Mercury Radio Arts
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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.
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 , employed more than 40 people 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. 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.
GBTV subscription-based Internet TV network
Mercury's GBTV.com began streaming
its HD
video network on September 12, 2011, to (as of September 2011) 230,000 subscribers. Its shows in production include:
Glenn Beck
Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...
’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.
Beck created Mercury Radio Arts in 2002, naming it after Orson Welles
Orson Welles
George Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
' seminal Mercury Theatre
Mercury Theatre
The Mercury Theatre was a theatre company founded in New York City in 1937 by Orson Welles and John Houseman. After a string of live theatrical productions, in 1938 the Mercury Theatre progressed into their best-known period as The Mercury Theatre on the Air, a radio series that included one of the...
, which produced live theatrical broadcasts during the 1930s. Beck's company's president and chief operating officer was Chris Balfe and , employed more than 40 people 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
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
calculated Beck's earnings over the previous 12 months at $23 million, with 2009–2010 revenues on track to be higher. 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.
Broadcasts
Air- The Glenn Beck Program (launched on Premiere Radio NetworksPremiere Radio NetworksPremiere Networks is an American radio network. It is the largest syndication company in the United States based on popularity of programming...
in 2002) - Glenn Beck TV programGlenn Beck (TV program)Glenn Beck is a United States cable news show hosted by Glenn Beck that aired weekdays on Fox News Channel. The program, originally on CNN Headline News , premiered on FNC on January 19, 2009 and aired weekdays at 5:00 PM EST...
(2006–2009, on HLN; 2009–2011, on the Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
)
GBTV subscription-based Internet TV network
Mercury's GBTV.com began streaming
Streaming media
Streaming media is multimedia that is constantly received by and presented to an end-user while being delivered by a streaming provider.The term "presented" is used in this article in a general sense that includes audio or video playback. The name refers to the delivery method of the medium rather...
its HD
High-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
video network on September 12, 2011, to (as of September 2011) 230,000 subscribers. 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 BurguiereSteve BurguiereSteve Burguiere, known better as "Stu," is an American radio producer and personality, and executive producer and the head writer of The Glenn Beck Program on Premiere Radio Networks.-Early and personal life:...
and Pat GrayPat GrayPat Gray is an American talk radio host. He is a co-host of The Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated radio talk show featuring host Glenn Beck. Gray was formerly the host of the morning show on radio station KSEV.-History:...
(launched in 2010 on fansite GlennBeck.com and to be broadcast also on GBTV) - Beck UniversityBeck UniversityBeck University is a web-based education program launched in July 2010 by American radio and television host Glenn Beck's Mercury Radio Arts. Beck University offers online classes in subjects such as religion, American history, and economics...
, 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 SackBrian SackBrian Sack is an American writer and actor. He is currently employed to Glenn Beck's video network, GBTV.He is the author of The B.S. of A.: A Primer in Politics for the Incredibly Disenchanted , In the Event of My Untimely Demise and a contributing author to the New York Times bestseller Arguing...
(launched on November 11, 2011) - The Blaze news deskNews bureauA News bureau is an office for gathering or distributing news. Similar terms are used for specialized bureaus, often to indicate geographic location or scope of coverage: a ‘Tokyo bureau’ refers to a given news operation's office in Tokyo; foreign bureau is a generic term for a news office set up...
(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:
- Richard Paul EvansRichard Paul EvansRichard Paul Evans is an American author.-Biography:Evans graduated from Cottonwood High School in Salt Lake City. He graduated with a B.A. degree from the University of Utah in 1984. While working as an advertising executive he wrote a Christmas story for his children...
- The Blaze magazine (founded in 2005 as Fusion)
- Richard Paul Evans
Websites
- Fan: GlennBeck.com, a fan site (as of 2009, GlennBeck.com was estimated to receive five million unique visitors per month)
- News / opinion: The BlazeThe Blaze (blog)The Blaze is a conservative news and opinion website launched on August 31, 2010, by American media personality and former Fox News host Glenn Beck's Mercury Radio Arts, three days after Beck's widely publicized Restoring Honor rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C...
, a news and opinion websitePolitical blogA political blog is a common type of blog that comments on politics. In liberal democracies the right to criticize the government without interference is considered an important element of free speech...
(free; launched in 2010) - E-commerce: Markdown.com, a discount shopping website (launched 2011)