Comments on: First look at new MSNBC/NBC News studios

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:19:21 +0000

They are just individual shows/broadcast outlets. It is all under NBC news. NBC News is under NBC Universal. Universal under GE, etc.

By: User

User — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:51:13 +0000

Well, I think this is a step towards consolidation, but Today, Dateline and CNBC, are quite different from eachother and “nbc news” itself. Today I guess is nbc news, but 3/4hours its all “lifestyle” junk, vs actual news

Just my 0.02!

By: News Consumer

News Consumer — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:00:20 +0000

This may be a bit off topic, but I never understood why a company like NBCU would have so many different news divisions. Why not create one group, “NBC News,” responsible for producing content for all outlets: MSNBC, the Nightly News, CNBC, Today, Dateline, etc. House it in one giant studio, lower the overhead and crank out the content.

By: Kid3

Kid3 — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:50:35 +0000

The mauve can (and does) change to pretty much any color. Think of it like a mood ring.

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:38:44 +0000

The video wall area looks really nice, but the mauve area? I hope they can change the colors, because is that seriously a color/set combonation that you can report on a presidential inaguration from?

By: Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:38:43 +0000

So the FAKE backdrop will be replaced by the mauve color?

Posters #1 & #2 are right, the set is a small piece of the puzzle, but one of the most expensive items on the bottomline.

How about having a newscast filled with real news instead of the latest on Anna Nicole, Britney, Lohan, Angelina, Brad, and other fluff.

Anybody have the “newscast” numbers comparing Nightly News versus Weekend Update on SNL?

NBC’s assets in the anchor ranks are Matt LAuer and Keith Olbermann. In fact, Olbermann is tops. Williams is a distant third. Have never cared for him.

By: thedetroitchannel

thedetroitchannel — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:03:52 +0000

hate to say it guys, but i haven’t had my tv on in over a month… probably 6 weeks.

i do, however, dust it religiously.

have you been following the saga of the superferry in hawaii?

By: Michael Gay

Michael Gay — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:34:13 +0000

Wow, that looks impressive. It is similar to the Today Show’s set, with a homey feel. I look forward to seeing it on air.

By: Brink

Brink — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:21:35 +0000

Pretty. And expensive. Too bad not one viewer has ever watched a newscast because of the set.

By: John Proffitt

John Proffitt — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:23:15 +0000

Visually attractive studio space. Great for HD cameras and pretty people. But what about the content? Same old crap as before? Same shrieking headlines with pillow-soft infotainment filler? Oh. Well then congratulations to all the highly-paid union carpenters and electricians on a job well done, but as a citizen I’m more depressed than impressed with this kind of investment.

Wake up TV news! This doesn’t serve the public interest. Oh, right… I keep forgetting about the shareholders — sorry!