NBC chairman and chief executive officer Bob Wright was on “Your World with Neil Cavuto” today, according to Inside Cable News, and he said that he was pleased with the direction of business news channel CNBC.
Here is the transcript from Inside Cable News as it pertains to C NBC:
B. WRIGHT: Well, I have got to say, first of all, MSNBC and CNBC are doing much better. And CNBC is doing just fine. So…
(CROSSTALK)
CAVUTO: So, you are not planing any changes there?
B. WRIGHT: No. They`re — I mean, they have — they have really improved dramatically. And I`m very — I`m very pleased about…
(CROSSTALK)
CAVUTO: MSNBC and CNBC?
B. WRIGHT: Yes. The — the — the issue we have — the only real issue we have is — you know, is in prime time. And we know it. And we are putting a lot of resources and very, very good people. We brought a lot of new people into the mix, some…
CAVUTO: Right.
B. WRIGHT: … new producers and new talent and different directions. And, so, we just have to let it play out.
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NBC's Bob Wright pleased with CNBC
May 31, 2006
NBC chairman and chief executive officer Bob Wright was on “Your World with Neil Cavuto” today, according to Inside Cable News, and he said that he was pleased with the direction of business news channel CNBC.
Here is the transcript from Inside Cable News as it pertains to C NBC:
B. WRIGHT: Well, I have got to say, first of all, MSNBC and CNBC are doing much better. And CNBC is doing just fine. So…
(CROSSTALK)
CAVUTO: So, you are not planing any changes there?
B. WRIGHT: No. They`re — I mean, they have — they have really improved dramatically. And I`m very — I`m very pleased about…
(CROSSTALK)
CAVUTO: MSNBC and CNBC?
B. WRIGHT: Yes. The — the — the issue we have — the only real issue we have is — you know, is in prime time. And we know it. And we are putting a lot of resources and very, very good people. We brought a lot of new people into the mix, some…
CAVUTO: Right.
B. WRIGHT: … new producers and new talent and different directions. And, so, we just have to let it play out.
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