Jeff Immelt, Bob Wright, and Jeff Zucker visited CNBC HQ on Tuesday for a town hall meeting with employees.

Variety: “With ratings on the upswing, Immelt said he feels the network is better positioned to take on Roger Ailes’ planned entry into business news, Fox Business Channel, than it was last year.

‘I think we’re ready for Fox if they decide to come,’ he said. ‘And if it happens, you have to have the attitude of ‘bring it on.””

> THR: “I think you’re ready to play from a position of strength versus 18 months ago, which I didn’t really feel that way,” he added…