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Bri-Wi to MSNBC? No chance…
TVNewser’s Mark Joyella tries to float a leaden trial balloon…a two hour Brian Williams show on MSNBC from 8-10pm. I don’t think I could have come up with a more unlikely, cringe-worthy scenario if I...
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Who’s Running This Show?
Ed Schultz bounces around a podium while the jib camera aims to make the viewer seasick I guess. This is bad, bad TV. The staging is poor, the execution even poorer. I used to say MSNBC needed a...
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No, Mark Joyella…MSNBC Dropping Ronan Farrow Was Not A Mistake…
TVNewser’s Mark Joyella writes a silly article about MSNBC’s ratings at 1pm still sucking wind after Ronan Farrow’s show got cancelled. MSNBC announced on February 19 it would cancel Farrow’s show and...
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Williams to MSNBC?
The New York Times’ Emily Steel, John Koblin, and Ravi Somaiya write about the rumored fate of Brian Williams… Exactly what Mr. Williams’s new role at NBC entails is not clear. But revitalizing MSNBC,...
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CYA At 30 Rock…
Well, it happened. Lester Holt was named permanent Nightly News anchor and Brian Williams was named MSNBC breaking news floater. No, I don’t know what that means for MSNBC…and neither probably does NBC...
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About That Williams News…
The Daily Beast’s Lloyd Grove has alleged insider reaction to today’s Williams news… “People in the newsroom are furious,” said an NBC News veteran who, like others who reacted to the personnel...
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Shotgun Wedding, Anyone?
The Wrap’s Jordan Chariton writes about what’s been going on with MSNBC and Brian Williams… Brian Williams might have his MSNBC title ironed out, but how he’ll actually be used is still very much in...
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It Could Happen, But It Wouldn’t Last…
Variety’s Brian Lowry writes that the soon to be off ESPN Keith Olbermann should go back to MSBNC… Occasionally, a breakup proves a big mistake for both parties. Witness the strange case of MSNBC and...
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Big Changes At MSNBC?
Mediaite’s Joe Concha scoops about big changes supposedly being announced Thursday for MSNBC… A well-placed source tells me MSNBC will announce today major changes to its afternoon lineup…arguably the...
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Why Politico Sucks: Reason #1,423
It started this morning with Mike Allen breathlessly dropping his “exclusive”… EXCLUSIVE: Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” is being given an hour-long weekday show on MSNBC, as part of...
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Pondering MSNBC’s Future…
The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple writes about today’s MSNBC news. Will some tinkering with the daytime lineup solve MSNBC’s problems? Impossible. No one in media critic circles will fault a news...
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The End of “MSNBC”?
The New York Daily News’ Don Kaplan is reporting that yesterday’s MSNBC town hall meeting included a very interesting tidbit… (via Newscast Studio) “Andy said he’s contemplating a name change because...
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Settling In…
In a must read, The Wrap’s Jordan Chariton writes about all kinds of juicy things going on inside 30 Rock as Andrew Lack starts flexing his muscles… An insider with knowledge of the NBC News executive...
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The Anchor Position of Silence…
Mediaite’s Andrew Kirell writes about Brian Williams’ alleged new digs… According to network insiders, construction will begin this weekend on a brand-new set for Williams. But this is no glamorous...
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It’s Official…
Mediaite’s Josh Feldman has Phil Griffin’s internal memo (which seems to have found its way almost everywhere) detailing the cancellation of the three shows Joe Concha scooped about last week… Team,...
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The “New” MSNBC…
The LA Times’ Stephen Battaglio writes about the newly revamped MSNBC, set to debut tomorrow…and Brian Williams later on… NBC News executives believe they have a window of opportunity through 2016 to...
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Selective Memory…
The Wrap’s Jordan Chariton writes about the “new” MSNBC daytime through rose colored glasses and with a big assist from a selective memory infected Cenk Uygur… In the fall of 2011, MSNBC was riding...
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Meet The New Boss…Same As The Old Boss?
Today MSNBC’s 3-6 news block debuted (Note: the 5 is going to Chuck Todd soon enough). It was Luke Russert at 3 and Ayman Mohyeldin at 4. So far so good. But then the 5 came along with Jonathan...
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Shooting Fish In a Barrel…
Ring of Fire is trying to organize a response to MSNBC’s pulling the plug on its 3-5 block (and other past “anti-progressive” transgressions) The following loyal (or should we say former loyal) viewer...
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Al Sharpton Moves to Sundays…
The New York Daily News’ David Hinckley writes that Al Sharpton is losing his weekday slot…for Sunday only. The Rev. Al Sharpton’s MSNBC show is moving from prime time to church time. As part of an...
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