Trump may take that to heart and start with online streaming that could charge a monthly fee to his fans, Axios notes. That could always someday grow into a cable presence.
Fox's Fox Nation streaming service costs $5.99/month and has an 85% conversion rate from free trials to paid subscribers - success that Trump would try to emulate as he eyes stealing that audience.
A potential Trump move into media also has implications for Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI -2.2%), a traditional station owner but likely the biggest rival to Fox in conservative-leaning media.
Sinclair is the second-biggest local TV station operator in the country, behind only Nexstar Media Group - and it was looking to get bigger via a $3.9B acquisition of Tribune Media (which would have come along with moves to roll back caps on station ownership). That deal was scuttled not long after FCC Chairman Ajit Pai reversed course on the deal (a move that also drew a reach-out from the administration). Tribune Media eventually went to Nexstar.--
Fox's Fox Nation streaming service costs $5.99/month and has an 85% conversion rate from free trials to paid subscribers - success that Trump would try to emulate as he eyes stealing that audience.
A potential Trump move into media also has implications for Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI -2.2%), a traditional station owner but likely the biggest rival to Fox in conservative-leaning media.
Sinclair is the second-biggest local TV station operator in the country, behind only Nexstar Media Group - and it was looking to get bigger via a $3.9B acquisition of Tribune Media (which would have come along with moves to roll back caps on station ownership). That deal was scuttled not long after FCC Chairman Ajit Pai reversed course on the deal (a move that also drew a reach-out from the administration). Tribune Media eventually went to Nexstar.--

