The Big Question: ¿cuál es el secreto del éxito de Newsmax?
Después de un debut explosivo en la Bolsa de Nueva York, el director general de Newsmax, Chris Ruddy, se unió a la editora de negocios de 'Euronews', Angela Barnes, en 'The Big Question' para hablar del secreto del éxito del grupo.
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Después de un debut explosivo en la Bolsa de Nueva York, el director general de Newsmax, Chris Ruddy, se unió a la editora de negocios de 'Euronews', Angela Barnes, en 'The Big Question' para hablar del secreto del éxito del grupo.
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00:00We have criticisms of President Trump. These are huge numbers. People are voting with their remote controls. Give them a few months and I think you'll be impressed.
00:15Welcome to The Big Question, a series from Euronews where we speak to some of the most influential people in the world of business.
00:24I'm Angela Barnes and today I'm joined virtually by Chris Ruddy, co-founder and CEO of U.S. news outlet Newsmax.
00:32Chris, thank you ever so much for joining us on the program.
00:36Well, Angela, I'm glad to be here.
00:37Newsmax recently IPO'd, went public and floated on the New York Stock Exchange and did incredibly well with your share price rising over 2,200% soon afterwards.
00:50That turned you into essentially practically a billionaire overnight. Can you tell me about that?
00:55Well, it's still a euphoric moment. We only just went public on the New York Stock Exchange March 31st.
01:02So we're just a few weeks into this. It's been very good. We're not as high.
01:06I mean, what happened was there was so much initial demand.
01:10There were limited number of shares trading those first few days, especially that it exploded the stock.
01:16Now, it's come down to earth, but it's still over 100% higher than when we went out, which is incredible in a down market.
01:31Now, Chris, tell us here in Europe a little bit more about Newsmax and your general philosophy.
01:37Well, you know, I started Newsmax in 98, so we started as a digital media company.
01:43Newsmax.com became one of the leading conservative news brands online.
01:49But we actually started a cable news channel relatively recently in 2014.
01:54It has become the number five of all American cable channels.
01:58Newsmax is very, we're very American.
02:01And America was founded on Judeo-Christian principles.
02:04We're a nation of faith.
02:05I know in Europe it's not in vogue to cite faith, to reference faith, to, but I am a believer in Jesus Christ.
02:16But, you know, we have people of all religions in Newsmax.
02:19But we recognize that the American people would like to see news that reflect their values and the founding principles of the country,
02:27which has really great things like respect for other people, tolerance that comes out of Christianity.
02:33And so, you know, I think these are great American values, and that's why it's resonating with the audience.
02:39They like it.
02:40Nielsen reported we had 34 million viewers tune in last quarter, up 50 percent from the previous year.
02:47You know, these are huge numbers.
02:48And then Reuters Institute did a study last year, and they said there are 12 top U.S. news brands.
02:55We were one of them.
02:56So we have had an incredible rise, although it's been a little longer than most people think.
03:00And I think it's really the American people.
03:05It's not just us.
03:06I mean, we are putting out a quality product on Newsmax, but people are voting with their remote controls, with their downloads, with their apps.
03:16And they're saying they want Newsmax.
03:18They want alternative media here in the United States.
03:20The media has gone so left, so woke in so many ways.
03:24And they really are in a lot of alternatives, so Newsmax is here.
03:29Now, Chris, I understand you're very good friends with U.S. President Donald Trump.
03:34What's he like beyond the headlines and public persona that we all see?
03:39Well, you know, I've known President Trump for almost 30 years.
03:44We're friends.
03:45We talk a lot.
03:47Not always on politics.
03:48We'll talk about things like golf and mutual friends and things, and he'll give me health advice.
03:55I remember once he told me that I should take up golf, not for playing golf, but that I wouldn't eat so much because I'd be on the golf course.
04:02And this is his sort of practical way of thinking on the world.
04:05They say integrity is about your personality, right?
04:07That you're very similar in your approach, both privately and publicly.
04:11And really what you see is what you get.
04:13You know, they do all these investigations.
04:15They found out there was really no secret side of Donald Trump.
04:18There was no even like devious.
04:20Everything's there.
04:20And he likes putting things out in tweets.
04:23That's his way of doing it.
04:24He just is a very transparent guy.
04:27We've never had a president that speaks to the press so often, takes questions, open minded to issues and things like that.
04:34So he's a little unusual.
04:36I know he rocks the boat.
04:38Some people in Europe don't like him so much.
04:40I understand that.
04:41But I think if you look at how he left the world when he was in his first term, we basically had peace around the world.
04:48And Trump is now putting out fires in the U.S.
04:51It's a really nasty brew of things that he's dealing with.
04:55Give him a few months and I think you'll be impressed.
04:57And does your friendship with President Trump affect your content on Newsmax, do you think?
05:04He has indicated Newsmax is his favorite channel in the U.S.
05:08He has certainly encouraged people to tune in.
05:10Newsmax is always, we describe ourselves as independent news with a conservative perspective.
05:15We welcome liberal perspectives.
05:18We have criticisms of President Trump.
05:21There are a lot of people, both left and right in America, that don't like the tariff policy.
05:25They're on Newsmax all the time.
05:28So, but I still have tremendous respect and admiration for my friend.
05:33I think he has done an amazing job, outperformed actually.
05:37And I know people are very jittery over the tariffs and various positions on Ukraine and so forth.
05:44But I always say, give him a little time.
05:48He knows how to work his magic and sometimes it takes a little time.
05:53Now, Chris, I'm also interested to get your thoughts on what you think the role of media should be across the world, including here in Europe.
06:01Well, you know, I studied in Europe in the London School of Economics in England.
06:06When I was a student back in the 80s, I was very impressed by the diversity of the British press and the identity of so many.
06:12You know, I would enjoy reading The Guardian.
06:15It was a liberal paper at the time, but and they let you know that it was liberal.
06:19But they had a lot of insights that that you wouldn't get, let's say, in the conservative press.
06:23The British press has become somewhat more ossified since then.
06:27But Europe, I'm disappointed.
06:29Generally, there doesn't seem like on television, they say there's very few alternatives.
06:35And I think it's it ends up being more gives more stability that you have more diverse press.
06:40And finally, Chris, what's next for Newsmax?
06:44Any plans to expand?
06:47Well, we have licenses in over 100 companies, countries, five continents that carry Newsmax.
06:53For example, in France, Molotov, which is the largest online carrier, has Newsmax.
06:58You can listen to it in English and Freeview in Britain.
07:02In Serbia, we have Newsmax Serbia that has been a powerful local language news outlet and gets a lot of attention.
07:09And people go there from around the world, been interviewed.
07:13It's been fantastic.
07:15So all of these are very good things.
07:17And I think it's a sign that the people around the world and with AI, we just launched, for instance, in DirecTV, Latin America and Dominican Republic,
07:27where people can actually get our English channel with AI dubbing in Spanish.
07:31So maybe we can do that someday in Germany, for instance, or Italy, which would be fun.
07:36And give them access to American news.
07:40Well, Chris, thank you so much for joining me today on The Big Question.
07:44It's been an absolute pleasure to have you on the show.
07:47Well, Angela, really glad to be with you.