| 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 Ink |
| Employees | 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, producing 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. Its 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]
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| Type | Internet streaming Television Network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Availability | Worldwide |
| Founded | by Glenn Beck |
| Revenue | Projected for first year: $20 million[8] |
| Owner | Mercury Radio Arts |
| Key people | Joel Cheatwood President of Programming Kraig Kennith Kitchin |
| Launch 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:
| Subsciption schedule | ||
|---|---|---|
| Beck daily 2-hour show | Full 24-hour schedule | |
| Monthly | $4.95 | $9.95 |
| Yearly | $49.95 | $99.95 |
On December 15, 2011, Glenn Beck moved his family and GBTV broadcasting from New York City to Dallas, Texas. [12]
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