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Why Keith Olbermann Picked Such a Dumb Fight on Twitter and Ended Up Suspended

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ESPN commentator and world-champion friendmaker Keith Olbermann this week launched a Twitter war with college students who'd raised $13 million to fight pediatric cancer. The incident left Olbermann with a [...]


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Current TV Hires Former MSNBCer Cenk Uygur

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Current TV has announced the addition of a new personality to its prime-time lineup. Cenk Uygur, who was ousted from his position as host of MSNBC Live in July, will [...]

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Joel Hyatt: ‘A Natural Thing’ to Reclaim CEO Title

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Current TV CEO Joel Hyatt says that the departure of his former co-chief Mark Rosenthal at the network a few weeks ago came amidst a broader push to revamp Current [...]

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Current TV Appoints a New President

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After the resignation of its CEO just over a week ago, Current TV has named a partial successor. David Bohrman, who just last week stepped down as head of CNN’s [...]

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Two CEOs One Too Many for Current TV

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Sources close to Current TV say that the departure of Current TV CEO Mark Rosenthal comes two months after the network's co-founder, Joel Hyatt, took the position of co-CEO alongside [...]

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Current TV’s CEO Out

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Adweek has confirmed that Mark Rosenthal is stepping down as CEO of Current TV. Current co-founder Joel Hyatt will take over for Rosenthal.