Cenk Uygur
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MSNBC Progressive Purging Lawrence O'Donnell?
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May 16, 2017
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Lawrence O’Donnell is the secondhighest rated cable news host, so why isn’t MSNBC clamoring to renew his contract? Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s “The Last Word,” has just four weeks left in his contract, and the cable network does not appear to be interested in renewing his deal. Four well-placed sources tell HuffPost that MSNBC has not been in contact with O’Donnell’s team of representatives to negotiate a new deal.
The absence of active negotiations weeks before a contract expires is highly unusual and often a sign that a contract won’t be renewed. News networks normally don’t risk letting the contract of a host who has a highly rated program expire or even come close to expiring before renegotiating. A short time-frame puts the network at a strategic disadvantage in talks, that’s why cable networks often start negotiating renewals six to nine months in advance of a contract ending.
A spokesman for NBC News declined to comment on “ongoing negotiations.” Although, multiple sources from inside and outside the network have told HuffPost that no negotiations have taken place.”*
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