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Mercury Radio Arts 
Type Private Industry Media Founder(s) Glenn Beck Headquarters New York City, New York Key people Chris Balfe, president and COO Products The Glenn Beck Program
GlennBeck.com
TheBlaze.com
Markdown.com
GBTV
Mercury InkEmployees Over 100 (as of October 2011[update])[1] Website MercuryRadioArts.com Mercury Radio Arts is media personality Glenn Beck’s fully integrated production company and media platform. Mercury produces all Glenn Beck related properties including The Glenn Beck Program, America’s third highest-rated radio show, books authored by Beck and other authors (during 2011, these titles became co-published by Mercury Radio Arts and Simon & Shuster under the imprint Mercury Ink), and his live stage-show business. Internet outlets include a fan website, GlennBeck.com, GBTV; a live-streaming video network; Markdown.com, a commercial site involving discounts; and TheBlaze.com, a news network. GBTV – including GBTV's news segments branded The Blaze – launched on September 12, 2011.[2][3]
Beck created Mercury Radio Arts in 2002, naming it after Orson Welles' seminal Mercury Theatre, which produced live theatrical broadcasts during the 1930s. Beck's company's president and chief operating officer was Chris Balfe and as of September 2010[update], employed more than 40 people[4][5] in the production of Beck's broadcast, publishing and online projects, as well as his live performances. Their new direction includes the new subscription-based internet TV network, GBTV.
In June 2009, estimators at Forbes calculated Beck's earnings over the previous 12 months at $23 million, with 2009–2010 revenues on track to be higher.[6] In April 2010, Forbes reported that Glenn Beck Inc., formally known as Mercury Radio Arts, had revenues of $32 million during the previous year (March 2009 - March 2010.[7]
Contents
Outlets
Broadcasts
- Air
- The Glenn Beck Program (launched on Premiere Radio Networks in 2002)
- Glenn Beck TV program (2006–2009, on HLN; 2009–2011, on the Fox News Channel)
- GBTV subscription-based Internet TV network
GBTV 
Type Internet streaming
Television NetworkCountry 
United StatesAvailability Worldwide Founded by Glenn Beck Revenue Projected for first year: $20 million[8] Owner Mercury Radio Arts Key people Joel Cheatwood
President of ProgrammingKraig Kennith Kitchin
Sales directorLaunch date September 12, 2011 Official website GBTV.com Glenn Beck Genre Political commentary Format Talk show Presented by Glenn Beck Country of origin United States Production Producer(s) Joel Cheatwood Running time 120 minutes Broadcast Original channel GBTV Picture format HD Original airing 2011 External links Website Mercury's GBTV.com began streaming its HD video network on September 12, 2011, to (as of September 2011) 230,000 subscribers.[8][9][10] Its shows in production include:
- Glenn Beck, a weekday two-hour broadcast hosted by Beck (two-hour GBTV show to be launched in 2011)
- The 4th Hour, a weekday live video broadcast by Stu Burguiere[11] and Pat Gray (launched in 2010 on fansite GlennBeck.com and to be broadcast also on GBTV)
- Beck University, interactive classes offered (launched July 2010 on GlennBeck.com and to be broadcast on GBTV)
- The B. S. of A., a broadcast hosted by humorist Brian Sack (launched on November 11, 2011)
- The Blaze news desk (scheduled to launch in 2011)
- Mercury Theater, a brief airing of vintage television programming hosted by Brian Sack.
- Liberty Treehouse, a show designed for children and adolescents hosted by Raj Nair.
Subsciption schedule Beck daily 2-hour show Full 24-hour schedule Monthly $4.95 $9.95 Yearly $49.95 $99.95 Publishing
- Books authored by Glenn Beck
- Mercury Ink (imprint co-published with Simon & Shuster beginning in 2011)
- Authors:
- The Blaze magazine (founded in 2005 as Fusion)
Websites
- Fan: GlennBeck.com, a fan site (as of 2009, GlennBeck.com was estimated to receive five million unique visitors per month[6]) Programs below included with paid subscription
- News / opinion: The Blaze, a news and opinion website (free; launched in 2010)
- E-commerce: Markdown.com, a discount shopping website (launched 2011)
References
- ^ Mattera, Jason (October 5, 2011), Businessman Glenn Beck: I Can't Trust Obama, Human Events, http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=46644&s=rcme
- ^ Stelter, Brian (June 6, 2011), "Moving Online, Beck Will Charge Viewers a Fee", The New York Times,
- ^ GBTV home page
- ^ Leibovich, Mark (September 29, 2010). "Being Glenn Beck". New York Times Magazine. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/magazine/03beck-t.html?_r=3&hp=&pagewanted=all.
- ^ Rose, Lacey (August 30, 2010). "Glenn Beck’s $35 Million Empire Adds A News Site". Forbes Blogs: Moneywood. http://blogs.forbes.com/laceyrose/2010/08/30/glenn-becks-35-million-empire-adds-a-news-site/.
- ^ a b Von Drehle, David (September 28, 2009). "Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America?". Time 174 (12): 30. ISSN 0040-781X. http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1924348,00.html?xid=rss-topstories. Retrieved 2009-09-18. (cover)
- ^ Rose, Lacey (April 26, 2010), "Glenn Beck Inc", Forbes
- ^ a b Schuker, Lauren A. E. (September 11, 2011), Glenn Beck Faces Big Test as New Show Bows, Wall Street Journal, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904265504576565244156075376.html#ixzz1XhFbV1hu
- ^ Stelter, Brian (June 6, 2011), "Moving Online, Beck Will Charge Viewers a Fee", The New York Times
- ^ GBTV home page
- ^ "About the Glenn Beck Program: About Stu - Executive Producer/Head Writer". GlennBeck.com. Mercury Radio Arts. http://www.glennbeck.com/content/program/about. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
External links
- Frommer, Dan; MacNicol, Glynnis (October 3, 2011), Exclusive Interview: Glenn Beck On The Future Of Television, Business Insider, http://www.businessinsider.com/glenn-beck-tv-2011-10
- FoxNews.com/on-air/Glenn Beck/index
- GBTV.com
- GlennBeck.com
- Markdown.com
- MercuryInk.com
- TheBlaze.com
Glenn Beck's Mercury Radio Arts Broadcasts Publications The Overton Window · Arguing with Idiots · An Inconvenient Book · Broke: The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth, and Treasure · The Blaze magazine · The Blaze websiteAssociates Scott Baker · Christopher Balfe · Steve Burguiere · Joel Cheatwood · Andrew Klavan · S. E. Cupp · Pat Gray · David Harsanyi · Amy HolmesProjects 9-12 Project · Beck University · Restoring Honor rally · Black Robe Regiment · Restoring Courage tourBeck-related Keith Ablow · David Barton · Beck v. Eiland-Hall · Common Nonsense · Richard Paul Evans · John Hagee · Taxpayer March on WashingtonCategories:- Glenn Beck
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