MS NOW anchor Alex Witt exits as network cuts live weekend programming to fund streaming service
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Stephen Battaglio
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MS NOW anchor Alex Witt is leaving the network as part of a cost-cutting restructuring that eliminates live weekend evening programming. The network is canceling 'The Weekend: Primetime' and shifting resources toward a direct-to-consumer streaming service and live event business. Antonia Hylton will succeed Witt.
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bskyMS NOW anchor Alex Witt exits as network cuts live weekend programming to fund streaming servicelatimes.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledThe new weekend programming strategy announced Friday is a cost-saving measure that will give parent company Versant more resources for a new direct-to-consumer streaming offering
According to a memo from MS NOW President Rebecca Kutler, 'The Weekend: Primetime,' a live discussion program launched last year, will have its final airing
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