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Ilikepurple

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29. I'm guessing the potential for MSNBC angering Trump has Comcast afraid of future reprisals?

Reply to marble falls (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 04:33 PM

Nov 15

I’m sure Comcast brass thought of it as a liability no matter what they did with it. One where they’d anger a good deal of their MSNBC viewers who also consume their other products if they tried to mollify Trump and obviously face the regulatory and litigious wrath if they didn’t. The promise of splintering and selling it has probably kept Trump at bay so far. I’m afraid that he might already have a Trump approved buyer in mind. The major media landscape wasn’t great before the Trump 47, but it’s going to look positively dystopic afterwards.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] wcmagumba Nov 15 OP

Had to look it up canetoad Nov 15 #1

Thus their attempt at a strategically placed spacing (or a hyphen as I've seen occasionally). MS NOW hlthe2b Nov 15 #7

They had no choice but to legally rename... part of the divestiture by Comcast and its former NBC alignment hlthe2b Nov 15 #2

Fear of TACO is driving this. The CBS caving in scared NBC. marble falls Nov 15 #3

I'm guessing the potential for MSNBC angering Trump has Comcast afraid of future reprisals? Ilikepurple Nov 15 #29

Does anybody here know WHY they changed the name? CTyankee Nov 15 #4

If one believes AI, this is the reason-- Silent Type Nov 15 #10

Well, that makes some sense. Does anybody care? CTyankee Nov 15 #11

As long as Maddow, Wallace, etc., continue, don't think it will make much difference. Silent Type Nov 15 #13

Hubby loves Wallace. I don't particularly love anyone in the media but I do watch Morning Joe. CTyankee Nov 15 #17

If you want to know the quality of people running MSNBC/NBCNews/etc, read RockRaven Nov 15 #5

I watch the NBCNOW news channel on my smart TV. I enjoy Hallie Jackson's show. John1956PA Nov 15 #6

I read it as being pronounced "M-SNOW." Ocelot II Nov 15 #8

Get rid of the "MS" altogether and just call it NBC, that's what it is, Microsoft left the organization years ago... wcmagumba Nov 15 #9

It is no longer associated with NBC either MichMan Nov 15 #16

Oh, didn't realize that...hmmm... wcmagumba Nov 15 #19

Indeed. Why keep the MS when Microsoft hasn't been involved for years? Sibelius Fan Nov 15 #30

I would rather they change their name than change their people! TommyT139 Nov 15 #12

On the plus side, I didn't see one "mentor" PSA when I watched this morning. Vinca Nov 15 #14

Dumb old guy here, what is a "Mentor" PSA? wcmagumba Nov 15 #15

A public service announcement pitching mentoring. Lately, MSNBC has been showing about 6 in a row about every hour. Vinca Nov 15 #21

SNOW? I like snow. Just as long as it's higher up the mountain than our house. Ping Tung Nov 15 #18

MS THEN... Mike Nelson Nov 15 #20

Ms Now and Then - sounds like a feminist pageant- an omen? delisen Nov 15 #27

Meh. Whatever. Probably a good thing to disassociate with NBC. ABC and CBS are down, NBC will go down too. Scrivener7 Nov 15 #22

Fine with me. lamp_shade Nov 15 #23

They had no choice. They had to change the name. nt mcar Nov 15 #24

MS No.Way nt librechik Nov 15 #25

Doesn't matter to me. It's just a name. Borogove Nov 15 #26

Sounds like typical corporate garbage. lol Oneironaut Nov 15 #28

My first thoughts .... Mossfern Nov 15 #32

It certainly is not catchy Mossfern Nov 15 #31

Honestly don't understand the hostility senseandsensibility Nov 15 #33

I was hoping for MS PAC-MAN SocialDemocrat61 Nov 15 #34