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applegrove

(123,111 posts)
Wed Nov 20, 2024, 11:23 PM 4 hrs ago

MSNBC MAY SOON BE GONE

MSNBC MAY SOON BE GONE
JASON EASLEY MSNBC, TOP NEWS WED, NOV 20TH, 2024

https://www.politicususa.com/2024/11/20/msnbc-may-soon-be-gone.html#google_vignette

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The decision to spin off MSNBC as part of a new company will result in the loss of NBC News as a partner, potentially a new network name, and maybe even new owners plus a different direction.

Variety reported:

The cable-news outlet could have to consider changing its name and familiar markings under a spin-off of the bulk of the cable assets of parent company Comcast, one of the nascent company’s new top executives suggested to an assemblage of MSNBC staffers Wednesday morning, according to two people familiar with the gathering.

Lazarus told an audience that included Rachel Maddow, Chris Jansing and Katy Tur that he was not sure whether MSNBC would have to change its identity as part of the transaction, which will split the cable network and its business-news sibling CNBC from NBC News and NBCUniversal. If the two networks are no longer part of the NBC corporate entity, attendees wanted to know, will they still be able to carry marks that are part of their former home?


MSNBC was using NBC’s news gathering operation, which means that a lot of the reporters that viewers saw on MSNBC actually work for NBC News. Without those reporters or a newsgathering operation, MSNBC would nothing more than televised talk radio that would consist of roughly 18 hours of talking heads talking to each other.

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radius777

(3,813 posts)
5. It could also get better.
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 12:07 AM
3 hrs ago

Right now the station is IMO weighed down by having to conform to NBC standards, of not seeming too liberal, and of legacy media and cable standards. The opinion shows that we all love start at 4pm, but for most of the day is mainstream news dreck. Maybe being free from NBC allows them to take off the gloves and really take on FOX.

Obviously, it could mean what many fear, that MSNBC becomes a generic cable news channel (like CNN) which would be terrible. But somehow I don't see them wanting to lose the liberal audience they've cultivated.

Akakoji

(233 posts)
14. Rachel, Lawrence, Nicole Wallace and Michael Steele, Chris Hayes, and Ayman
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 02:24 AM
1 hr ago

Whatever happens to the rest of them is not a concern.

IndianaDave

(627 posts)
17. I urge you to watch Deadline: White House, with Nicole Wallace
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 02:39 AM
1 hr ago

She's on every weekday at 4 PM Eastern. She and her guests are analytical, honest, critical of the idiocy being put forth by the right wing, and especially Trump. I rely on her straightforward approach to our current political situation. I would seriously hate to lose her perspective. I agree that Rachel, Lawrence O'Donnell and other evening hosts are excellent. But please don't write off Nicole Wallace in the afternoon. She's great! At least that's my opinion. - Thanks - Dave

UTUSN

(72,396 posts)
7. Well, I was faithful from the begining
Thu Nov 21, 2024, 12:12 AM
3 hrs ago

compiled a devastating profile of Tweety (Chris MATTHEWS for the younguns), witnessed Tweety recruiting Joe Scabs, how Tweety executed DONAHUE, how Tweety sucked after RAYGUN and W.Shrub, how (NBC) RUSSERT recruited Tweety and wore the campaign button for W Shrub under his lapel prancing with General Electric Jack WELCH.

I saw how Ashleigh BANFIELD was fired to please wingnut a-hole Michael "savage" WIENER. Saw how the loving couple re-arranged marriages.

*** Yeah, am going to post the unpopular pic:




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