NBC announced it has signed Keith Olbermann to a new four-year deal today, tearing up the existing one that he was only about halfway through. (Press release is below.) By his own measure, Olbermann has now been doing "Countdown" longer...

MSNBC's Keith Olbermann joined the ladies of The View today. But one piece of news he didn't get to report was about himself. TVNewser has learned Olbermann has signed a contract extension with MSNBC/NBC that takes him through the 2012 election. Olbermann had signed a deal in February '07 ...

MSNBC announced Monday that the network had signed anchor and Countdown host Keith Olbermann to a new four-year contract. The pact will keep Olbermann at Countdown and NBC's Sunday Night Foobtall until at least 2010, paying him roughly $7.5 million a year. Olbermann's brand of commentary, ...

"Why does this matter to you? What is it to you?" I would like to know that, too. LINK By the way, there's a new David Archuleta album out. He's a member of the LDS Church, the Mormons. I'm just sayin', if you're running to pick up that CD, maybe you think twice about that.

Like many of you Keith Olbermann is an awesome kind of dude that helped get you through the long ass election process. He and Rachel Maddow are pretty much gods in my opinion and this video only helps confirm it. Here Olbermann gives one of the most passionate and articulate commentary on the ...

Here's some news that's bound to equally thrill and displease readers. MSNBC has given Keith Olbermann a new four year deal , ensuring that Countdown with Keith Olbermann remains in the cable's primetime lineup. For fans of Olbermann, the prospect of Keith's continued commentaries and his ...

Gail Shister TVNewser Columnist There are two words guaranteed to make MSNBC's Keith Olbermann break his longstanding personal policy against voting - Chris Matthews . If, as expected, the "Hardball" host runs against Sen. Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania in 2010, Olbermann says: "I ...

MNSBC has locked up host Keith Olbermann for four more years, the network announced Monday. “Keith Olbermann is at the core of MSNBC’s current success,” said MSNBC President Phil Griffin. In the last two years, Olbermann’s 5 p.m. PT show...

MSNBC has voted for four more years of Keith Olbermann and the top-rated "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," it was announced today by Phil Griffin, President, MSNBC, the network said in an announcement today. The rest is after the jump. The new four-year agreement calls for ...

There was a lot of news out of "The View" Monday morning. It's the most fun show to watch these days, because everyone says what they think. Rush Limbaugh will be one of Barbara Walters' 10 most fascinating people this...

MSNBC is expected to announce a new four-year contract for Keith Olbermann, the cable channel's highest-rated anchor, on Monday afternoon.

TV News: 'Countdown' host signs four-year deal -- MSNBC's popular yakker Keith Olbermann has re-upped with the cabler in a four-year deal.

"I'm delighted that we can continue to lock Countdown into the nation's political dialogue through at least the next election," said Olbermann.

When Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann were removed from anchoring duties in September, the question of how they would contribute on political nights was raised. It was answered on debate nights already, and we'll see the plan in action tonight. It appears the change tonight will be ...

TVNewser columnist Gail Shister reached out to MSNBC's Keith Olbermann before his show last night to talk about Ben Affleck 's portrayal of him on Saturday Night Live this past weekend. Shister : How do you grade the 'SNL' bit, and why? Olbermann : As a technical achievement, it was ...