NBC splits with Microsoft online, partners with Facebook for Olympics

Analette Abesamis

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Howard Kurtz reports that Microsoft and NBC plan to split ways, with NBC buying out the software giant.  Those familiar with the deal say officials will rebrand MSNBC.com, which ranks among the top three in online news sites, as NBCNews.com.  The announcement, writes Kurtz, is “expected within days, although there could always be a last-minute snag.  NBC also plans to partner with Facebook for the Olympics in an attempt to merge television and social conversations.  
 
 
Read more about the online split on the Daily Beast and about the Facebook partnership on the New York Times

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