Zucker On Fox Biz: “Just Because Rupert Wants To Do It Doesn’t Mean It Works”

Check out Saturday’s NYT story about what Rupert Murdoch‘s Dow Jones bid means for its business TV aspirations.

Jeff Zucker‘s remarks are interesting. First he says “we don’t take any competitor lightly…”

“Still, he added, Mr. Murdoch’s legendary success with Fox News has overshadowed less successful television efforts in trying to set up a Fox Sports channel to challenge ESPN and in recently starting the MyNetwork TV network. ‘Just because Rupert wants to do it doesn’t mean it works,’ Mr. Zucker said.”

> Also: Roger Ailes “is plowing ahead with plans to set up the new business channel without presuming that The Journal will figure into them,” the story says…