Ratings: 13.5 million watch NASA astronauts return to Earth
7.7 million households witnessed the return of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on cable news, while another 5.5 million tuned in to special coverage on the broadcast networks.
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Plex adds more free streaming channels from NBC Universal
NBC Sports Now, NBC GolfPass, American Crimes and local NBC- and Telemundo-owned news feeds are available to stream without a subscription.
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.
FCC Chairman orders agency to investigate Comcast’s DEI initiatives
The chairman, Brendan Carr, suggested Comcast’s diversity, equity and inclusiveness programs may violate federal employment law.
NBC News loses Pentagon office to One America News Network
The Department of Defense is evicting four news outlets from their Pentagon offices and will allow four right-of-center news organizations to take over that space.
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.
Sky News reprioritizes around digital platforms
Sky News is activating a new editorial strategy that centers around digital platforms and distribution.
CNN, NBC News planning post-inauguration layoffs
CNN and NBC News are readying plans for pink slips, which could begin flying in newsrooms as soon as Thursday.
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.
NBC News Now launches in Mexico, Brazil
NBC Universal has launched its free streaming news channel NBC News Now in Latin America for the first time