MSNBC Faces Uncertainty Amid Comcast's Spin-Off Plans
TL;DR
MSNBC experienced a surge in viewership on election night, surpassing CNN for the first time in its history, but faced a decline in the following days as left-leaning viewers turned away after Donald Trump's victory. The network's "Morning Joe" faced backlash when hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski visited Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort, leading to further viewer dissatisfaction and protests.
- MSNBC confronts viewer frustration, changes and an identity crisis The Washington Post
- Comcast Plans To Spin Off Its Cable Networks And Digital Assets Forbes
- Why Network TV Is Actually About to Become a “Vast Wasteland” Slate
- MSNBC staffers 'in a panic' as NBC-parent Comcast plans to spin off channel -- and possibly change its name New York Post
- What will happen to CNBC and MSNBC when they no longer have a corporate connection to NBC News? The Associated Press
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