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DJ Synikus Makisimus

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49. Cable is a dying medium.

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 06:54 PM

Nov 20

Comcast/Infinity/NBC Universal may be the largest cable provider in the country, but they see where the market is headed - to streaming. Much more flexible for the consumer, probably cheaper for the company to produce and their Xfinity division can take over the "provider" role to wire people's homes for Wifi to enable the service; and probably charge more than cable for doing so, eventually. Some of your favorite stars will probably migrate to Peacock, which currently offers limited original programming, some movies, a lot of trash and a few big events (big sporting events in particular, like the Olympics) at a rather high price for what it is. You can see reruns of some MSNBC shows there now after a day or so, which of course makes them "not news" because they aren't new. You just can't see MSNBC in real time or even same-day because the company is protecting its cable revenue stream for as long as it can. What they do with their over-the-air broadcasting services is anyone's guess.

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Politicus USA: MSNBC May Soon Be Gone [View all] Dennis Donovan Nov 20 OP

The liberal media must be destroyed. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #1

Irish_Dem so bdamomma Nov 20 #2

Yes we can assume the model is Russia and China. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #3

I will be bdamomma Nov 20 #11

Good. Hopefully they will stay independent. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #12

You can't destroy something that only 2 million watch jimfields33 Nov 20 #6

It's symbolic and a strong message to liberals. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #7

Or liberals could change their minds and start watching jimfields33 Nov 20 #8

That's a good idea. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #10

Are we bdamomma Nov 20 #22

People are coping the best they can. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #28

We could. But for four years they failed to tout Biden's achievements. LisaM Nov 20 #57

Or liberals could change their minds and start watching jimfields33 Nov 20 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Kingofalldems Nov 20 #34

People are into getting news on their phones womanofthehills Nov 20 #60

Not to me. M$NBC isn't liberal. It is the same corporate media as everywhere else TheKentuckian Nov 20 #17

I agree, Nicole and Rachel are the only ones to watch. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #18

Lawrence too bdamomma Nov 20 #23

I like Stephanie too. Nt spooky3 Nov 20 #27

Yes Stephanie Miller is very good. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #30

Yes; I meant Stephanie Ruhle on MSNBC. Nt spooky3 Nov 20 #32

Sorry! Irish_Dem Nov 20 #33

Oh yes. He is actually the best of the lot. Irish_Dem Nov 20 #29

I don't know about that. Many of us here on DU watch the afternoon block... brush Nov 20 #15

I watch regularly. mzmolly Nov 20 #40

I watch daily. Where are you getting your numbers? mzmolly Nov 20 #38

Ok. Check the ratings now. jimfields33 Nov 20 #41

If there ever is another election we will be hamstrung by this. StarryNite Nov 20 #4

Yes bdamomma Nov 20 #24

Meh Freethinker65 Nov 20 #5

Musk will buy it and it will be... X NEWS TV WarGamer Nov 20 #13

Democracy Now is a great alternative if it stays on the air. jalan48 Nov 20 #14

Unfortunately "Democracy Now" constantly trashes Democrats. n/t emulatorloo Nov 20 #21

Yes, they are further to the left than where we are as a party. jalan48 Nov 20 #31

Amy Goodman is a sensationalist and not a very wnylib Nov 20 #51

I didn't get this impression when I watched her. jalan48 Nov 20 #55

I guess barely warmed over Putin propaganda is better than the freahest dogshit TheKentuckian Nov 20 #35

Democracy Now supported Stein? jalan48 Nov 20 #36

Democracy Now LPBBEAR Nov 20 #46

I know they cover the Gaza situation more than the corporate news but I hadn't seen much pro Putin news there. jalan48 Nov 20 #47

I did. LPBBEAR Nov 20 #48

Thanks for the info. I hadn't seen this. jalan48 Nov 20 #50

Basura JoseBalow Nov 21 #63

I will be getting more of my news from..... ProudMNDemocrat Nov 20 #16

To be fair, all of cable is dying Johonny Nov 20 #19

If it wasn't for sports the dried out husk would have already blown away. TheKentuckian Nov 20 #37

F*ckers. mzmolly Nov 20 #20

There's no liberal talk radio around me. milestogo Nov 20 #25

ABCNNBCBS has dug its own grave as far as I'm concerned Blue Owl Nov 20 #26

In unrelated news, another billionaire has proposed buying Bluesky and shutting it down. Midnight Writer Nov 20 #39

They cannot buy it unless there is a seller jimfields33 Nov 20 #42

If it was going to be sold to a third party, why spin it off to the same shareholders who own it now? onenote Nov 20 #43

What if those shareholders wanted to sell? Dennis Donovan Nov 20 #44

There would probably be some adverse tax consequences if they immediately turned around and sold. onenote Nov 20 #45

Cable is a dying medium. DJ Synikus Makisimus Nov 20 #49

What part does Microsoft play in MSNBC? bucolic_frolic Nov 20 #52

The letters MS... RunnoDeMille Nov 20 #56

This is an opportunity oldmanlynn Nov 20 #53

I don't watch a nano second of any of it. onecaliberal Nov 20 #54

I thought I read somewhere 10% of voters under 30 get their news from TV. NoMoreRepugs Nov 20 #58

Who cares. kacekwl Nov 20 #59

I'll need some other background noise mr715 Nov 20 #61

NBC's 'news gathering' wasn't doing much with it outside of MSNBC bigtree Nov 20 #62