Microsoft got $195 million for selling its 50 percent stake in msnbc.com

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We’re starting to get more details about the sale of msnbc.com to NBCUniversal, a deal which took place last summer and resulted in the online news operation changing its name to NBCNews.com. A new SEC filing from Comcast, the parent company of NBCUniversal, indicates that the 50 percent stake owned by Microsoft was valued at… Read More…

NBCNews.com’s top exec and editor are leaving after msnbc.com transition

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Charlie Tillinghast, the NBCNews.com executive in Redmond who was the longtime president of msnbc.com, plans to leave his position at the end of the year as part of a series of management changes following the unwinding of the joint venture between Microsoft and NBC this summer. Also departing is Jennifer Sizemore, the NBCNews.com editor-in-chief, another msnbc.com… Read More…

Report: Some msnbc.com staff to move off Microsoft’s campus once split occurs

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It’s no secret that NBCUniversal is in serious talks to buy out Microsoft’s remaning stake in the online news venture msnbc.com. All indications point to a deal happening, with some speculation that an announcement is just days away. If the deal goes through, we’ve wondered what will happen to the msnbc.com staffers who’ve worked on… Read More…

BreakingNews goes overseas with new UK outpost

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BreakingNews, the Seattle-based unit of msnbc.com responsible for BreakingNews.com and the @BreakingNews Twitter feed, made its first international expansion today, announcing a new London-based team that will link to and tweet about UK-focused breaking news. “From the riots to the News of the World scandal, the UK has experienced a tremendous year of news so far,”… Read More…

Live Chat on Windows 8, coming up at noon today

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Posting from Anaheim: Do you have questions about Windows 8? Curious what the experience is like? Want to talk about the new Metro design and what it will mean for your next PC? Here’s your chance. I’ll be participating in a live chat about Microsoft’s next operating system with longtime technology journalist Wilson Rothman of msnbc.com… Read More…