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Bill O'Reilly's sexual harassment scandal is drastically changing the structure of his cable news show
"I think that if the public and if advertisers continue to push ... then Fox News may also follow suit."
Bill O'Reilly.
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Fewer commercials have aired during "O'Reilly Factor, according to TVNewser. About 13 minutes and 35 seconds worth of commercials had aired on Wednesday's program — about 5 minutes less than Monday's show.
Amid the withdrawals, Fox News' ad sales chief said commercial spots that were moved out of O'Reilly's timeslot were programmed to other shows on the network, but that strategy may also change if the exodus continues to gain steam.
Mimi Chakravorti, the e
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This structural shift comes after around 50 advertisers pulled their commercials from O'Reilly's time slot in the last few days.
Despite a scorching New York Times report that claimed five women received more than $13 million in settlments over allegations of
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