TVIntheDesert 183 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 This past Saturday night, Current TV 2.0---errr---Pivot TV launched their original "news magazine" series with the daughter of Arizona Senator John McCain, Meghan. For the most part, it was not seen by many, but the social media buzz was, for what I saw, pretty negative. As for myself, I did happen to view it, and if you can get past Meghan's nasally voice, it didn't have much substance. Mostly her and her producer chatting about online privacy. Like the original Current TV was, Pivot is going to be a hard sell to 18-34 year olds, no matter how hard they integrate the social media aspect to it. Millennials don't sit down and watch linear cable networks. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12936-pivot-tvs-raising-mccain/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 It's an even harder sell when you don't know where it is in your cable lineup—if it's there at all. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12936-pivot-tvs-raising-mccain/#findComment-89364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Wait, so someone saw how terrible Current TV performed and said "why don't we copy that."? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12936-pivot-tvs-raising-mccain/#findComment-89442 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Wait, so someone saw how terrible Current TV performed and said "why don't we copy that."? Yep. Jeff Skoll at Participant Media (who, coincidentally, funded Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth"). Of course, they won't admit the comparisons to the early Current, but it's definitely there (it's Current with a few off-network and imported shows added to the mix). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12936-pivot-tvs-raising-mccain/#findComment-89443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Yep. Jeff Skoll at Participant Media (who, coincidentally, funded Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth"). Of course, they won't admit the comparisons to the early Current, but it's definitely there (it's Current with a few off-network and imported shows added to the mix). I say this as someone left of the center but that guy must have quite a bit of money to waste. "Fox News-style" news from the left simply isn't profitable. Air America learned that the hard way too. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12936-pivot-tvs-raising-mccain/#findComment-89509 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country News 435 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 "Fox News-style" news from the left simply isn't profitable. Just ask MSNBC. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12936-pivot-tvs-raising-mccain/#findComment-89512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABC 7 Denver 1715 Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Just ask MSNBC. What now? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12936-pivot-tvs-raising-mccain/#findComment-89514 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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