Posted on 01/21/2011 9:18:45 PM PST by FTJM
Sources tell Mediaite Keith Olbermann and MSNBC were headed for a breakup long before Comcasts rise to power, but clearly something set the divorce into motion quickly today, with network promos set to run touting Olbermanns role in MSNBCs coverage of next weeks State of the Union addressand, notably, a Keith Olbermann promo running on MSNBC in the hour after the host signed off and left the network.
MSNBC executives have long planned for the day the networks star might be sent packing, and the rise of Rachel Maddow at MSNBCalong with the grooming of Lawrence ODonnell as a potential replacement for Olbermannappears to have hastened the hosts departure.
While Olbermann and his iconic Countdown have been immensely important in the resurgence of MSNBC, Olbermanns friction with management has been a sticking point. At many pointsincluding the recent suspension over political contributionstensions rose so high as to lead to serious discussions inside MSNBC about firing their star.
With Maddow enjoying both immense popularity inside MSNBC and very strong ratings for her Rachel Maddow Show, Olbermanns invincibility as the heart and soul of MSNBCs brand became softer. In recent weeks, sources tell Mediaite there have been meetings on the topic of Keith Olbermann and his future at the network. Did Comcastas many Countdown viewers seem to suspectorder Olbermann out? It appears that the end of the Olbermann era at MSNBC was not ordered by Comcast, nor was it a move to tone down the networks politics. Instead, sources inside the network say it came down to the more mundane world of office politicsOlbermann was a difficult employee, who clashed with bosses, colleagues and underlings alike, and with the Comcast-related departure of Jeff Zucker, and the rise of Maddow and ODonnell, the landscape shifted, making an Olbermann exit suddenly seem well-timed.
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O’Donnell strikes me as being as unwatchable as Keith, only more boring.
Yep, he’s awful.
I guess Maddow was so immensely popular, that Olbermann couldn’t lick her at MSNBC. So he was sent packing.
Compared to what? Batman reruns?
Quote: “While Olbermann and his iconic Countdown have been immensely important in the resurgence of MSNBC. . .”
Stopped reading right there. “Resurgence at MSNBC” LOL!!!
Well I was wrong. It seems MSNBC hasn’t seen the light. They’ll ride their left wing political coverage all the way to the poor house. The sooner the better.
Translation: Olbermann is a complete a-hole.
Maddow is unwatchable.
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He’s known to be an a-hole. He must have be intolerable there.
and tied up...
The real reason Olbermann was fired? Blame Sarah Palin.
Don’t believe it. Comcast knows they’re going to lose cable customers over the left wing crap at msnbc. That and his refusal to “tone it down”.
Looks like they paid out his contract.
All 6 of Olbermann’s fans slowly got up and walked away...
Ewwww ...
Yes that is much better. Thanx for correcting.
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