Wall Street Journal: GBTV Already Has More Subscribers Than Oprah’s Network Has Viewers
- Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:50pm by
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Many people thought Glenn Beck might have been a little bit crazy (little bit?) to leave the safety and support of traditional cable television to launch his internet-based GBTV enterprise. But the news from the Wall Street Journal today may cause even the critics some pause.
Beck’s GBTV broadcast will launch at 5PM ET this afternoon, complete with an all-new chalkboard!
The complete Wall Street Journal article, well worth reading, is restricted to subscribers, but here is one nugget :
Because Mr. Beck owns the show and the network, he could make substantially more than the $2.5 million salary he got each year at Fox. GBTV is on track to take in more than $20 million in revenue in its debut year, according to a person close to the company.
The television industry will be watching closely to see whether the TV host can preserve his popularity while migrating to the Web, where efforts to get consumers to pay to watch online-only channels are just beginning.
When Mr. Beck announced GBTV in June, the network had 80,000 subscribers. In the months since, GBTV subscribers have swelled to more than 230,000, according to people close to the network, even though Mr. Beck‘s show hasn’t yet begun.
The audience is far less than the more than 2.2 million daily viewers his program on Fox drew, on average, over its 27-month run, which ended in June after clashes with the network’s management.
But it is more than the average 156,000 people who were watching the Oprah Winfrey Network in June.
One writer at Forbes has looked at the numbers and done a little extrapolation:
Analyst Rich Greenfield of BTIG Research estimates that GBTV is already generating revenues of $27 million a year from subscription fees by monetizing a mere 1 percent of the total audience for his Fox show, his radio show, his websites (glennbeck.com and theblaze.com) and other outlets. Greenfield envisions Beck increasing that conversion rate to 5 percent, yielding a subscriber base of over 1 million. In that scenario, extrapolating from Greenfield’s current run rate estimate of $27 million, GBTV would be generating $135 million in subscription revenues.
The Forbes writer, Jeff Bercovici, acknowledges that those estimates might be optimistic. But he posits that Beck is on course to the $100 million dollar earnings barrier “sooner than later” when you consider all of his media endeavors.
Deadline New York is running with a headline reading, “Analyst: Media Execs ‘Should Be Very Afraid’ of Glenn Beck’s Web TV Launch.”
Mediate looks at it this way:
While Beck’s online venture is still relatively new, it’ll continue to be interesting to observe the different trajectories GBTV and OWN take as they forge their way. Here are two networks, albeit on different platforms, begun by two individuals who are themselves highly recognizable mega-brands. One is gradually building an audience as another is still hoping to find its place on television, and both depend highly on the trust viewers place on their respective founding personalities. Could you imagine what an episode devoted to Beck’s “favorite things” might pan out? Sales of chalk could go through the roof.
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Comments (490)
HisNameWasRobertPaulson
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:07pmThe problem with the article is very blatantly simple: The number of subscribers does not equate to the number of viewers.
Some subscribers may not actually watch the show, but may only listen to radio podcasts. You also have multiple person households that may watch the show, but still be only one subscriber.
230,000, if all watched the show, and the average household is four people, and all watched, would be 920,000 viewers, not 230,000 viewers.
However, at the cost of 4.95 a month, that is 13.662 million in revenue per year. There are many that pay the full amount of 9.95 per month, in order to get the podcasts or live radio broadcast with video.
Glenn will make money at this, as he has nowhere to go but up.
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:29pm@HisNameWasRobertPaulson
“Glenn will make money at this, as he has nowhere to go but up.”
———
Indeed! I think it is completely laughable that the antique TV media corps are sweating bullets right now, given that they see a massive rout in their viewership, rejecting their elitist-sponsered propaganda garbage in leu of REAL CONTENT that they are willing to PURCHASE from GBTV!
<<loyal Beckster here! I dont mind paying for the TRUTH. Besides, I unplugged my Direct TV 4 years ago and have absolute control of my media via the internet. I was waiting for this day, for TRUTH to come in this form, as a service on the internet. Now, I get Glenn Beck in my morning drive to work (via radio), my Blaze (during the day), and my GBTV in the evenings.
Sorry ABC, NBC, CBS — you've been rejected 5 years ago! You push garbage and it shows — as you are loosing your viewership in droves. Even if you get on the internet, you would be lucky to have a couple of posters on your boards for each new garbage left-leaning propaganda piece (like Politico) that you create.
IT IS SO HILARIOUS! These media moguls are rotting slowly — withering away. Their garbage cannot be subsidized at ANY price. Now have a close listen to their viewership….
;;;crickets chirping;;;
Report Post »Banana Republic Capitalist
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:35pmThere’s a lot more to it than just subscriptions to GBTV (dot) com. You have to keep in mind, too, that Mercury Radio Arts is Glenn’s empire — GBTV is just one of its holdings/entities. There’s also revenues which are generated 1. via TheBlaze (dot) com, 2. via Mercury Ink for print/books/educational materials, 3. via 1791 (dot) com for clothing, 4. via Markdown (dot) com for deals/bargains, plus 5. his radio program continues to gain more listeners (and advertisers) each day. Who knows what else Glenn’s got up his sleeve? I’m a proud supporter from the days of being an Insider Extreme member. I’ve learned and read more about American history/people/events and about global figures/history/events in the last four years than I ever knew. To me and for my posterity, GBTV is well worth any fee he could ask for. I wish Glenn and all the crew @ Mercury all the best, keep telling the truth, and keep creating new and invigorating ideas and businesses. All the best, a loyal Insider/GBTV Extreme member.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:49pmi hope glen gets to be the 200 million dollar man or the 300 million dollar man. success is wonderful.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:58pmEven though I can’t watch tonight (north woods internet will not support it) I will be watching again when I return to civilization .. and I can go back and watch the old shows. I have been a subscriber since before 8/28 and watched that event (and other specials) at the time they are shown AND /OR go back and watch at other times. Subscribers are going to watch .. whether live or rerun …
TEA!
Report Post »RepublicAnn
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:05pmThe real comparison is that more people are paying for a single channel, GBTV, than are tuning in for free to watch OWN. No one is paying for OWN, it’s included in the 300+ channels you get when you subscribe to cable/satellite. The real problems are that Oprah had a broadcast audience, where people could watch her show for free, they are not the cable audience, she hasn’t made made OWN programming narrowcast, and the Discovery Health viewers are not her left-wing pals. She missed the mark by semi-launching on 1-1-11 and had a huge opportunity to make today (or next Monday) when people were looking for her new season, her premiere. GBTV is the way the in depth viewer is headed.
Report Post »OneCitizenOfTheRepublic
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:18pmIn the old days…you know…print media…newspapers and magazines. There was this organization called the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) that was charged with the duty of verification/validation of the “readership” / “subscribers” numbers of those forms of media. The problem was, in markets where there were large competing companies, the audits were must more contentious as the papers would claim greater subscribers, and then greater readership. At least they had a physical product at some point sold to someone. When print media started to use the metric “readership” the value of the numbers seemed questionable at best.
How many people read a newspaper if left in a coffee shop, or a doctor’s office waiting room? How many read it in a household? Virtually impossible to know for sure!
How many times will there be more than one viewer per internet connection? How many legal/illegal redistributions will occur? Who knows. But, one thing is for sure…the internet is an anywhere, anytime, and almost anyway media. Watch on your computer, your desktop or laptop. Watch on your cell phone. Pop out your tablet and watch in your PJs, your car, on the train, subways, yes, even in church.
There are ways to beat the auditors/bean counters, but the truth always has a way of getting out of the bottle and intellegent people tend to know when they are being lied to, and when they are being manipulated. TO that end…MSNBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, PBS be afraid, be very af
Report Post »conservgirl
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:23pmMy household are loyal Becksters as well and we look forward to watching and hearing him in the internet he is severely missed at 5 on Fox News. Can’t wait for the fun to begin.
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:24pmI took care of two signups today. They are very busy phone wise. I have been seeing how to record the show at 5 pm to see it at time I like. Any ideas as to how to do that would be helpfull.
Report Post »WVBullTerrier
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:28pmI’d like to see an app for my wii or playstation3 so I can view it on my tv.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:39pm@WV
See if this is anything you would be interested in ….
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/09/07/watch-gbtv-from-your-tv/
Report Post »Clive
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:43pmthe core problem is that most people don’t want to 1. pay for something they used to get for free. 2. watch television on their computer screens. people like watching a clip on their computer, or a five minute youtube video, butfor an extended viewing experience, the family won’t huddle around your 15″ laptop screen. i can stream video to my television from my computer, but alot of people can’t, plus its not as easy as turning on channel 52 or whatever. as other posters mentioned, i have no doubt he will profit, he has a dozen different revenue streams, and a dedicated audience, it will always add up to a nice payday for him. he could be doing a ham radio show and make millions.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:46pmFinally, I look forward to his shows and getting the REAL news! No more of the D vs R BS on all stations… just the truth and what’s really happening.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:48pmhttp://www.roku.com/testimonials
This allows you to use wifi in home to watch on TV .. this is the review page and you can access all info from there.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:48pmWVBullTerrier,
WIFI and Roku. I ordered a Roku box for $58…720P video on TV
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:06pmLooking forward to seeing the show. I’m skeptic however on how many subscribers will stay in the next couple of months. It is a new thing people are checking out after all.
Report Post »Stalinist from Balkan
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:18pmYes there is a lot of idiots in US, who will pay to watch him.To bad world can’t see how much American love to watch ******** that only inflate your already big ego,and decrease your already small brain.
Report Post »audiemurphy
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:22pmI got my subscription and I can’t wait! I am Canadian but you can’t beat the true American spirit of invention and entrepreneurship! As the US goes so does the rest of the world! I would be a fool to not keep up with the truth of the doings of the US! Beck rocks! He inspires and encourages and that’s what makes some men great!
Report Post »yvondav
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:26pm@Obama Snake Oil Co
Report Post »The show will be on demand at GBTV.com so you can view it at your convenience after the initial showing.
DTOM_Jericho (Creator vindicator)
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:27pmGlenn Beck is completely unfair, unbalanced and has no idea about the founders or the constitution. His understanding of Scripture is even worse. He is a slightly watered-down neocon. He will awaken you in the bedroom and tell you, “the house is on fire… be safe, go sleep in the living room”.
See the shill mid-way through:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4WYqabTxU
DTOM (Don’t Tread On Me)
Report Post »Leopold
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:50pmI have a cable that connects my lab-top to my tv. I can watch anything on tv that is on the net. However, now gbtv changed its format and I cannot enlarge the picture anymore. Anybody have an idea why or how this can be done, since the little box for “full screen” is no longer available on gbtv screen? Thanks, and happy watching, everybody.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 4:07pm@CLIVE
Clive, you have not been paying attention.
1. It did not used to be free. I had to pay for my cable that provided FOX.
2. It’s very easy and inexpensive to view internet content on the screen of your choice. And most TV watchers will be doing just that, in the very near future.
The only “core Problem” is that the core beliefs of the left are being rejected by more and more informed people every day.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 4:23pmThe full access packages is 9.95 a month
Report Post »Thatsitivehadenough
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 4:31pmAs they say: “Success is the BEST – AND I DO MEAN BEST – revenge”.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha…..
And: all the Soros trolls will be paying to watch it too! HA, HA, HA, HA, HA….
Go Glenn! You deserve all the success you can achieve. Thank you for everything.
Report Post »drphil69
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 4:38pmOn tv, Oprah gets PAID based on the number of viewers (mostly), on gbtv, Glenn gets PAID based on the number of subscribers (mostly). This is a valid comparison when looking at the prospects of a business – which WSJ is qualified to do, and is what they were focussing on.
He’s got $5.95 from me every month! And I gladly give that to him of my own free will!
Report Post »countrysideflair
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 5:53pmsubscription isn’t where the money is made. It is in advertising! Subscriptions essentially pay for the operations of delivering content to your competer (ie. bandwidth). The real money will be from advertisers and sponsors.
Report Post »WeeDontNeedNoSteenkinBadges
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 5:58pmWE (Americans)
Report Post »SURROUND
THEM (Liberals, Progressives, communists, marxists, radicals) !
godlovinmom
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 7:07pmGlen can make all the money he wants, as long as he keeps telling us the truth…Good first show Glen and company!!!!
Report Post »Pelling1020
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 7:35pmWell folks, here is my view (personal opinion):
Report Post »First, good old Glenn needs to get an old Fox TV haircut. A little long. Second, he needs to get rid of the goatee and upper lip hair, why? because hair face is muslim stuff. Just my judgement for marketability. The first 45 minutes were a rehash of his morning radio show. Talked about his daughter’s apartment in NY etc. I sort of fell asleep for the rest of the show. I may have to watch a few more shows before I cancell my subscription. Overall, a disappointment, maybe future stuff will grow!!!
One Man Progressive Wrecking Crew
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 10:40pmObama Snake Oil Co Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:24pm
I took care of two signups today. They are very busy phone wise. I have been seeing how to record the show at 5 pm to see it at time I like. Any ideas as to how to do that would be helpfull.”
Snake Oil: With the ROKU box you can watch them anytime you wish to, live or watch it later in the evening or even the next day as well as the ‘4th hour’ and his radio webcast too
It was on at 4 pm central and I have it on right now at 9:30 central. The box is 100 bucks and gives you access to Netflix and that and Beck cost 20 bucks a month and that along with the 50 I pay for the net and cable is far less than I spent when I had full boat BS cable with comcast.
Report Post »Greenwood
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 11:10pm@Leopold …………..Hit the F11 Key on your computer
Report Post »jzs
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 12:24amThe comparison to Oprah is a little lame. Her show was the top rated show in American history, with a viewership 10 times Becks even at his peak. You know, before he lost his advertisers and even FOX -FOX! – disassociated themselves from him.
But seriously folks, how have you survived without your daily dose of paranoia and hate? Seriously, without Beck how do you know who to hate and fear?
I’ll save you the money. Everybody who is not a white, Christian TP member is trying to destroy our country and is a personal threat to your freedom and, indeed, your life.
For half what Beck charges, five bucks a month, I’ll explain to you why you should be afraid, and tell you about all of the people who are absolute evil, like Hitler, and who want to destroy you. And, for an additional fee, I’ll give you some tips on surviving the Apocalypse (with seeds to grow food from for example). For a lot less money out of pocket, I’ll feed your paranoia, give you different people to hate and fear each week, convince you that the world is about to end, and, for pennies per day, help you survive the end of times.
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 12:32amIf Glenn does start making 300 million the Socialists will start going after him
No, Wait. They already are… My bad.
The best wishes to Glenn and all of his staff and their families. I’ll keep subscribing and watching.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 12:48amWow Oprah v.s. Beck, two unbelievers of Jesus Christ out competing each other to see who will be the biggest loser.
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 2:05amHey JZS
Thanks for the offer. I must say it is tempting, but………I think I’ll stick with watching Glenn.
And just to make it clear, one need not spend $10.00 a month as you like to spew forth.
For the basic package, which is what I have, it comes to only $4.16 a month. If you happened to be a smoker, one less cigarette a day would pay for your subscription, and you would even end up a couple bucks richer at the end of the month.
But anyway, JZS, just what is it that you are trying to accomplish with posts such as this last one?
Mocking and belittling your target audience is no way to gain converts. Quite the contrary.
But by all means, keep it up. The more we see the bitterness and vileness of the left, the more we know we are Right.
Report Post »Komponist-ZAH
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 3:02amJZS—
I’ll have to turn down your offer because:
I will neither hate nor fear any man.
Report Post »The only thing I need to survive the Apocalypse is the Word of God.
GBTV is cheaper.
I don’t like irrational collectivist fearmongers (i.e., “progressives”, i.e., you).
kralspaces
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:14amI TiVo Oprah and watch on my timeline AND I always watch GBTV on-demand. Do I count for both?
Report Post »closetotheedge
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:14amShalom, No, i’am not Jewish,but Jehovah God,my peace and peace to others as Shalom means. I watched Beck as he gave us all the lessons of our history as were written,not as the twisters have distorted our true history and are trying to destroy our great country(Oba n Co’). As he taught on Fox and radio,those who tuned in got the truth of what these ‘Traitors’ here and aboard are trying to do and exposeing them for what they are,traitors. And as traitors to our great USA,they used to hang them in public.Now they are adorded by millions and Islam is just a peaceful loving ism that only wants peace with us and the world. The more you tell the lies the more it is accepted as truth. The bed-wetting newscasters(you know them) are still twisting the truth and they know there time is short,even though.they still believe the lie along with those who watch them. Like i said, thank you Glenn n Co for all you do at this critical time in history, God bless. And may God open the minds to the truth and His love. One ? we all must answer for ourselves is: Who was this Jesus of Nazareth? Was He a liar,a lunitic, or was he Lord and Savior? The one question we all must answer. The prophets of the Bible are batting 1′000%.Try Matthew 24 for starters then Joel.Our founders knew the truth. And Glenn taught us of these great,humble men and women who stood for the truth. Shalom, A Christian Patriot.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:32amFrankly Billy my post was made simply to irritate you, like 95% of yours are to me.
“95%…. Hmmm…. where have I heard that number before? Oh yeah, that‘s the percentage of the world’s population that wants destroy you! Let’s see, there are the Muslims (20% of the world’s population right there!), and the nine worst people in the world, eight of whom are Jewish; there’s the Democrats, the socialist Europeans, the liberals, the Catholics, Mexicans, the caliphate, the Nazi political camps in Norway, reformist Jews, the government, the UN, the gays, liberal Christians and, need I go on? All these people have but one goal (pregnant pause), to destroy your way of life, subjugate you under a one world government and, indeed, deprive you of your lives (somber tone).”
There, that ought to be worth at least a dollar.
Report Post »neubienose
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 5:49pmJZS,
Report Post »you left out all “lamestream” media– all media, except GBTV.
I DO feel better now knowing Glenn will make millions and millions, because that means that Glen evidently doesn’t think the world is ending real soon, since money/overpriced gold coins would be no good then. WHEW, he has been saying this for the last 5 years. IF HE DID HIS SHOW FOR FREE I WOULD BE WORRIED. How he got them to pay for this crap during a recession is brilliant. devious but brilliant.
Former Lady Law
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:07pmGlenn: I gave up cable tv 18 years ago and haven’t missed a second of it. There was nothing worthwhile watching anyway. Thank you for making “computer tv” worthwhile! Keep up the
Report Post »good work! Many thanks, FLL
GONESURFING
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:12pmBetween Oprah and Glenn, I would pick Glenn any day, but I won’t be watching. Don’t have the time or money right now.
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on February 7, 2012 at 4:15pmI have it on everyday on my computer as I run two. One is for Glen Beck and the other I do my job on. When my coworkers hear something of interrest, they watch too. No regrets on getting it as its still excellent program and facts backed up by facts. The libterds at my local tv station cannot stand it when the news is posted from The Blaze or Beck first. Seems the local station has a BS filter working their posts. Apparently, they are not all liberal as I thought, but they got em too. I tell them that Beck is doing it for the children, old people and pygmies in South Uganda…..
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:07pmWish GBTV the best…wish the login worked….can never get in without calling….over 3 months now…gave up.
Report Post »GrannyATL
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:33pm8JRTS, I had the same problem and emailed them. It took FOUR days for them to reply, but once they gave me a new password, it seemed to work. I went in and changed it back to my old password at which point it wouldn’t work again. By the third try, I decided to reassign a totally different password. It’s worked fine since then.
ONE work-around (that I used when they took four days to return my email) was to log in through GlennBeck dot com. That one allowed me to migrate over to the GBTV page without a problem.
BTW, I love Jacks, too. Have 3 of them.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:00pmI have been a subscribler since before 8/28 .. was able and continue to be able to login .. had to update my user name to my email address then reset the password … and it works.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:24pmJOHN 3:16, that is what we have been toying with but will watch it on the computer until we can set it up. Makes alot of sense to do that.
Report Post »JerryNic
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:57pmMust have been a negative fluke. My sign up was practically instant.
Report Post »:-)
John_The_Beloved
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 4:38pmI still haven’t been able to create an account
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 5:45pm@GrannyATL
Report Post »Thanks…The problem seems to be my password keeps becoming invalid if I sign out. Can’t reset it either…been there done that….dozen times…doesn’t work till I call, wait for them to reset it. Then it works for that day, but never again…till I call again and do it all over. Don‘t know what’s wiping it out every time, and neither does tech support. I’ve missed every event!!
Yup…jacks…love um or hate um type dogs!! 3 is plenty…wish I was back to 3!!! LOL
Enjoy today’s premiere!!
madasblazes
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 6:43pmI login in fine and it even says my name BUT I can’t get the live show….the loading-buffering circle goes ’round and ’round. I clicked on the ‘live’ at the bottom, and everything else over an hour and a half and NOTHING.
Report Post »WHY???
I tried going through another link. I think the show is over now…
I am getting tired of this inability to get on…
:(
BV FROM TX
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 9:06pmemail: askraj@gbtv.com
Report Post »slr4528
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:07pmI love it. That reminds me, I have to subscribe today.
Report Post »EgoBrain
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:13pmHurry up! I signed up a few hours ago, myself.
Report Post »Bealzobama
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:30pmsame here…..can’t wait
Report Post »John 3:16
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:58pmI will sign up when I can use by Belkin wireless router and watch it on my big screen like I do Netflix.
Report Post »Scrummy9
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:29pmJohn 3:16 You should be able to use it. I watch my tv through my logitech device. Awesome clarity. Set up my ipod and ipad apps today. Go GBTV!!!!
Report Post »Partygirl
Posted on September 15, 2011 at 12:07amI use roku, so easy to set up. 4 steps and it works on the new tv‘s or the old tv’s. Plus you also get alot of other free channels you can watch. I was so disappointed when Glenn went off the air. But now we can get him 2 hours per night and he has alot of freedom to do what he wants. I am very happy for him. I have learned so much history and things I did not know from him. He gives all the answers for the crazy things you see and can’t figure out. I hope he is on air for a long time. We surely have alot of problems in this country now and questions we need answered. Thanks Glenn. Much success!
Report Post »caseydog27
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:06pmI am there, still having GB TV show withdrawals! Tried the Five, lasted about 5 minutes.
Report Post »LVMerrily
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:14pmBob Beckel turned me off. Liked the rest of them okay (esecially Eric and Greg) – but Glenn wins hands down. Been an Insider (then Extreme) since day one. Today’s debut: Let’s roll . . .
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:24pmI know watching The Five is like watching a Fox version of The View all oppinion NO FACTS
Report Post »Brad Wesselmann
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:25pmI lasted 5 seconds and that is only because Andrea Tantaros was looking pretty good. ;-)
Report Post »grandma ma
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:27pmSo excited about today, Glen and staff have worked so hard. I can not stand the five. It is so boring and trivial after seeing glenn’s show.After hearing Obama went to a soup kitchen on 9/11. He was probably so proud of his work. He kept saying to hinself.YES! This is right where I want this country to be. I get to pick the menu to! I hate this man with every fiber I have. He is a disgrace to our
Report Post »country. GO GET THEM GLENN1
Dotty4CommonSense
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:42pmMe too! I’m anxious for the first show today; so happy the news is positive for Glenn and love the face that he seems to be out-gunning Oprah — what a huge step for Glenn!!!
Report Post »Shellback
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:43pmI watched one full episode of the five. Then the next day I watched my paint dry for 45 minutes. I think I learned more from the paint drying. I bought a Sony BD that could stream Netflix a few years back. They have updated their stream but I still don’t see GBTV. Any ideas from you blazers without buying an addtional Roku?
Report Post »JerryNic
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:01pmThe Five was an excellent substitute for the Glenn Beck program. I agree Beckel is a negative distraction. I know where my focus will be this evening at 5:00: GBTV.
Report Post »Anamah
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:11pmI can’t listen more than 15 seconds Beckel, Colmes, Williams, and the rest of deep throats Progressive programed speakers at Fox. They will find the cost of the leftist garbage too high. Like me, others agree on that is so terrible boring!!! Is this because the Soros, Hugo Chavez boyfriend at the FCC and fairness doctrine and all of this idiotic revolution? Very destructive move for freedom!!!
Report Post »red1
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:11pmI just saw a promo for The O’Reilly Factor and Beck is back. He will be on The Factor tonight.
Report Post »madasblazes
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 6:28pmI can’t stand the FIVE. Have to turn it off.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:05pmHappy Day! He’ssssssssss back!
Report Post »OhSuzieQ
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:16pmYeah, couldn’t wait! You Go Glenn!!
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:58pmSigned up for GBTV months ago. Am really looking forward to today!! Have never had any trouble with my log in, but I hope you that have get them fixed soon. Just can’t take the 5. Bob Beckel is just too brain washed and reverts to progressive clichés too much to watch.
Report Post »Captbill
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:04pmThis will be a big deal. I hope the servers can handle it. We watch his radio show on the Roku —works and streams great for about an hour then goes “Loading please wait” and it never comes back.
If the servers cannot handle the streaming then this will be a big fail. I sure hope it works…miss Glen.
Report Post »Shasta
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:18pmI have a very powerful laptop and a great DSL connection. The GBTV streams last 15 to 20 minutes, then stop and never starts again. I have to restart the connection at least 10 times to get through it. I have posted this problem with their customer support, but nothing so far. Also, asked about an android app.
Report Post »BV FROM TX
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:22pmUntil the bugs get worked out of Roku, you can hit the back button on your Roku remote and reload. It only takes a few seconds to reload. Hopefully, when it actually goes online at 5:00 PM EST, we won’t have those problems.
Report Post »GrannyATL
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:42pmI too, am hoping that the servers can handle the volume. I have comcast and just checked my speeds with Speakeasy — 12.36 Mbps Download and 4.01 Mbps upload. Every time I log into a GBTV program it stops. I sure hope that it works better now that they’re up and running.
The least they should do is get reliable contact information when there is a problem!
Report Post »gobucks100
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:03pmI have found that if you hit the back button on the Roku and then hit the resume button takes care of the loading problem. The loading message did not come back on the 2 times I did this. I found also that tapping the fast forward button and then immediately hit the play button gets it going again but the please loading message comes back in a couple minutes again. If you do not hit any buttons, it will sit there forever with the please loading message.
Report Post »AKSamson1
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:17pmI just lower the video quality to get it to quit the constant stopping. Doing this has helped me
Report Post »AZfreeman
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 4:29pmKUxRqZR7
Report Post »AZfreeman
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 4:31pmI have found another way to work around the “Loading please wait” problem is to just hit the fast forward or fast rewind arrows at the bottom of your Roku remote. Move the program just a minute or two one way or the other and then hit the “play/pause” button between the two arrows and your show is back. Sometimes after doing this I won’t get the “Loading please wait” screen again at all. …rf
Report Post »Socalgal
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 8:58pmFor what it is worth, I also had the problem of loading (buffering?) for a long time before the picture and sound would come up. I emailed customer service and they answered within a few hours and gave me suggestions on what to do. For instance what equipment was I using and did I have the latest flash player, accepted cookies, etc. Yes, I had all the right stuff but it still didin’t work. I emailed them back and this time they told that if I was using AOL I may not be able to get GBTV. So I launched it from Internet Exlorer and WALAA everything loaded in less than two minutes and has worked beautifully. So I suggest to anyone who is having a loading problem to check out their system and make sure it will support GBTV.
Report Post »raninaO
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 2:09amShasta, go to android market, select media etc., then type in search window gbtv.com and there is an app called the Ultimate Glenn Beck app. It cost 1.99 but it has everything in it; gbtv, glennbeck.com, the blaze, everything!!!!! Hope this helps. Saw the show today, so glad Glenn is back. So worth the wait and the money. Love you, Glenn, thank you.
Report Post »JustinTexas
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:03pmGeorge Soros has an eyebrow raised and is petting his mini-me ferociously.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:10pmI just threw up a little…..
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:10pmAnd chewing his pinky :-)
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:23pmLol!
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:26pmPoor old man Soros what will he do now.. buy the internet in an attempt to shut Glenn up now?Uproarious laughter!
Report Post »USACommoner
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 4:17pmThat made me laugh out loud, literally. And I’m still at work! :) The mental image was great…
Report Post »ThornRage
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:02pmBeen a member since 8-28 last year.
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:01pmfuzzy head = fuzzy math
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:07pmwow your lame
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:20pmBarry’s Newest Job Bill ?? Fuzzy Jobs
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:27pmGood one, Imam
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 8:59pmVery fuzzy math indeed. Pointing out that the total number of Glenn’s viewers is greater than the number of people watching Oprah’s network at one time is exactly as meaningful as saying that the number of people who have seen Fire Maidens From Outer Space is greater than the number of people watching Gone With the Wind right now, or that the number of people who have read Confessions of a Shopaholic is greater than the number of people reading the Bible at 4 P.M. last Tuesday.
Report Post »AnOregonian
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:01pmBeen subscribed since the initial GBTV announcement. Now it’s Glenns Turn to make THEM cry!!!!
Report Post »madasblazes
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 6:48pmI‘m crying because I can’t get the live program which we have been waiting for!
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republic2011
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:01pmYou go, Glenn! This is uplifting news.. It means there are more of us out there than them. The sleeping giant is awakening, and we are mobilizing to take our country back. Never liked Oprah, anyway.
Report Post »flagbearer
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:01pmGBTV is cutting edge, and if you haven’t joined, you will miss being a part of that. We have gotten where we hate television–the perversion, the ads, the liberalism, just everything! I can‘t wait to see Glenn’s premiere show today! I hope he gets richer than Bill Gates, George Soros, and Oprah combined! Go, GB!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:20pmI agree, network tv is mostly sex, sex, sex. As a father of three daughters, I have given up on network tv. I have found that disney is too dumb to watch, so we mostly watch cable channels like USA, or AMC. Even TVLand has “Hot in Cleveland” which just glorifies sex, and “Happily Divorced” which is just one big gay joke all show long. I watch TVLand, but turn the channel after 9 pm.
Report Post »Conservative New Yorker
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:56pmDitto! I would only add Buffet to that list too.
Report Post »kdzndogdad
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:00pmI’ve been listening to Glenn since he went National. This has been a LONG journey but well worth it. Looking forward to what the dinosaur media has to say (rather, how they will try to trivialize GBTV).
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:59pm‘
Good for Glenn.
I signed up today.
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Report Post »I_Hate_Libs
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:58pmNice Work Glenn!
The horror of the Democrat mind.
Report Post »hi
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:58pmLove you Glenn Beck!!!! This is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Kingscairn
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:47pmMy friend DL sez – I agree !
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:58pmboom WINNING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TONIGHT’S SHOW WILL BE GOOD, BUT WHEN HE GETS TO THE MEAT AND POTATOES ITS GOING TO MAKE LIB HEADS EXPLODE
i got my splatter shield at the ready ………..let em pop !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:19pmif a tree falls in the forest and nobody is there to hear it does it make a sound? libs are not going to be watching the televagalist on GBTV
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:26pmnope if there is noone there to hear it it makes no sound only vibrations
and plenty of libs will be watching ……………….the tools at media splatters need something to do to earn their quarter
Report Post »capecodsully
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:30pmOf course commie/libs are going to be watching, they have to know how much truth is being fed to the American people. How else can they do damage control?
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:31pmOh, they will be watching! Just like with Palin, they cannot stay away.
Report Post »obama-mecca-me-sick
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 2:05pm@STEELHEAD
Report Post »Not only will the libs be watching , but Obama himself will be sure to tune in !! He might even pass up a golf game, a campaign dinner or elitist vacation to catch Glenn. All the Krugmans , Van Jones and Olbermanns will be too curious about the dirt Beck might air on them. They are not happy when others rip of their masks.
Freedom Keeper
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:58pmCan’t wait til 4!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO GLENN
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:37pmI didn‘t miss a Glenn Beck show up until the ’10 elections…good stuff…both his radio and his Fox show….since then….I can’t stand the guy…Sorry beck fans.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:49pmI justed used the slot…..Rock on, Freedom Keeper..Peace.
Report Post »riseandshine
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 8:48pmGreat outcome in the elections, by the way….it was a deep GOP win and Glenn Beck should get alot of credit for that.
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:58pmHa, Beckisnuts is probably looking for a rope to hang himself! lol…
Report Post »MHP
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:26pmSo is Encinom and enciloon.
Report Post »Fetch em the rope.
SnowKalBebes
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:35pmGlenn’s sheeple have such class
Report Post »trolltrainer
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:48pmAt least we don’t need to hide behind 30 different user names so we can support ourselves in arguments…Loser…
Report Post »GayDem4Beck
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:10pm@ SnowKalBebes, If that’s what you think about the people who watch, agree with and support Beck, What do you think about those that dismiss him and criticize him when they’ve never listened to or watched him ? I think of them more as Mainstream Media Sheeple , too dumb to even listen to the other side of the argument and make up there own minds.
Report Post »Komponist-ZAH
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 3:19amNo need for rope—he’s already choked on his own argumenta ad hominem.
Report Post »IntransigentMind
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:57pmDon’t worry Glenn. We don’t need the Old Media:
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smithclar3nc3
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:29pmMost of the media has rendered itself dead to America they have become the right hand of the liberal progressive movement and the DNC and the blantant and obvious bais is on full view everyday. Beck is certainly on to the next level and in a year his viewership will crush all lame stream media combined.
Report Post »SimpleTruths
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:56pmGlenn looks so happy cause all the rubes are lining up for some more swill.
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:27pmAnd his success just steams your bean, ha!
Report Post »outrider
Posted on September 13, 2011 at 7:28am@ SIMPLETRUTHS
I know a woman who never tasted real turkey when she was growing up, just the pressed, fake stuff. Now, all grown up, real turkey tastes like swill to her, and she rejects it every time it is offered. No matter how often I try to get her to just take a little to let her taste buds adjust, to just expand her frame of reference, she refuses. You remind me of that woman, who is so schooled with a preference for fake turkey that she literally cannot recognize or appreciate the value of the real thing.
Beck is not perfect. Some of his shows are better than others. But even on his worst day he still is more real, more factual and more honest than any of the warped liberal media propaganda programs that pretend to be objective news. If you can’t see that, maybe it’s due to the way you grew up.
Report Post »MaryRI
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:56pmCongrats!…to bad my speakers are messed up on this computer……
Report Post »BV FROM TX
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:15pmIf you don’t have Roku, go to Radio Shack or your computer store and get an audio cable and you can hear it and watch it on your TV with any cable connection that your computer and TV both have. If both your TV and computer have HDMI or RCA jacks, you don’t need a separate audio cable. If you have a VGA or “S” Video, you do need a separate audio cable. Hope this helps.
Report Post »hillbillyinny
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:18pmGet some cheap external speakers–much better than the “built in” ones!
Report Post »Brad Wesselmann
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:51pmI have a Sony Google TV box, it will work great for this! :-)
Report Post »Delores109
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 3:09pmMARYRI,
Report Post »Did you check the volume for sound on your screen? I was getting half the sound until I hit the volume on Glenn’s screen and noticed that the volume was in the middle. Take your cursor, hit the volume on the screen, and move the volume to the the top. Make certain your speakers are on full blast.
Good luck.
Delores Smith
Delores109@cox.net
DJR
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:55pmThat’s good to hear. People want the truth and know they can trust Glenn to get it.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:55pmI got my GBTV!
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 12:54pmWoo–woo–woo–woo!!
(Oh, was that Arsenio?)
Report Post »proantisocialist
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:05pmthat was woof woof woof wooof arsenio is a cleveland browns fan…
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on September 12, 2011 at 1:26pmThanks. The Browns? Wow, sucks to be him.
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