MSNBC hires Scott Matthews to lead news, will hire 100 journalists
The channel is in the middle of editorial and business-related changes, and is readying a move out of its 30 Rockefeller Center studios.
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Low ratings likely behind cancellation of “The Reidout” at MSNBC
The show has lost more than a quarter of its audience between this month and February 2024, according to Nielsen data reviewed by The Desk.
MSNBC to settle $30 million defamation lawsuit brought by Georgia doctor
The lawsuit centered on an unfounded NBC News report that claimed women at immigration detention facilities received medically-unnecessary hysterectomies in 2020.
NBC Universal promotes Rebecca Kutler to President of MSNBC
Comcast’s NBC Universal on Wednesday promoted Rebecca Kutler to serve as the president of its cable news channel MSNBC.
Fox News is top cable news channel in January
Fox News won the January ratings war in the cable news sector, easily beating out MSNBC and CNN in overall and key demographic viewers.
MSNBC faces $30 million lawsuit over segments aired in prime-time
The segments were franchised from an NBC News report that exposed a whistleblower’s claim of hysterectomies being performed without consent on women in ICE detention centers four years ago.
Fox News has top 500 cable news telecasts in post-election period
The Fox News Channel swept the post-election period with the top 500 individual cable news telecasts from early November to late December.
CBS is most-watched network in 2024; NFL tops in prime-time
The Big Four broadcast networks were the most-watched channels in 2024, according to Nielsen ratings reviewed by a trade publication.
Comcast confirms it will spin off cable networks, Fandango
Comcast is advancing with its spin-off of cable networks and other media assets, according to the company’s president, Mike Cavanagh.
Fox News tops MSNBC, CNN, Newsmax in post-election ratings
Fox News averaged 2 million overall viewers with its post-election news and prime-time programming, according to Nielsen data.
Fox News, ABC News grab highest ratings with 2024 Election Night coverage
MSNBC scored a major win, with its overall Election Night viewership topping CNN for the first time in TV history.
Fox News sees second highest-rated October during election season
Fox News logged the second most-watched October in the network’s history, and was the ratings leader across all cable news, according to Nielsen ratings.