New Company Pulls the Plug on Fox News

[Twist_U_Up]

Hey this is a must I`m getting mine


http://www.elitestv.com/pub/2004/Dec/EEN41b7716d3dc04.html

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.

Calls to Fox News for comment were not returned.

Steven Leser, [e-mail]

[lonestarnot]

1. Right On the Money!

[New Earth]

2. lollllll

like spamblocker, but it's foxblocker...,hahahahah

[sunnystarr]

15. I would have preferred FoxBuster lol

and I want one :)

[mcscajun]

3. Interesting device...but who needs to spend nine bucks on it?

When your remote can be programmed to skip whatever channel Fox is using on your particular cable system?

That's free...and requires no tools. :)

[liberalnurse]

5. Its worth sending them a message of

disgust. :bounce:

[mcscajun]

18. I can do *that* for free too, it's called E-mail. :)

This guy is just looking to make a profit...nothing more.

[sunnystarr]

17. I'll spend $9 to let Fox advertisers know I won't watch it (nt)

[SharonAnn]

19. Guests turn it on and it's a real problem telling them to turn it off!

One of my friends says "We don't watch Fox TV in our house and no one else will either!" It makes some of her guests unhappy but she won't waver.

And I wish people wouldn't call it Fox "News". It's not news, it's opinion.

[Democrat Dragon]

4. I think this guy is just trying profit from us

I mean, there's a much cheaper way to do this, in fact it's FREE! Simply don't watch Fox News. But this might be good, say if you go on vacation and your freeper relatives want to stay in your house. This can be instaled to irritate them.:evilgrin:

[RedCheckShirt]

6. What does this guy think we are? IDIOTS?????

Why would we spend money on this?

[Liberty Belle]

9. To get to Fox's advertisers. Kick! Kick! Kick!

I think this is a good thing, even though we could block it for free. The important point is to let everyone advertising on Fox know that we won't be watching their ads or buying their products.

[RedCheckShirt]

11. Oh.

Good point.

[Liberty Belle]

24. worth ten bucks. If 50,000 DUers all did this, I'll bet...

Some advertisers would be on Fox's case.

[jsamuel]

7. Who would you rather make the profit? Him or Fox?

[blueokie]

8. I agree

At my work the breakroom tv is set to fox news ALL DAY. We have no choice. At my gym all 5 tvs are set to fox by the treadmills and ellipticals. They say they are #1 its because its force fed to all of us!!!
I would love to have this to get the message out.

[blueokie]

10. oh the letters on the site are funny!!!

http://www.foxblocker.com/?area=7

[Twist_U_Up]

14. great gag gift to a repig lol

just leave it on their desk in a nice gift wrap

[angrydemocrat]

30. LOL

I couldn't help but LMAO at the letters on this site. This is truly pissing off the right wingers! I love it. I will order it just to protest FAUX! I have it blocked on my television already, but I will do this to protest and piss off the right wingers! I hope eveyone does!

[Ian David]

12. And to go with FoxBlocker... The DVD Rewinder!

Some might say that the makers of the DVD Rewinder are scam artists, even despite their claims that the DVD Rewinder is for entertainment purposes only, but really, if people are buying them, can you blame them? I bought two to go with my centrifugal LP re-flattener and my cotton-tipped radial laserdisc demux pre-cleaner.
http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/dvd-rewinder-016644.php

[Twist_U_Up]

16. bwahahahaha n/t

[ccarter84]

23. Hahahahahahaha phew....

thats classic...but no, I think i'll have to pass

[BlueDog2u]

21. Yes, nice idea/eom

[Democrat Dragon]

31. AARGGH!!

FuckedNews has taken over your town! Did it vote for *?

[KerryReallyWon]

32. i agree, he is trying to profit...

I believe this guy moved out of Fla to Brooklyn. Strange dude!

[juajen]

40. What an entrepeneur!

I don't mind giving him 10 bucks to slap Fox in the face. It's worth it for advertisers to start getting this certification of cancellation. What are ya'll griping about? Sour grapes?

[Lisabtrucking]

13. you can delete the fox channel for free, just delete it from your TV progr

I did.

[pleiku52cab]

22. I'm not that technically adept - I JUST NEVER TURN IT ON n/t

[IAMREALITY]

35. I was thinking the same thing LOL

But hey, give the guy credit for figuring out a way to make a buck! lol

[rockedthevoteinMA]

20. I worked at a hotel cleaning rooms this past summer

and I programmed all of the TV's to block FauxNews. We had a few people complain - and I just told them we don't get it up here in MA! :)

[Liberty Belle]

25. Good for you! Brilliant undercover strategy.

I rented a car recently and programmed all the radio buttons for Air America. Wish they'd make a Foxblocker for radios, too.

[Patsy Stone]

26. Tantalizing...and so reasonably priced, too.

But, "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer."

Or, in the inimitable words of Carl Spackler, "I've got to think like a gopher, act like a gopher, and whenever possible, to look like one."

[Bill of Rights]

27. It is cheap

And it could make Fox's top ten advertisers balk at the going rates, if they see how many people are blocking their commercial. I wonder if it would be more effective if purchasers submitted their demographics.

[Bill of Rights]

28. I just purchased one

I just completed the purchase. There were a couple of interesting moments.

1. One question, on the purchase form, was worded something like this (you had to answer yes or no): "Please notify me WHEN you get sued or something else interesting happens."

2. At the end of my purchasing adventure I was given the opportunity to write a form letter to Fox New's Top 10 Advertisers. They provided a generic letter, but I wrote my own.

HERE IS THEIR GENERIC LETTER:
To Whom It May Concern,

I want to inform you of my dissatisfaction with your continued sponsorship of the FOX News Channel.

The erroneous information FOX presents as news, racial and ethnic slurs and the general attitude of contempt displayed by the on-air personalities (I do not consider them to be journalists) is very offensive.

I have in fact BLOCKED the FOX News Channel from my cable lineup with the PURCHASE of a product called "FOXBlocker." This may not remove the negative association between your brand and FOX News, at least I won't "accidentally" tune in to FOX News ever again.

I would like to encourage you to use your advertising dollars more wisely in the future and support a REAL news channel.

Thank you for your assistance and cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely,
My Name

[roguevalley]

29. This is wonderful. Right now, they are blocked on my cable box.

[rodeodance]

37. It is worth 10 buckos to sent Fox a message!!!!

[AmyCrat]

45. no it's not.

Fox just laughs all the way to the bank because you still pay for the service through you cable provider. You just pay twice. Once to get the channel, and then this "foxblocker" to block it.

[Carolab]

33. Bummer

doesn't support digital or satellite

[itzamirakul]

34. Kick!

:)

[Carolab]

36. I just called Comcast

and asked them to remove Fox from my service. I was informed that in order to do so, I would have to go all the way down to basic service. In other words, no HBO, no Comedy Channel, no Sundance, no IFC, you get the point. The rep suggested I block it on my set, and I replied that that was not the point, it was to let Comcast and Fox know that I did not want to support Fox and allow its advertisers to deliver their messages into my home. So I told the rep I would just cancel altogether and let Comcast know why, and get satellite instead.

I have a BETTER plan. I believe that we should all mount a SERIOUS campaign letting the cable services know that we want the ability to order multiple packages that will allow us to make selections that do not automatically include Fox. I would really prefer being able to pick and chose specific programs and customize my service completely like buying magazine subscriptions. The rep told me that they would have to have multiple nodes installed on the poles in order to break service out like that. Still, as I informed him, I see no reason why it's a choice of what I want AND Fox, or NOTHING but basic service.

Anyway, noodle it around. Meanwhile, anyone know if you can order satellite without Fox but still get the rest of the above?

[faithnotgreed]

41. good points carolab. i have comcast also and have

cancelled the digital part of cable. i hardly turn tv on but its important to communicate how much we detest that channel (among many others but you have to start somewhere)

to my knowledge, i dont think satellite allows you to pick and choose individual channels within the packages. and im sure faux is part of those...
but im glad you called comcast to let them know how you feel.

[seito]

38. This just plain ROCKS!!! n/t

[kerry2win]

39. I'll buy one even though I cancelled cable

just to send a message and to keep on my mantle as a friendly reminder to f**k fox

[caligirl]

42. Best Button for fox watchers! LMAO link ........

http://www.northernsun.com/cgi-bin/ns/0787.html


:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Nordic]

43. 29% growth in viewership MY ASS. These people are pro LIARS

and you can bet they're lying about that too.

I say burn 'em to the ground.

[AmyCrat]

44. Honestly, I'd rather have the option to drop it from my satellite service-

Spending money on a device to block a channel I pay for, and that in turn, still sends a paycheck to Fox because I pay for it on my bill, it just stupid.

I would much rather have the option of cancelling it through my satellite company. I'm not going to pay another company to tell Fox just how much I dislike them so they can laugh all the way to the bank.

I'd rather do that myself, and in turn, cancel the channel from my home all together.