Current Fires Olbermann

CURRENT TV  Olbermann

 By Skyler
 NewYork Times' Brian Stelter tweeted :

Olbermann will be replaced by "Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer," according to Current TV.
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) March 30, 2012

And Now Current Has confirmed it   in this letter

    We created Current to give voice to those Americans who refuse to rely on corporate-controlled media and are seeking an authentic progressive outlet. We are more committed to those goals today than ever before.
Current was also founded on the values of respect, openness, collegiality, and loyalty to our viewers. Unfortunately these values are no longer reflected in our relationship with Keith Olbermann and we have ended it.
We are moving ahead by honoring Current’s values. Current has a fundamental obligation to deliver news programming with a progressive perspective that our viewers can count on being available daily — especially now, during the presidential election campaign. Current exists because our audience desires the kind of perspective, insight and commentary that is not easily found elsewhere in this time of big media consolidation.
As we move toward this summer’s political conventions and the general election in the fall, Current is making significant new additions to our broadcasts. We have just debuted six hours of new programming each weekday with Bill Press (“Full Court Press” at 6 am ET/3 am PT) and Stephanie Miller (“Talking Liberally” at 9 am ET/6 pm PT).
We’re very excited to announce that beginning tonight, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer will host “Viewpoint with Eliot Spitzer,” at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. Eliot is a veteran public servant and an astute observer of the issues of the day. He has important opinions and insights and he relishes the kind of constructive discourse that our viewers will appreciate this election year. We are confident that our viewers will be able to count on Gov. Spitzer to deliver critical information on a daily basis.
All of these additions to Current’s lineup are aimed at achieving one simple goal — the goal that has always been central to Current’s mission: To tell stories no one else will tell, to speak truth to power, and to influence the conversation of democracy on behalf of those whose voices are too seldom heard. We, and everyone at Current, want to thank our viewers for their continued steadfast support.
Sincerely,
Al Gore & Joel Hyatt
Current’s Founders

NBC to change up Saturday Mornings

NBC Children's programming 
You can say it's corporate working together,NBC will be leaving the Qubo children's block for a new block called NBC Kids produced by part-sister network PBS Kids Spout , which is a mash up of  PBS , Sesame Workshop , Apex Partners and NBC Universal.
  The New NBC Kids won't be like it was in the 1980's , it will be targeted to the expanding preschool TV market. 3hours every Saturday.  NBC Kids will include the U.S. broadcast premieres of quality, preschool series "The Wiggles," Sprout's "Noodle & Doodle," Jim Henson's "Pajanimals," "Poppy Cat," "Justin Time," as well as the popular "LazyTown," designed to encourage healthy eating and exercise.
 In case you are wondering about QUBO, it will continue as a 24-hour channel and  as a Wednesday-Friday morning block on Ion Television.  The block starts July 7th.

Weather Channel makes a Another Line up change

THE WEATHER Channel Where's the Weather?
By Skyler
 This really goes in the category of  NBC Ruined the Weather Channel ,since the Weather Channel was bought in a consortium back in 2008 , they have made  changes to the channel including cutting back on LIVE weather "News" programs and adding reality programming.
This was in The Holywood Reporter   back in 2010.

NBC Uni posted a video interview with Peacock Productions executive Sharon Scott about the company's intentions for the network, which include reducing the amount of live weather coverage. Scott points out we have iPads now, so this whole covering weather on TV is just getting silly (try telling that to NBC's local news stations).

         Instead, live weather news will increasingly get folded down to a scroll during weather-themed reality programming. She compares the move to CNN and MSNBC, but it's also similar to how TV Guide Channel tackled their branding vs. growth problem. 

Since 2011, this has happened, they cut back "Weather Center " an evening weather news programming down to 3 1 hour backs at 7PMET, 10PMET, and 1AMET. In between that  they added reality shows, with a weather theme, if that.
 And more to come according to this. read here
Effectively today, The Weather Channel has cut back it's program "DayPlanner" which aried from 11AMET-5PMET, is being cut to 11AMET-2PMET , and  a new 1 hour block of "Weather Center Live" is airing from 4-5PMET. now every 3 hours from 4PMET-4AMET  you will have 4 live Weather news shows and  tons of reality shows.

CBS announces early-renewals of shows

TV LOOK season 2012-13 Fall 
 CBS has announced that they will be renewing  the following shows:
"The Good Wife," "Blue Bloods," "Hawaii Five-0," "Mike & Molly," "NCIS," "CSI," "NCIS: LA," "Criminal Minds," "Survivor," "48 Hours," "60 Minutes," "2 Broke Girls," "The Amazing Race," "Undercover Boss," "The Mentalist," "Person of Interest," "How I Met Your Mother" and "The Big Bang Theory."

We will keep you updated if this changes or any more shows are added to the list of the Returning shows.  

Dear the Media.. Things aren't news

Dear the Media
 By Sarah F for mychiller
    February is over and once a gain the media wasted a month on stupid episodic things and everything is political issue. What was it the lack of primaries and debates?The media has issues of talking about Whitney Houston for  a week, they talked about contraception , they talked about  Rick Santorum how he was the front runner because he won 3 states, and not looking at how many delegates he has which at the time was less than Gingrich. They wasted time debating things that don't need to be debated for days on straight, Maybe  ,they hate good economic news or think the economy is better so they aren't focusing on it?   They were also beating the drum for war with Iran, maybe they have money for their war coverage budget now and forgot that the US was in 2 wars and has yet to pay that debt of.  


 By Sklyer 
     CBS Evening News has had a great  February it beat ABC World News with 25-52 yr  old demo   one week. I do think it's because the newscast is different from NBC's and ABC's that it''s doing more serious stories and less entertainment and light stories.  
       NBC did something stupid from the start in February , what did they do? They moved "Rock Center with Brian Williams" a weekly news magazine , from Monday nights at 10/9c to Wednesday Nights at 9/8c.  The stupid thing about that is the time slot. 9/8c on Wednesday is friecely packed, with top rated shows, "Modern Family ", "Happy Endings"on ABC and "American Idol" (which has been slipping) on FOX. So now in March they are moving it to 10/9c , where it will compete with lighter shows, though it could still get beat by "Revenge". And to think NBC is the fourth place network ,there's a reason for that. 

Good Morning Cable :FOX AND Friends to Expand.

FOX NEWS CHANNEL  Cable TV  TV NEWS  Morning TV 
  By Skyler
 The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that "FOX and Friends", FOX News Channel's morning show  is expanding into 5AMET , it will called "FOX and Friends First" a name that the network used from 2001-2008 for it's 6AMET hour. The 5AMET hour will be hosted by Fox & Friends Weekend" hosts Dave Briggs and Clayton Morris. Fox News' Heather Childers, Ainsley Earhardt, Heather Nauert, Juliet Huddy, Julie Banderas, Anna Kooiman, Arthel Neville, Jamie Colby and Patti Ann Browne will also contribute to co-hosting the new hour. The main hosts, will still be on from 6-9AMET.   This is a trend of cable news channels starting earlier ... MSNBC started with "First Look" in the early 2000's , which still airs at 5amET, "Way To Early" started at 5:30AMET , CNN started 5am ET LIVE , last year with AM:Wake up Call and now it's the first hour it's first morning show" Early Start".