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<\/picture><\/div>\nTucker Carlson during 2022 FOX Nation Patriot Awards,
\nNovember 17, 2022, Hollywood, Florida.<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nThe exit of Tucker Carlson, one of Fox News\u2019 most popular prime-time hosts, has cost the channel\u2019s parent company more than $500 million in market value, according to trading data.<\/p>\n
Class A shares of Fox Corporation dropped as much as 5.4% on Monday before paring losses to 2.95%. The decline occurred shortly after the company announced plans to part ways with Carlson with immediate effect after more than a decade.<\/p>\n
Carlson\u2019s departure came several days after the broadcaster agreed to pay $787 million to settle a defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems. The firm had previously sued the network for defamation in a Delaware court, alleging that Fox presenters including Carlson had promoted\u00a0\u201cbaseless\u201d<\/em>\u00a0claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\nNeither Fox nor Carlson revealed the reasons behind the break-up. The network only said that last Friday\u2019s episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, which attracted a nightly audience of more than 3.7 million, was the last, and that a newscast will be aired in its time slot from Monday evening.<\/p>\n
Speculation over Carlson\u2019s next landing spot sent shares of Rumble, the Peter Thiel-backed conservative video network, and Digital World Acquisition, the special-purpose acquisition company merging with Trump Media, surging. Rumble rallied 6%, while Digital World gained 2.9%.<\/p>\n
The exit of Tucker Carlson, one of Fox News\u2019 most popular prime-time hosts, has cost the channel\u2019s parent company more than $500 million in market value, according to trading data.<\/p>\n
Class A shares of Fox Corporation dropped as much as 5.4% on Monday before paring losses to 2.95%. The decline occurred shortly after the company announced plans to part ways with Carlson with immediate effect after more than a decade.<\/p>\n
Carlson\u2019s departure came several days after the broadcaster agreed to pay $787 million to settle a defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems. The firm had previously sued the network for defamation in a Delaware court, alleging that Fox presenters including Carlson had promoted\u00a0\u201cbaseless\u201d<\/em>\u00a0claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election.<\/p>\n Neither Fox nor Carlson revealed the reasons behind the break-up. The network only said that last Friday\u2019s episode of Tucker Carlson Tonight, which attracted a nightly audience of more than 3.7 million, was the last, and that a newscast will be aired in its time slot from Monday evening.<\/p>\n Speculation over Carlson\u2019s next landing spot sent shares of Rumble, the Peter Thiel-backed conservative video network, and Digital World Acquisition, the special-purpose acquisition company merging with Trump Media, surging. Rumble rallied 6%, while Digital World gained 2.9%.<\/p>\n