MSNBC President Phil Griffin has sent a end-of-the-year memo to the staff of the cable news network. 2014 has been a difficult year for the network as it slipped behind CNN in the ratings, especially the 25-54 age demo, and sometimes loses to HLN in the demo as well. Breaking […]
As a result of Russia’s recent economic woes, President Vladimir Putin has cancelled the holiday vacations that Russian government officials are promised. Officials are entitled to a vacation from January 1 to January 12, which includes New Year’s Day and Christmas. Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7 because of the Julian […]
THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED, SEE BELOW. Indonesian media is reporting that an AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore has lost contact with Air Traffic Control in Jakota, Indonesia. The local media is basing this off of a Transport Ministry official. The flight number is QZ8501 and it contained 155 passengers and […]
Sen. Rand Paul performed the Festivus tradition of the Airing of Grievances, but he said his on Twitter instead of around the dinner table. Sen. Paul took aim at Democrats, Republicans, the media, and government spending in his tweeting that lasted about nine hours. I’ve got a lot of problems […]
DIRECTV and Walt Disney have signed a new distribution deal that could have large ramifications for their cable properties. As part of the deal, Fusion will join DIRECTV’s line-up in 2015. Fusion is a joint venture between ABC News and Univision and is a cable news channel aimed at millennials. […]
