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<DIV><A href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/07/report-keith-olbermann-is-likely-to-join-current-tv/">http://www.politicsdaily.com/2011/02/07/report-keith-olbermann-is-likely-to-join-current-tv/</A></DIV>
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<DIV>The New York Times' Media Decoder column is reporting that former MSNBC
"Countdown" host and liberal firebrand <A href="http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/olbermann-said-to-be-going-to-current-tv/"><FONT color=#386086>Keith Olbermann will announce his next career move</FONT></A> on
Tuesday, and speculation is running high he'll be joining public affairs
channel, Current TV.<BR><BR>"Neither Mr. Olbermann, his representatives, or
executives from Current TV would comment on the move, but they did not deny that
the channel, which counts former Vice President <PERSON idsrc="nyt-per" value="arts,automobiles,books,business,college,dealbook,dining,education,fashion,garden,giving,health,jobs,magazine,movies,multimedia,nyregion,obituaries,realestate,science,sports,style,technology,theater,travel,us,washington,weekinreview,world:::More
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founders, will become at least one partner in Mr. Olbermann's future media
plans," wrote Bill Carter and Brian Stelter.<BR><BR>Olbermann reportedly would
receive an equity share in the 5-year-old company. Media Decoder described
Current TV as a low-profile channel that now runs series such as "This American
Life." Before that, it relied on submissions from video
journalists.<BR><BR>Access to Current TV is limited to about 60 million homes
and is available only on the digital tier of cable channel systems. At MSNBC,
which Olbermann left in January after a storm relationship, his nightly audience
numbered 1 million.
<P>Carter and Stelter conclude that "the addition of Mr. Olbermann, the former
sports anchor who made himself a progressive star at MSNBC, would surely elevate
the channel, bringing it attention it has never before received. The channel
also wears its liberal politics on its sleeve."</P></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>