Comments on: MSNBC Changing Name to NBC News

By: 21st Century Paladin

21st Century Paladin — Fri, 13 May 2005 13:59:44 +0000

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By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 03 May 2005 19:57:46 +0000

NBC News Channel, new name, same format??

MSNBC really does not report any news, I have stopped watching that channel because all it shows are lame documentary/history shows with the occassional news coverage. I gert more bang for the buck watching the weather channel. I hope with the name change, they do a format change and really report the news.

Maybe they should just make it "NBC Daily News Channel" at least and show Daily show reruns all day, then it will be interesting... or "NBC Naked News Channel" so we can have something interesting to look at while getting the news... it is cable right?

I would rather get my news from CNN and FOX.

By: jim Hawthorne

jim Hawthorne — Tue, 03 May 2005 00:16:07 +0000

I've watched MSNBC since the first day and was especially impressed then when a "new" newstalent (Soledad O'Brian) made her debut. The only problem is that the web is controlled by the news division and, consequently is very dull!! Tip --> let a showbiz person run the net and watch it give FOX a real challenge. CNN? Since Ted Turner peddled it to Viacom, the "bottom line" put itself in control and became also very dull and, I'll wager is run by newspeople and, again is a "who cares" offering. Come on people, it's showbiz NOT newsbiz -- just take a look at FOX, study it and you'll KNOW what I mean!!

By: JackLewis.net

JackLewis.net — Mon, 02 May 2005 13:54:22 +0000

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By: McGehee

McGehee — Mon, 02 May 2005 13:53:20 +0000

"NBC News Channel"?

What's that middle word doing in there?

By: Bachbone

Bachbone — Mon, 02 May 2005 12:41:25 +0000

Isn't this rather like Kentucky Fried Chicken changing its name to KFC after consumers became keenly aware that too many fried foods are not good for us? The product remains the same, but you can fool some of the people some of the time.

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Mon, 02 May 2005 12:03:49 +0000

Now it will be NNC, the Mirror version of CNN.

I wonder if all the anchors will therefore be required to grow goatees?

By: herb

herb — Mon, 02 May 2005 02:23:59 +0000

Does this mean that we can no longer say "PMSNBC"

By: Chris McCaw

Chris McCaw — Mon, 02 May 2005 02:02:22 +0000

And don't forget CNBC World which is a 24-hour world's markets news channel. Given the truly anemic viewership of CNBC primetime (excluding MSNBC, soon to be NBC News Channel), I don't know why they just don't cut their losses when it comes to original programming on CNBC and just log into CNBC World starting at 7PM (Eastern). Repeats of 'The Apprentice', 'The Office' (U.S. version) and 'The Contender' seems like misguided synergy.

By: Sean Hackbarth

Sean Hackbarth — Mon, 02 May 2005 00:56:35 +0000

With CNBC the brand means business and investment news. When you think of watching what's happending on Wall Street you turn on CNBC. That's pretty much burned into the minds of those interested in that. I see no reason to change that name.