http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/ Unvarnished news & opinion on cable news Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:36:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7424 Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:22:04 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7424 What MSNBC should worry about is their new Hotshots segment on Chris Matthews' show. They are trying to use Joe and Tucker on Friday nights, since their shows were cancelled on that evening. But, horror or horrors! They included Rita Cosby as a political commentator!! She diminished the show. It could have been a good segment each week. I wonder how Joe and Tucker - real political analysts - feel about appearing with this nitwit! (Sorry for changing the subject, but I needed to comment on this other idiotic turn of events at MSNBC. Now, on to the subject at hand. I have the new MSNBC screen on now. It is a mess!! What MSNBC should worry about is their new Hotshots segment on Chris Matthews’ show. They are trying to use Joe and Tucker on Friday nights, since their shows were cancelled on that evening. But, horror or horrors! They included Rita Cosby as a political commentator!! She diminished the show.
It could have been a good segment each week. I wonder how Joe and Tucker - real political analysts - feel about appearing with this nitwit! (Sorry for changing the subject, but I needed to comment on this other idiotic turn of events at MSNBC.
Now, on to the subject at hand. I have the new MSNBC screen on now. It is a mess!!

]]> http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7408 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:55:27 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7408 I'm going to have to take a look at this just for the laughs potential. It sounds like Situation Room meets HeadLine news through a Mondrian painting! I’m going to have to take a look at this just for the laughs potential. It sounds like Situation Room meets HeadLine news through a Mondrian painting!

]]> http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7407 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:34:10 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7407 Sounds interesting, though I wouldn't be amased if there isn't any gain in ratings or anything at all. The old headline news screen thing (whatever you wanted to call it) was a good idea in that you didn't have to follow a scroller go across the bottom of the screen, something I liked anyway. In the end, with the visual changes on CNBC, I am just a little scared of what this might look at if they impact it at all. Sounds interesting, though I wouldn’t be amased if there isn’t any gain in ratings or anything at all. The old headline news screen thing (whatever you wanted to call it) was a good idea in that you didn’t have to follow a scroller go across the bottom of the screen, something I liked anyway. In the end, with the visual changes on CNBC, I am just a little scared of what this might look at if they impact it at all.

]]> http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7406 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:22:18 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7406 Ratings wise, they're battling it out for the most part with CNNHL, so it's only fitting that they should choose to look like Headline News! Ratings wise, they’re battling it out for the most part with CNNHL, so it’s only fitting that they should choose to look like Headline News!

]]> http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7405 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:43:08 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7405 Well I won't reserve judgement. This is stupid. I'm starting to be convinced that 5 year-old could come up with better ideas than these morons running MSNBC. If you want stock updates, then turn to CNBC. If you want weather updates then turn to the weather channel. Otherwise, MSNBC is there to deliver news so please deliver news and stop with the antics. Well I won’t reserve judgement. This is stupid. I’m starting to be convinced that 5 year-old could come up with better ideas than these morons running MSNBC. If you want stock updates, then turn to CNBC. If you want weather updates then turn to the weather channel. Otherwise, MSNBC is there to deliver news so please deliver news and stop with the antics.

]]> http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7404 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 21:30:13 +0000 http://insidecable.blogsome.com/2006/01/22/msnbc-to-make-another-format-adjustment/#comment-7404 What a dreadful idea! What a dreadful idea!

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