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MS NOW will shift its weekend programming to taped video podcasts, expanding Crooked Media partnerships and ongoing hosts, with Antonia Hylton taking weekend hours while veteran Alex Witt plans to depart later this year; The Weekend: Primetime is canceled, staffing reductions are expected, and the network is eyeing a direct-to-consumer streaming service.
MS NOW will shift weekend-night programming to taped podcasts and other taped content after 6 p.m. ET, following a successful Crooked Media partnership; The Weekend: Primetime ends on Saturdays, with Antonia Hylton moving to the 1–4 p.m. weekend slot. Ayman Mohyeldin, Elise Jordan and Catherine Rampell will remain, while Alex Witt is departing later this summer. The network plans more taped hours and partnerships through the summer, will keep weekend staffing for breaking-news coverage, and will continue Sky News international simulcasts; MSNBC president Rebecca Kutler says the changes come as part of a broader investment in direct-to-consumer offerings, with about 40 open positions and more than a dozen roles to be posted soon.
MS NOW is reshaping its weekend slate toward podcasts and taped programming, ending The Weekend: Primetime and confirming longtime anchor Alex Witt will depart later this year; Antonia Hylton will take over the 1–4 p.m. weekend slot, with Joy Fowlin as executive producer. The changes include expanded partnerships (notably Crooked Media), more taped content, a larger breaking-news team, and about 20 hours of live weekend programming, with a small round of layoffs and roughly 40 open roles overall.