Tucker Carlson is reportedly building his own media company using Twitter as a backbone. He’s doing this with the same guy he built The Daily Caller with, who he’s been friends with since college.

Here’s more via WSJ:

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former White House adviser Neil Patel are seeking to raise funds to start a new media company that would potentially use Twitter as its backbone, according to people familiar with the matter.

The new company would be anchored by longer versions of the free videos that Carlson has been posting regularly on Twitter since shortly after his departure from Fox News, but would ultimately be driven by subscriptions, some of the people said.

They want to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for this new company which will eventually feature other show hosts in addition to Tucker:

Carlson and Patel are looking to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to fund the company, the people said.

Users of Twitter and other platforms would still be able to watch free, shorter versions of his show, interviews and documentaries, but would need to subscribe to watch them in their entirety, the people said. The company would eventually add shows from additional hosts, they said.

Carlson and Patel were roommates at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., from which they graduated in 1991, and in 2010 teamed up to found the conservative Daily Caller news site, which Patel still controls. They have lined up financiers, lawyers and media strategists to work on the new company, according to people familiar with the effort.

Carlson’s team met with a Twitter team in recent weeks to discuss the endeavor, people familiar with the matter said.

Carlson and Patel’s new company would also have its own website and mobile app, and is exploring other homes beyond Twitter for its content as well, some of the people said.

It sounds like Tucker is basically creating a company around his Fox News show and will eventually expand it to others. I like Tucker but I doubt I’d ever pay to watch his shows, but I’m sure plenty would.

This is a good place to note that Tucker’s last episode that featured a two hour plus conversation with Andrew Tate was something I didn’t want to post. I’m not a fan of Andrew Tate in any way and I hope my decision didn’t offend too many of you.