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Microsoft Leaving MSNBC TV Partnership

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the long-term-deals-that-end-in-divorce dept.

pnewhook writes to tell us The New York Times is reporting that Microsoft and NBC have announced that they will be dissolving their joint cable TV news channel, MSNBC, with NBC retaining control. From the article: "NBC has completed a deal to assume majority control of the channel immediately, with an 82 percent stake, and it will become the sole owner within two years, NBC executives said yesterday. The two companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal. But the partners will continue their 50-50 ownership of the MSNBC Web site, which, partly as a consequence of its affiliation with Microsoft, is the most-used news site on the Internet."

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  1. used like the whore it is by blueadept1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    is the most-used news site on the Internet.

    Probably because every second person has it set as their *recommended* homepage as a result of installing MSN 150 times over the past 3 years. Now all we need is slashdot messenger... yes, that's it, create a further divide in IM... muahaha!

  2. Hidden at bottom of msnbc webpage by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    In pixel size print

    All Your Base Are Belong To Us!

  3. Re:being a 'Brit' by xs650 · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's a relief, I thought they were calling us wanks.

  4. Wait... by RedNovember · · Score: 2, Funny

    So the MS in NBC stood for "Microsoft"? I always thought it was "More Stupid NBC"...

    Come to think of it, there's not much difference there...

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  5. Re:Over a barrel? by cbiltcliffe · · Score: 2, Funny

    How much do you want to bet that in a year or two we'll see a Microsoft owned and run TV channel? Probably full of "studies" and "news stories" about how much Windows saved some company, too...

    This just in: Microsoft Windows saved Joe's Sushi Emporium $28 million dollars over 1 month!

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  6. Re:Microsoft Increasingly Irrelevant by dioscaido · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, the Xbox 360 is going horribly. I love it how I can walk into the local Best Buy and there are mountains of xbox 360's just waiting there. And the media is just ignoring the console altogether. I feel bad for MS. /sarcasm

  7. irony by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Saying the only thing "more stupid" was your remark: $0

    Saying maybe create an oribinal response next time just before that: priceless

  8. Re:Media Center by Overly+Critical+Guy · · Score: 1, Funny

    You win double Slashdot XP points for your use of "M$" four times in one paragraph! Congrats! You are enlightened, sir.

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  9. New name: by Catbeller · · Score: 3, Funny

    GOP-TV.

    1. Re:New name: by ciroknight · · Score: 2, Funny

      I always thought that was FOX though; the F is only a letter away from G, and the X is simply a clever ploy to hide the obvious P that should be there.

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  10. Re:MS is damn lucky Office and Windows are popular by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, and Ford is pretty damn lucky cars are so popular!