A conference call among NBC News Washington bureau staff included tributes to Ms Hunt, and some colleagues became emotional, the person familiar with the matter told Variety. Newsletters and other formats are also under discussion.Ī source told Variety that Ms Hunt’s NBC co-workers were shocked at the news of her departure.
Current anchors and correspondents could also be given the chance to work on projects that match with their passions and special interests.Ī possible subscription service wouldn’t necessarily be restricted to video content. MSNBC has announced that anchors Mika Brzezinski and Nicolle Wallace are developing content for the Peacock streaming service operated by NBCUniversal.ĪBC has connected its broadcast and streaming operations with staffers moving in between linear programming and online efforts.įox News is pushing additional content towards its Fox Nation streaming outlet with primetime stars like Tucker Carlson.ĬNN has held back as its competitors pushed ahead, according to Variety, but executives have been reviewing streaming ideas in recent months, which has included testing pilots with possible new anchors.
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She also co-anchored significant political events on NBC News Now, the streaming channel, along with Mr Todd.Īll of the big TV News divisions have started to shift resources towards streaming as younger audiences get their news from social media platforms such as Twitter and smartphone news alerts.ĬBS News was quick out of the gate with CBSN, which is collaborating with the local news stations of its parent company to produce special reports starring local news anchors at events of great interest such as the Miami condo collapse. She has appeared regularly on NBC Nightly News as well as Meet The Press, and at times filling in for Chuck Todd as the host of MTP Daily. She later took over the early morning slot on weekdays at the cable news channel. After a stint as an off-air producer, she began appearing on a Sunday night MSNBC programme entitled KasieDC. The unnamed source told Variety that Ms Hunt could appear online during moments of great importance, such as during presidential elections. When she signed off, Ms Hunt expressed gratitude to MSNBC and gave a shoutout to Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski “for always insisting that you should know your value” and the production staff who “make this show happen”. One person with knowledge of the deal told the magazine that Ms Hunt was offered an annual salary of between $1m and $1.5m, something that NBC News was unable to compete with. The gamble by CNN president Jeff Zucker involves trying to hire dozens of people to help the WarnerMedia outlet win the streaming wars, two people with knowledge of behind the scenes moves told Variety.
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