Microsoft Pulls Out of MSNBC

Microsoft has cut its last ties with MSNBC, dissolving its affiliation with the brand's website.

The breakup, announced Sunday night, comes after a 16-year partnership between the company and NBC. The latter is buying back its 50% share of the site for an undisclosed sum, according to numerous reports. The website will now move its headquarters from Redmond, Wash., to New York.

The move, which was reported earlier by Adweek and The Daily Beat, among others, comes after unnamed NBC executives cited in the reports have complained about the dissonance between the left-leaning MSNBC TV network and the MSNBC website. The latter attempts a more middle-of-the-road approach and aggregat…
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