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Olbermann Goes Over an Hour on Current to Take on MSNBC, But Carriage Deals Thwart Online Video Plan

By Alex Weprin on Jun. 21, 2011 - 4:44 PM

Last night on his newly-launched “Countdown” on Current TV, Keith Olbermann took the opportunity to bleed over into the 9 PM hour during an interview with Markos Moulitsas. As The Huffington Post spotted, Olbermann too ...

For Keith Olbermann, Return of ‘Countdown’ Just Phase One of Current TV Transformation

By Alex Weprin on Jun. 20, 2011 - 2:30 PM

Tonight at 8 PM on Current TV, former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann will return to television, re-launching his program “Countdown” on the cable network founded by former Vice President Al Gore and Joel Hyatt. For Olberma ...

Keith Olbermann Opens Up About Leaving MSNBC

By Alex Weprin on Jun. 7, 2011 - 4:35 PM

Former MSNBC host and soon-to-be Current TV host Keith Olbermann is back in the spotlight, with a cover story in this week’s Hollywood Reporter, along with a feature in Rolling Stone. For the first time, Olbermnann talks abo ...

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Michael Moore, Ken Burns Tapped as Contributors for Keith Olbermann’s Current TV Show

By Alex Weprin on May. 11, 2011 - 3:25 PM

“Countdown” will return to TV on Current June 20, and host Keith Olbermann is lining up a stable of contributors to appear regularly on the program. TVNewser has learned that filmmaker Michael Moore, documentary filmma ...

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Things the New York Giants Watch

By Noah Davis on Nov. 5, 2010 - 5:33 PM

Secretariat. Really? Call us crazy, but we really can’t see the New York Giants getting excited about watching a movie staring a horse on their cross-country flight, even if it is unusual. According to the New York Post, ...

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Brett Favre Is Tired of Coverage About Brett Favre

By Marcus Vanderberg on Sep. 9, 2010 - 11:59 AM

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre wasn’t a fan of the media coverage surrounding his return in August, taking his frustration to the airwaves on Wednesday. During an interview with Sirius NFL Radio, Favre said the me ...

Daily Kos’ Markos Moulitsas ‘Blacklisted’ from MSNBC

By kevin on Jul. 7, 2010 - 4:43 PM

Following a twitter dust-up between “Morning Joe” anchor Joe Scarborough and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas, MSNBC President Phil Griffin has stepped in and asked his staff to “take a break from booking [Moul ...

Fmr. Congressman Walks off MSNBC Set

By Chris Ariens on Nov. 7, 2009 - 9:54 AM

On Friday’s “Ed Show’, with David Shuster filling in, former GOP congressman Tom Tancredo took offense to something said by Daily Kos’ Markos Moulitsas as the two discussed healthcare reform. It ended with ...

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