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MSNBC Getting New Name
It was once Microsoft (MS) and NBC (the network). Now after a corporate split, the all news network is getting a brand new name to take away the association with its former network roots.
The new name? MS NOW, which stands for My Source News Opinion World. Sheesh! And I thought MSNBC was a mouthful.
Many former NBC reporters are jumping ship to the "newcomer" and will no longer be seen on the network.
MSNBC (or MS NOW) is the opposite of FOX News, acting as a de facto spokes-network for the Democrats, as FOX does for the Republicans.
The rebranding means the end of the colour scheme and the Peacock, as well as the "NBC" stinger which used to be part of the network show intros.
The change officially happens later this year.
Cable’s MSNBC will change its name later this year as part of corporate divorce from NBC
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If/when they close up shop, they can rebrand as MSTHEN.
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Binson Echorec wrote:
If/when they close up shop, they can rebrand as MSTHEN.
or MSWAS....
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If/when they close up shop, they can rebrand as MSTHEN.
CNN would be pleased if this happened. They have trailed MSNBC in the Neilsen ratings for a number of years.
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Here's the new logo. 
By the way, CNBC, the network's business channel, is retaining the name because of what Mediate calls "contractual obligations." But it will soon also be free of the ubquitous "peacock" symbol.
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I wonder how popular MSNBC is in Canada. I have had it on my cable a few times but didn't really like it. Much prefer CNN for a US news network. And like FOX News Network, you never see MSNBC on in any restaurants, bars, waiting rooms like you do for CP24, CNN or CBC News Network.
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Well, here's something you don't see very often. A network about to change its name being openly discussed by the on-air people who work there.
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