Brian Williams at MSNBC…
The AP’s David Bauder writes about Brian Williams time at MSNBC so far… (via J$) With viewership statistics being malleable, settling on a concrete measurement of how Williams is being accepted by the...
View ArticleMSNBC to Re-Air Halperin/Heilmann Bloomberg Show…
CNN’s Brian Stelter writes that MSNBC is going to announce that it will indeed re-air Mark Halperin and John Heilmann’s Bloomberg TV show… Replacing a fiery liberal talk show host like Sharpton with...
View ArticleFormer FBN Topper Named Executive In Charge of Morning Joe…
MSNBC announced today that Kevin Magee was brought on board as Executive In Charge of Morning Joe… KEVIN MAGEE NAMED EXECUTIVE IN CHARGE OF MSNBC’S “MORNING JOE” NEW YORK – January 5, 2016 – Today,...
View ArticleNBCUniversal vs. Nielsen: Round 2…
Variety’s Andrew Wallenstein writes about comments NBCUniversal Chairman of Advertising Sales and Client Partnerships, Linda Yaccarino, made about Nielsen… She issued a call to action for the entire...
View ArticleNBCUniversal vs. Nielsen: Round 3
And the heat gets turned up a little more. The Wrap’s Tony Maglio writes about more shots fired Nielsen’s way from the NBCUniversal camp… You better step your game up, Nielsen — because other TV...
View ArticleWhat the heck?
Mediaite’s Jon Nicosia scoops about a bizarre job posting for MSNBC… If you are MSNBC Host Chris Hayes, a recent job posting from NBC Universal has got to make you more than a little anxious. The...
View ArticleBrian Williams and Rachel Maddow to Head MSNBC’s Iowa Caucuses Coverage…
Variety’s Brian Steinberg writes about Rachel Maddow joining Brian Williams for MSNBC’s Iowa Caucuses coverage. I decided to cite this rather than MSNBC’s press release because Steinberg gets Maddow to...
View ArticleDon’t Give Trump The Satisfaction…
So it appears as of this writing that Trump is going to schedule an event during the timeframe that FNC is airing its now Trump-less GOP debate. And of course he’s openly courting other networks to...
View ArticleNO…MSNBC Has Not Found Its New Late Night Show…
TVNewser’s Chris Ariens writes about MSNBC’s late New Hampshire coverage last night and then extrapolates… Hours after New Hampshire had been called for Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie...
View ArticleByers vs. Scarborough…
Mediaite’s Joe Concha writes about a Dylan Byers article about Joe Scarborough… There are nothingburgers in this business served up as yuge entrees of behind-the-scenes insight. And then there was the...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Quiet Soundbite…
Mediaite’s J.D. Durkin writes about what he thought he heard Chuck Todd mumble during today’s Meet The Press… On Sunday’s Meet The Press, host Chuck Todd sat with a handful of Presidential candidates...
View ArticleMSNBC’s Donald Trump Campaign Advertisement…and CNN Screw Job…
Senior Morning Joe Producer Jesse Rodriguez tweeted this out earlier this morning… NEWS: Joe & Mika will moderate a town hall with Donald Trump airing in prime time tomorrow at 8pmET @MSNBC Just...
View ArticleMSNBC vs. CNN vs. Scarbrough vs. CNN’s Media Team
Well this is rapidly getting very convoluted. In a must read, The Daily Beast’s Lloyd Grove writes about all the crap flying around about Joe Scarborough and Donald Trump and CNN and MSNBC. Trump has...
View ArticleMHP vs. MSNBC…
The New York Times’ John Koblin has a bombshell story about Melissa Harris-Perry and MSNBC… Melissa Harris-Perry said she was refusing to go on the MSNBC show she hosts this Saturday, following several...
View ArticleMelissa Harris-Perry’s TV Career Self-Immolation…
Prospective TV hosts, pay attention. For today we offer you a prime example of not what to do if you want to maintain a career in TV and you are not a top tier talent. Melissa Harris-Perry’s public...
View ArticleMSNBC’s Militantism Aversion?
I thought I had written enough about Melissa Harris-Perry and MSNBC yesterday but after reading Brian Stelter’s latest CNN article on the story, I feel the need to revisit and expand upon my previous...
View ArticleStill More MHP vs. MSNBC…
The Washington Post’s Paul Farhi says it’s over and also raises questions about Jose Diaz-Balart’s future with the network… MSNBC executives said they were surprised by Harris-Perry’s blast on Friday...
View ArticleAnd now…Jose Diaz-Balart vs. MSNBC…?
Politico’s Hadas Gold sheds new light on the Jose Diaz-Balart/MSNBC situation… “When I read the initial article from the New York Times, you basically replace Melissa’s name with Jose (Diaz-Balart’s)...
View ArticleAnd The MSNBC Purge Continues…
The latest victim? Alex Wagner. CNN’s Dylan Byers writes… MSNBC had announced in October that Wagner would be given a new weekend show this year. However, network sources said that NBC News Chairman...
View ArticleMore MHP…
The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple pays a tribute of sorts to Melissa Harris-Perry… “Nerdland” was an appropriate descriptor for the programming that the host put forward each weekend. If the face-offs...
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