Fox News is going after Tucker Carlson, trying to shut down his new show on Twitter. But here’s the thing—Twitter isn’t Tucker’s end game. Spicer breaks down the REAL intentions at play and whether or not they’re likely to work.
Fox News is coming after Tucker Carlson. They want him to stop posting videos on Twitter. Fox claims that Tucker is violating his contract hosting his new Tucker on Twitter show. In fact, Fox took it so far. They sent Tucker a cease and desist notice. I mean, they really wanna shut him down. And I’m not just talking about today or this week or next month. They wanna shut Tucker down through the election.
They don’t want him to have a voice. They don’t want him to have guests. They don’t want him to say anything. We all know that Fox canceled Tucker’s show in April. but the dirty secret is he’s still under contract to Fox through the next election. Here’s the deal though, because he is under contract, they gotta continue to pay him, which apparently they are, but they don’t have to air his show. And now they’re claiming that his actions by hosting the show on Twitter violate the terms of his contract. So I wanna give you the inside scoop on cable TV contracts.
See, here’s the thing. As long as they pay him the terms of his contract, he must actually comply with the contract. and they don’t, as I mentioned, have to air the show. And almost every TV contract, including those which I’ve had signed in the past, states that you can’t appear elsewhere on video. You can’t go on other video podcasts. You can’t go on other shows or other networks. Right? You get it. I mean, it does make sense if you think about it.
The network, in this case, Fox, pays a host to appear exclusively on their network. That’s why they’re paying you the big bucks. Now the exact terms of the contract that Tucker signed obviously matter here, and I’m not privy to them. But I think here’s where Tinker got the better of them. Most of the contracts are specific to appearances on other networks. other video podcasts shows, platforms, things like that. But here’s where the devil is in the details. The contract is probably silent on social media.
A network wants their host to promote on social media platforms like Twitter. The network wants the host to promote themselves, the guests that are gonna appear on the show, their segments in the show overall. That’s part of promoting a show. So Tucker is totally taking advantage of this loophole. He’s not appearing on another network. He’s not starting a video podcast that’s competing with Fox or Fox Nation. or any of their other property. He’s just appearing on his personal social media platform. Right? So while Fox wants to silence him, He found a way around them, and it’s working.
His first couple videos have racked up millions and millions of views. Look. Do I think this is Tucker’s Endgame? No. I don’t. Tucker wants out of his contract. That’s pretty clear. It’s also pretty clear that Fox doesn’t wanna let him out of the contract. They wanna keep him off the air and silenced through the next election.
All this comes down to leverage. Fox wants to keep him in the contract, Tucker wants to get him to the negotiating table and set him free. But here’s the thing. I think it’s gonna work.
BY: Sean Spicer
