RadiomanATL
Senior Member
you know there were discussions about what it would take for the deal to go through.
And it makes even less sense then that Comcast would want Olbermann to be gone as a precondition of the deal.
Why damage the property you're looking to purchase by insisting they get rid of their highest rated show?
No, my bet is that O either has some personal issues, or let his ego run away with him again and his current bosses saw an opportunity to get rid of him. After all, they have nothing to lose, they're about to turn over the property to someone else.
depends on who the biggies at comcast are? who are the major shareholders? the ceo? etc...
until i know more, i'll withhold judgment, but the timing seems fortuitous.
The biggies care more about ratings and profitability than any message Olbermann was putting out. And as the highest rated show in the lineup, it makes no sense to dump him because he brought the ratings and revenue for the channel.
Like you said though, we'll see.