are Keith Olbermann and Al Gore trying to be relevant again with Current TV…
Tuesday, 8. February 2011
Keith Olbermann, who used to have a show on MSNBC, will be returning to television via Current TV, from the official statement:
In addition to executive producing and hosting a new nightly primetime news and commentary show, Olbermann will also serve as the company’s Chief News Officer and will have an equity stake in Current Media.
This is an exciting story, because I didn’t even know Current TV was still doing whatever it is they do… isn’t it where amateurs use their video cameras to find news, and make their own reports? It’s a good thing for Current there isn’t an easier more-available-to-the-masses way for people to do this, where people could access it from their personal computers or phones – a “net” of digital data sharing if you will.
This is a smart enough move for Current TV, which could use any reason for people to even wonder if their cable company provides it; Al Gore owns it and could raise the money for Olbermann’s salary with a couple of boring speeches. Although with Olbermann as the network’s Chief News Officer, it’ll probably just be wall-to-wall clips of Glenn Beck saying something crazy, and then Olbermann saying Glenn Beck is crazy.

