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titaniumsalute

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15. To some degree

Sat Mar 7, 2015, 05:44 PM

Mar 2015

I have a friend who works in ads sales for cable news. The overhead for FOX and MSNBC is huge as they have so many live talent. Each show requires talent, writers, producers, etc. The overhead is quite high. MSNBC has subsidized the overhead with the non-news weekend programming like Lock Up. Yes it is stupid programming, but it gets decent cable ratings and drives revenue.

They seem to be trying to grow audience by reducing the more left shows. (Appeal to more moderates.) The problem is that probably won't work. I think the whole cable news business model is in trouble mainly due to the niche audiences like Fox and MSNBC. The overhead is huge and the audiences are shrinking.

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MSNBC just gave liberals its electronic butt to kiss. They shut off the Selma [View all] mfcorey1 Mar 2015 OP

I'm about ready to only watch Al. bravenak Mar 2015 #1

I only watch Rachel now and I used to watch from Ed to O'Donnell. mfcorey1 Mar 2015 #3

I used to watch all day, while working on my laptop. bravenak Mar 2015 #5

Me too ... DakotaLady Mar 2015 #11

They DID that?? PCIntern Mar 2015 #2

They did indeed. I was clicking back and forth, and all of a sudden there was C on C.... Hekate Mar 2015 #4

MSNBC is NBC's joke on liberals. "Look what we've done for "balance"". nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #6

more and more have pulled the plug - for me, MSNBC was last straw. nt edgineered Mar 2015 #7

Does anyone still look at TeeVee? erronis Mar 2015 #20

FreeSpeechTV and that's it. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #25

it really makes me wonder why i was glued to it edgineered Mar 2015 #31

Not only do they talk too much but now they are showing the walk across the bridge with one of jwirr Mar 2015 #8

Like Air America, they will eventually be lost to us Wella Mar 2015 #9

Actually they are not going broke... titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #10

Do you know what their actual financial situation is? Wella Mar 2015 #12

We always knew that Comcast would remake MSNBC. It is only a matter of time. (nt) w4rma Mar 2015 #13

To some degree titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #15

It sounds like the cable market is particularly tricky Wella Mar 2015 #34

Great points titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #36

All of your points connect up with what I see in the real world Wella Mar 2015 #37

Extremely well written titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #38

I don't know if anyone would read it. Wella Mar 2015 #39

BTW: apropos of my comments about not even being allowed to have a slightly different perspective: Wella Mar 2015 #40

People on DU get emotional and sometimes I think the logical arguments go out the window titaniumsalute Mar 2015 #41

They were pretty consistent on this one Wella Mar 2015 #42

M$NBC is in their death throes. They probably can't pay their satellite bill./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #14

The "Funny" thing is- they will always be seen as the "Liburl" channel n2doc Mar 2015 #16

yes, just like npr/public radio hopemountain Mar 2015 #23

MSNBC lost the second they started playing up every GOP-led Obama scandal in 2013. Drunken Irishman Mar 2015 #17

Every bit of media has moved substantially to the right. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #18

14 Defining Characteristics of Fascism (http://www.rense.com/general37/char.htm) blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #19

Looks like we're there. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #21

Great post, bmm. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #29

They had one of their flunkys there..... Historic NY Mar 2015 #22

i only watch the rev these days. hopemountain Mar 2015 #24

It looks something like this: ReRe Mar 2015 #26

I haven't watched msnbc in over two years. It's just hyped over-hashed crap anymore. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #27

MSNBC? rtracey Mar 2015 #28

online access ellennelle Mar 2015 #30

I can watch Rachel videos for free on msnbc.com alp227 Mar 2015 #33

Lockup oldlib2 Mar 2015 #32

yep!!! oldandhappy Mar 2015 #35