WTF Election Coverage?
Why the hell have all the networks save CNN stopped election coverage? Why is the fate of the United States Senate being upstaged in favor of idle chit-chat from Larry King?
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Because almost all of those networks have a cable news outlet that can afford to run for hours on end without taking a commercial break while their broadcast network continues to make money.
While NBC, for instance, ran their usual entertainment lineup, MSNBC was running non-stop coverage of the elections. In the NYC area, the local NBC affilliate was running local election coverage starting at 9pm one of their digital subchannels and online.
Because almost all of those networks have a cable news outlet that can afford to run for hours on end without taking a commercial break while their broadcast network continues to make money.
While NBC, for instance, ran their usual entertainment lineup, MSNBC was running non-stop coverage of the elections. In the NYC area, the local NBC affilliate was running local election coverage starting at 9pm one of their digital subchannels and online.
I get it now. MD spake the truth.
I get it now. MD spake the truth.