MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow's pay cut and network reorganization

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow is reportedly taking a $5 million pay cut as the network's ratings decline. Comcast plans to split NBC News, CNBC, and MSNBC to create a new company. Maddow's new contract will be for $25 million a year over the next five years. The network's ratings have dropped since Donald Trump's election victory. Maddow will continue to anchor her show and produce podcasts and documentaries.

CNN's CEO Contemplating Changes Due to Ratings Decline

CNN's new CEO is considering making ruthless cuts to the network's anchor lineup due to declining ratings, with plans to replace high-paid anchors like Anderson Cooper, Chris Wallace, Wolf Blitzer, and Jake Tapper with talent who have built audiences on social media, such as Megyn Kelly.