MSNBC On The Chopping Block
Trish Regan predicted this would happen! News today that NBC Universal will be spun off as a separate company. MSNBC’s days really are numbered, along with CNBC and OWN, the Oprah Winfrey Network. (And you wonder why Joe & Mika made the desperate visit to Mar-a-Lago over the weekend? The spin-off of their network was inevitable!)
Trish Regan has inside intel on what the deal means not only for these networks but the industry as a whole. Disney, she predicts, will be next with ABC News. It really is the end of an era!
Plus, Jaguar channels Bud Light in new ad campaign. Do they learn nothing from their predecessors? Target ought to serve as an example as well. It still hasn’t recovered from its debacle with the “tuckit” swimsuit. Shares are off some 30% in today’s trading as a result!
Here’s another look at the MSNBC debacle. Mark Dice says NBC no longer views “cross-pollination” with MSNBC as a positive attribute. Meanwhile, CNN’s analysts still have no clue why males turned away from the Democratic Party. Could it be a reflection of the Democrats running the most annoying — and stupid –feminist ever for President of the United States?
NBA Legend Bill Walton Dies
Two-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer, and sports broadcaster extraordinaire Bill Walton died on Memorial Day following complications from cancer.
Among the most iconic sports personalities of his era, Walton was voted to the 50th and 75th NBA’s anniversary teams, won the league’s MVP Award and the championship with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1977 and again with the Boston Celtics in 1986, all despite an injury-plagued career. He also played with the San Diego Clippers.
The 6-11 redhead was just as prolific throughout his college career at UCLA, where he won three consecutive Player of the Year Awards and two national titles under the tutelage of legendary coach John Wooden. He was selected No. 1 in the NBA Draft in 1974 by Portland.
Walton was equally as dynamic in the broadcast booth, with stints at CBS, NBC and ABC/ESPN (also PAC 12 Sports Network, owned by ESPN), often overshadowing the play-by-play announcers with his antics. Here’s more from ESPN, with reaction on Walton’s death from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and some of his sports and media colleagues.