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Comcast Spin-Off Will Mean Big Changes at MSNBC, CNBC

Cable TV networks to be split from NBC News

(Newser) - MSNBC Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski said Tuesday they could be fired as soon as "tomorrow" amid reports that Comcast planned to spin off a bundle of cable TV networks, per Mediaite . The picture became a little clearer Wednesday as Comcast announced its media division, NBCUniversal,...

Comcast Offloading the Likes of MSNBC, CNBC

Comcast is spinning off those networks and others, though Bravo is staying

(Newser) - Telecoms and media giant Comcast is spinning off most of its NBCUniversal cable-TV networks—assets that brought in about $7 billion in revenue over the last year. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that the company is shedding news and entertainment networks MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen, E!, Syfy, and the...

Showtime Joins Max in Getting a New Name

Cable channel will now be called Paramount+ With Showtime, which some say is a 'crazy' rebrand

(Newser) - We just got used to calling HBO Max simply ... Max . Now, we'll have to shift gears and do the same with Showtime, though that network is actually seeing its name lengthen as part of a rebrand. The Hill reports that, starting on Jan. 8, Showtime will officially become "...

Disney, Charter Reach Deal Just in Time for Football Fans

Cable company's customers will be able to watch ESPN's 'Monday Night Football'

(Newser) - America's second-largest cable company has reached a deal with Disney just in time for subscribers to be able to watch the season's first Monday Night Football on ESPN. An impasse that began Aug. 31 left Charter Communications' 14.7 million customers without access to Disney channels including ESPN,...

ESPN Prepares to Shake Up the Cable Industry
ESPN Prepares to Shake Up
the Cable Industry
in case you missed it
May 21, 2023 7:25 AM CDT

ESPN Prepares to Shake Up the Cable Industry

Network plans to sell channel as a subscription-streaming service, reports 'Wall Street Journal'

(Newser) - The cord-cutting movement has been a gradual one over the years, but a move in the works by ESPN might accelerate the shift. The Wall Street Journal reports that the sports network will sell its channel as a subscription-streaming service in the not-too-distant future. However, the timeline is vague, with...

AMC Chief Out After 3 Months, Will Get $10M Severance
AMC Networks Is Having
a Rough Day
Nov 29, 2022 11:38 AM CST

AMC Networks Is Having a Rough Day

CEO Christina Spade leaves after 3 months as network announces layoffs

(Newser) - A surprise in the world of cable TV on Tuesday: AMC Networks CEO Christina Spade stepped down after less than three months on the job, reports CNBC . Neither Spade nor the network gave a specific reason, but the company announced large-scale layoffs soon after the announcement was made, per the...

Nielsen Spots a Milestone in How We Watch TV
Nielsen Spots a Milestone
in How We Watch TV
the rundown
Aug 19, 2022 10:21 AM CDT

Nielsen Spots a Milestone in How We Watch TV

For the first time ever, Americans used streaming platforms more than cable

(Newser) - The numbers had been heading in this direction for a while, but July nevertheless represents a milestone in the way Americans watch TV. Nielsen reports that streaming—from the likes of Netflix, Hulu, and others—trumped cable for the first time ever in a given month.
  • The numbers: Streaming captured
...

Maddow Announces Big Shift: 'We Will See How Things Go'

She'll be hosting her MSNBC program on Mondays only starting in May

(Newser) - Rachel Maddow will be sticking with her MSNBC program for the near future, but viewers hoping to see her return more fully to it are in for some disappointment. The 49-year-old host has been on a two-month hiatus from The Rachel Maddow Show, which airs each weeknight at 9pm ET,...

Network Cancels Reality Show, Loses Half Its Viewers

A&E nixed 'Live PD' and saw its prime-time viewership drop by 49%

(Newser) - Who knew a reality TV series had so much pull? A&E found that out the hard way after it canceled Live PD last month, a show that shadows police officers as they work their beats. The Wall Street Journal reports that after the show was nixed on June 10,...

Black Female Host Infiltrates 'Universe of White Men'

Joy Reid to anchor nightly show 'The ReidOut' on MSNBC, sliding into Chris Matthews' 'Hardball' slot

(Newser) - MSNBC's Joy Reid is moving from her weekend show to a coveted weeknight slot once occupied by Chris Matthews. The 51-year-old host of AM Joy will now anchor The ReidOut, taking the nightly 7pm space where Matthews' Hardball lived. That makes Reid just one of a few Black women...

Sarah Sanders Has a New Job
Sarah Sanders Has a New Job
Aug 22, 2019 10:00 AM CDT

Sarah Sanders Has a New Job

She'll join Fox News as an analyst next month

(Newser) - Sarah Sanders is returning to the public eye. The former White House press secretary is joining Fox News as a political analyst, the network announced . Her first appearance will be on Fox & Friends Sept. 6. Sanders served as press secretary from July 2017 through June of this year, though...

Verizon Comes Close to Dumping Disney Channels

But the two companies hash out a deal

(Newser) - Verizon customers can continue to watch ESPN, ABC, and other channels owned by Disney after the two companies announced a deal over programming fees, the AP reports. The telecommunications giant and the entertainment company say in a joint statement Sunday: "Verizon and The Walt Disney Company have reached a...

Fargo, Dead? Not With Chris Rock Coming on Board

Rock says he 'can't wait' to star in season four

(Newser) - Chris Rock is returning to FX, but don't expect any standup. The funny man will star in season four of Fargo as the head of a black crime family in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1950, Variety reports. The show will depict Rock's syndicate and an Italian family in...

Cops: Woman Takes Dispute With Cable Guy to New Heights

She allegedly turns off his van, stranding him in his lift in mid-air

(Newser) - Police in New Jersey say a woman got angry at a cable TV worker and left him stranded in the air. The dispute took place at an intersection in Ridgewood on Monday between a woman and an Optimum employee, reports NorthJersey.com . It's unclear what the dispute was about,...

MSNBC Just Scored an Unprecedented Victory

On Wednesday, it finished No. 1 in cable ratings for first time

(Newser) - A controversial week in DC has led to bragging rights for MSNBC. On Wednesday, the network finished with the highest ratings in the cable-network universe, which Variety reports is a first for the network. MSNBC averaged 1.52 million viewers for the "total sales day" (meaning the 6am-2pm period),...

Game of Thrones Had Viewers Yelling at Their TVs
Game of Thrones Had Viewers
Yelling at Their TVs
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 14, 2017 6:03 AM CDT

Game of Thrones Had Viewers Yelling at Their TVs

Huge reveals, a long-gone character re-emerges, and more

(Newser) - A possible pregnancy, the return of a possibly important character, and, as the Verge notes, a huge reveal "designed to make the audience scream at the screen" were just some of the plot points in Sunday night's Game of Thrones. Needless to say, there are some major spoilers...

'Jaw-Dropping Ending' on Game of Thrones
'Jaw-Dropping Ending'
on Game of Thrones
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 7, 2017 5:03 AM CDT

'Jaw-Dropping Ending' on Game of Thrones

And a much-awaited reunion

(Newser) - Last week's episode of Game of Thrones boasted a long-awaited meeting, and this week's offered another. Three Starks finally joined up in Winterfell, and that wasn't even the most exciting part of Season 7's portentously titled "The Spoils of War." What everyone's...

Cable Merger May Dominate Among Female Viewers

Discovery, Scripps merger combines Food Network, Travel Channel, Animal Planet, more

(Newser) - Discovery Communications will buy Scripps Networks for close to $12 billion, tying together two powerful stables of TV shows ranging from Animal Planet to the Food Network. The deal, announced Monday, puts the combined company in a strong position to draw female viewers, per the AP . The Wall Street Journal ...

A First for MSNBC in the Nielsens
A First for
MSNBC in
the Nielsens
Jul 25, 2017 9:45 AM CDT

A First for MSNBC in the Nielsens

Largest prime-time weekday audience on cable, across all networks (not just news)

(Newser) - Since it first took to the air in 1996, MSNBC has been deep in the fray, vying for coveted ratings in the fiercely competitive cable-television arena. Twenty-one years later, it has finally nabbed a big one: the biggest weekday prime-time cable audience, not only against news networks, but all networks...

Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good News From HBO

'Curb Your Enthusiasm' is coming back Oct. 1 for its 9th season

(Newser) - Cue up the tuba and mandolin for a big announcement from HBO. Per the Hollywood Reporter , Larry David and the gang—including Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman, and JB Smoove—will be back for the ninth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, a full six years after the eighth season wrapped. The...

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