Tag: MSNBC
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NBC News Lays Off 150 Staffers After Splitting With MSNBC & CNBC
On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, NBC News underwent a significant round of layoffs, reducing its workforce by approximately 150 employees. This move, affecting roughly 2% of the NBCU News Group and a single-digit percentage of NBC News staff, comes as the network grapples with cost-cutting measures in preparation for a major corporate restructuring according to…
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MSNBC’s Name Change to ‘MS Now’ Has a Launch Date, A Signal of Comcast’s Impending Cable Network Spinoff
MSNBC will undergo a dramatic rebranding to MS Now, effective November 15, 2025. This move, described by network executives as a bold evolution toward real-time, on-demand journalism, arrives at a pivotal moment for parent company Comcast. The name change first announced in August will now become a reality as apart of Comcast plans to spin…
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MSNBC Works to Rebuild Newsroom Ahead of Spin-Off From NBC News
MSNBC has entered into a multi-year commercial agreement with Sky News, one of the United Kingdom’s leading news organizations. The deal, effective October 1, 2025, grants MSNBC access to Sky News’ extensive cross-platform coverage, including live broadcasts, television packages, and online journalism. This partnership comes as MSNBC prepares for a significant transformation, with plans to…
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NewsNation Sees Ratings Top MSNBC & CNN For 6 Straight Hours
NewsNation, a rapidly expanding cable news network, achieved a significant milestone on Sunday, September 21, 2025, by surpassing both CNN and MSNBC in viewership for six consecutive hours. The network’s performance was particularly strong in both total viewers and the coveted 25-54 age demographic, according to data from the Nielsen panel. From 1:00 p.m. to…
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MSNBC & NBC Are Breaking Up And Going Their Own Ways
In a significant shift for the cable news landscape, MSNBC is preparing to fully separate from its sister network, NBC News, with two key dates set for next month that will mark the transition in its news coverage. As part of Comcast’s broader spinoff of several cable networks into a new entity called Versant, expected…
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Comcast Executives Address Employees on Charlie Kirk Shooting, Call for Respectful Dialogue After MSNBC Comments
In a letter sent to all employees, Comcast’s top executives—CEO Brian Roberts, President Mike Cavanaugh, and incoming Versant CEO Mark Lazarus—addressed the recent shooting death of Charlie Kirk, a prominent conservative commentator, at Utah Valley College on September 10, 2025 according to a report by Deadline. The letter emphasized the need for a “respectful exchange…
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Cable TV Networks Like Fox News, MSNBC, & CNN Face Catastrophic Losses: Up to 20 Million Subscribers Expected to Cancel Cable TV by 2029
In a stark warning for the embattled cable television industry, a new report from S&P Global Market Intelligence forecasts a bloodbath of subscriber losses that could gut major networks like Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC, potentially stripping away up to 20 million viewers by 2029. The analysis paints a grim picture of accelerating cord-cutting, with…
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MSNBC is Hiring 100 New People As It Prepares to Lose Access to NBC News Resources
MSNBC, the cable news network, is undergoing a significant transformation as it prepares to rebrand as MS NOW, an acronym for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. This change comes as part of a broader corporate restructuring following NBCUniversal’s decision to spin off its cable assets, including MSNBC, into a new publicly traded…
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MSNBC to Rebrand as MS NOW, Dropping Iconic Peacock Logo – Other Changes Coming to CNBC, Golf Channel, & More
In a bold move signaling a new chapter for one of America’s leading progressive cable networks, MSNBC is set to rebrand as MS NOW, an acronym standing for “My Source for News, Opinion, and the World.” The announcement, made public on August 18, 2025, is part of a broader strategic overhaul as NBCUniversal (NBCU) prepares…
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29 Years Ago Today MSNBC Launched Now Comcast Prepares to Spinoff The Cable TV Network
Today marks the 29th anniversary of MSNBC’s launch on July 15, 1996, a pivotal moment in cable news history when Microsoft and NBC joined forces to create a groundbreaking news channel blending technology and journalism. As the network celebrates nearly three decades on air, it faces a new chapter with Comcast’s plan to spin off…