gt1racer
join:2008-11-19
Fall River, MA
1 edit |  [HD] Msnbc HD coming to comcast in June?
Anyone who wants MsnbcHD has gotten their wish 
»www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/msn···3116.asp |
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dishrich
join:2006-05-12
Springfield, IL | Where does it say though it's actually coming TO COMCAST???  |
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gt1racer
join:2008-11-19
Fall River, MA | I'm just guessing sorry  it seems logical Comcast might add it then or later in the year. |
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CRP
Comcast of Ocean County
join:2005-12-26
Brick, NJ | I'll definitely check it out if/when it's added. |
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Chad473
join:2007-12-18
Lancaster, PA | reply to gt1racer
sure, with boston/chicago getting it first, everyone else in 2010-2011. |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | reply to gt1racer
The most unwatched news channel. |
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dmasterscott
Comcast Of NJ II
join:2006-10-14
Woodbridge, NJ
1 edit | said by DaveNJ  :The most unwatched news channel. Not any more.. In the latest ratings, CNN is now the least watched news channel. MSNBC is now behind Fox News..
»www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art···976LII03 |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
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·Patriot Media
| said by dmasterscott :said by DaveNJ :The most unwatched news channel. Not any more.. In the latest ratings, CNN is now the least watched news channel. MSNBC is now behind Fox News.. » www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art···976LII03 I think when they got rid of Glenn Beck, they lost a demographic.
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CRP
Comcast of Ocean County
join:2005-12-26
Brick, NJ | reply to dmasterscott
Going "left" in primetime really helped MSNBC's ratings. |
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YellowDart
join:2003-07-09
world
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Not only that but they are the most successful getting younger viewers. This is the best segment for networks in regards to advertisers. (Young audiences have the most disposable income.) So while Fox may have the highest ratings it is very conceivable MSNBC is making more money from advertisers.
MSNBC Executives Courting Younger Viewers - Network Goes HD June 29
Television news may be a graying genre. But MSNBC is staking out a younger viewer.
"It's the millenials," said the 63-year-old Chris Matthews."They're not watching Larry King. They're watching Rachel [Maddow]."
Mathews made an appearance at Cable Show '09 Thursday with Maddow and MSNBC president Phil Griffin.
"I think we take a particular focus on younger viewers," said Maddow. "And I think we are succeeding there."
MSNBC hit a milestone in the just-concluded first quarter ratings period, surpassing CNN in primetime and the morning in news' target sales demographic of 25-to-54-year-olds. But perhaps equally important to Griffin, is the fact that MSNBC was also the top-rated news network among persons 18 to 34, the so-called millenials.
And the millenials are the future.
"We're going to win the battle with younger viewers," said Griffin, adding that MSNBC does sell against the 18-to-34 demo.. "That's the battle we've staked out."
MSNBC's first-quarter ratings success, its best quarter in its 12-plus history, vindicates its strategy of programming opinionated, obviously partisan hosts rather than simply delivering news sans point of view, which is the territory CNN has staked out.
"This is a tremendous moment for MSNBC," said Griffin. "[CNN] has the best brand in television news. But we've got quality programming."
Matthews was quick to note that while many of MSNBC's hosts approach their programs from a certain side of the ideological divide ("We call it like we see it," he said), they are always "fact-based."
"There are a lot of programs on the air that are not fact-based. And I have a real problem with them," said Matthews. "We all know who they are. There's a new one on the air right now."
MSNBC also announced that it will begin telecasting in 1080i HD on June 29. The launch, said Griffin, was less about allowing viewers to see its cadre of personalities including new addition Ed Schultz, in HD, and more about getting MSNBC into the HD channel lineup with its cable news competitors.
"To me, it's about the neighborhood," he said. "[HD] is just about to hit critical mass and we've got to be there."
The Ed Show launches April 6 at 6 p.m. displacing David Schuster's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Shuster co-anchor a two-hour news program with Tamron Hall from 3-5 p.m. MSNBC has also shelved plans to develop at 10 p.m. program after Maddow's show and instead will continue to rerun Olbermann's Countdown, which has gained traction at 10 p.m. "There are night where a rerun of [Countdown] beats Anderson Cooper 360," said Griffin.
Matthews joked that the rerun of his show at 7 p.m. may be confusing to some of his viewers. "It's a topic of ongoing discussion," he said. "There are people who are confused and think they're watching [a new show]," he said. "But there are people who know they've seen it before. And those are the type of discerning viewers I'm looking for." |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey | Could you post the link? thanks |
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YellowDart
join:2003-07-09
world | »www.broadcastingcable.com/articl···wers.php |
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rockotman
...Blown On The Steel Breeze
Emerging Research
join:2000-08-06
DSotM
clubs: | reply to gt1racer
MSDNC in HD. Great. |
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appleman102
join:2002-07-23
Morristown, NJ
| said by rockotman :MSDNC in HD. Great. Ignorant political bashing on the internet. Great. |
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DaveRHanson
join:2003-10-25
Spokane, WA | Anyone seen any updates on when Comcast will carry this, now that MSNBC is broadcasting in HD? |
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mariod
join:2009-06-16
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Honest question:
Why do people want MSNBC (or CNN, or FoxNews) in HD? Its anchors sitting at a desk. HD enhances that experience?
There are other HD available channels that I'd much rather see added first (NHLNet, NBATV, ESPNNews, MTV, HDNet, etc.) |
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heatsker151
join:2007-10-14
Lebanon, PA | As long as it can take advantage of the 16x9 screen area, I wouldn't care if it were in 480i. |
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DaveNJ
No Fear
join:1999-09-01
New Jersey
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said by mariod :Honest question: Why do people want MSNBC (or CNN, or FoxNews) in HD? Its anchors sitting at a desk. HD enhances that experience? There are other HD available channels that I'd much rather see added first (NHLNet, NBATV, ESPNNews, MTV, HDNet, etc.) HD is just looks better, once you watch whatever news channel in HD you need it on all. The studio looks crisper, and the graphics are finer..
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Marcus Carr
join:2009-04-08
Baltimore, MD | reply to mariod
It's not just anchors. It's the studio, the graphics, and some remotes and reports. (Not to mention the hotties on Fox News.) |
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avd706
insert annoying animated gif here
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Union, NJ | reply to DaveNJ
The field reports look better too (if they are recorded with a HD camera)
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