’s.
Visibility. FOX is going to give Bartiromo a live Sunday show on the FOX News Channel, which has a vastly larger audience than either business network. Bartiromo explored the possibility of hosting a similar show on NBC, but “Meet The Press” was taken and NBC wasn’t willing to create a similar slot for her.
The opportunity to, once again, help build something. FOX Business is no longer a startup network, but it has a long way to go before it challenges CNBC as the most popular business network.
Maria Bartiromo hasn’t officially signed with Fox yet, as some small technical deals need to be worked out. She probably would’t debut on Fox under January ,she is required to wait 60 days past the end of her CNBC contract.