Current TV CEO Mark Rosenthal steps down - latimes.com

"At the time, their goal was not to create a political channel but rather to borrow a page from social media sites to appeal to the Generation X crowd with culturally relevant programming."

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If that was really their goal, then they have massively screwed up with handing over the news to KO.

KO is great and all, but he is definitely not Generation-X attractive.

p.s. - I AM SICK SICK SICK,.....of hearing about "Countdown With Keith Olberman" on c u r r e n t s website. I don't MIND the show,......but it has NOTHING to do with why I am here.

"He steered the channel away from short-form programming submitted by viewers, which failed to attract audiences." I think we can bring back a little short-form programming. With all the airtime they waste with reruns we could have some of the community's stories back on the air.

Infomania, Rotten Tomatoes, VCC, Vicky the Robot, all the things that made Current unique and watchable are gone. Keith Olbermann and endless repeats of Vanguard and This American Life are not cutting it, kids.

Current as a television station needs to invest in programming. Current as a website needs to stop alienating its members.

they are even taking our ceo's hahaha current is going down the shitter

I would be happy to take his place and make this channel what it was always meant to be...a force to be reckoned with, to empower creativity in the mind, to give a voice to transform reality, and to help viewers develop their critical thinking skills as well as entertain and inform.

Hopefully this will be a positive change for Current. The addition of Keith Olbermann was a great start because Keith is not your typical MSM drivel. He's a journalist. Any up and coming network needs a recognizable face with a proven track record to improve it's viewership. Citizen journalism is great and if Keith provides a platform for Cenk Uygur, that would only serve to better Current even more.

I'd like to see mother jones/ Democracy now political analysis along with user-submitted material. But frankly, since this is Al Gore's station, I want to see political analysis from environmentalist perspective. "A clear, progressive point of view is hardly descriptive. It would be a shame if Current turn out to be another MSNBC station, thus keeping company with networks that bought into the Bush lies during the 2000 election

Good!
We need less MTV and more Comedy Central.
Seriously. Current need to lighten up just a tad.

We don't need another MSNBC, so I hope if current is going to become a news network it's more like the young turks. I'm talking about true liberal/progressive news -- not the corporate/washington toned-down version of it like MSNBC. Current absolutely must get Cenk Uygur. I want to see real news and not shit like the Casey Anthony trial or days and days dedicated to the death of Michael Jackson. If profit is the prevailing motive, we will not get real news. Profit fucks everything up and puts everything in control of the elite, ultimately.

The original premise was more engaging.

I don't hate the idea of Current becoming a progressive news network.
But does this mean VC2 is dead?

Can't we have VC2 news oriented pods?

Seems like a logical decision assuming Current is trying to become a news network.