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[HD] Msnbc HD coming to comcast in June?

Where does it say though it's actually coming TO COMCAST???

I'm just guessing sorry it seems logical Comcast might add it then or later in the year.

I'll definitely check it out if/when it's added.

reply to gt1racer
sure, with boston/chicago getting it first, everyone else in 2010-2011.

reply to gt1racer
The most unwatched news channel.

reply to dmasterscott
Going "left" in primetime really helped MSNBC's ratings.

reply to gt1racer
Not only that but they are the most successful getting younger viewers. This is the best segment for networks in regards to advertisers. (Young audiences have the most disposable income.) So while Fox may have the highest ratings it is very conceivable MSNBC is making more money from advertisers.

MSNBC Executives Courting Younger Viewers - Network Goes HD June 29

Television news may be a graying genre. But MSNBC is staking out a younger viewer.

"It's the millenials," said the 63-year-old Chris Matthews."They're not watching Larry King. They're watching Rachel [Maddow]."

Mathews made an appearance at Cable Show '09 Thursday with Maddow and MSNBC president Phil Griffin.

"I think we take a particular focus on younger viewers," said Maddow. "And I think we are succeeding there."
MSNBC hit a milestone in the just-concluded first quarter ratings period, surpassing CNN in primetime and the morning in news' target sales demographic of 25-to-54-year-olds. But perhaps equally important to Griffin, is the fact that MSNBC was also the top-rated news network among persons 18 to 34, the so-called millenials.

And the millenials are the future.

"We're going to win the battle with younger viewers," said Griffin, adding that MSNBC does sell against the 18-to-34 demo.. "That's the battle we've staked out."

MSNBC's first-quarter ratings success, its best quarter in its 12-plus history, vindicates its strategy of programming opinionated, obviously partisan hosts rather than simply delivering news sans point of view, which is the territory CNN has staked out.

"This is a tremendous moment for MSNBC," said Griffin. "[CNN] has the best brand in television news. But we've got quality programming."

Matthews was quick to note that while many of MSNBC's hosts approach their programs from a certain side of the ideological divide ("We call it like we see it," he said), they are always "fact-based."

"There are a lot of programs on the air that are not fact-based. And I have a real problem with them," said Matthews. "We all know who they are. There's a new one on the air right now."

MSNBC also announced that it will begin telecasting in 1080i HD on June 29. The launch, said Griffin, was less about allowing viewers to see its cadre of personalities including new addition Ed Schultz, in HD, and more about getting MSNBC into the HD channel lineup with its cable news competitors.

"To me, it's about the neighborhood," he said. "[HD] is just about to hit critical mass and we've got to be there."
The Ed Show launches April 6 at 6 p.m. displacing David Schuster's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Shuster co-anchor a two-hour news program with Tamron Hall from 3-5 p.m. MSNBC has also shelved plans to develop at 10 p.m. program after Maddow's show and instead will continue to rerun Olbermann's Countdown, which has gained traction at 10 p.m. "There are night where a rerun of [Countdown] beats Anderson Cooper 360," said Griffin.

Matthews joked that the rerun of his show at 7 p.m. may be confusing to some of his viewers. "It's a topic of ongoing discussion," he said. "There are people who are confused and think they're watching [a new show]," he said. "But there are people who know they've seen it before. And those are the type of discerning viewers I'm looking for."

Could you post the link? thanks

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reply to gt1racer
MSDNC in HD. Great.

Anyone seen any updates on when Comcast will carry this, now that MSNBC is broadcasting in HD?

reply to gt1racer
Honest question:

Why do people want MSNBC (or CNN, or FoxNews) in HD? Its anchors sitting at a desk. HD enhances that experience?

There are other HD available channels that I'd much rather see added first (NHLNet, NBATV, ESPNNews, MTV, HDNet, etc.)

As long as it can take advantage of the 16x9 screen area, I wouldn't care if it were in 480i.

reply to mariod

reply to mariod
It's not just anchors. It's the studio, the graphics, and some remotes and reports. (Not to mention the hotties on Fox News.)

reply to DaveDude
The field reports look better too (if they are recorded with a HD camera)
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