MSNBC.com has recently acquired the rights to the URL Breakingnews.com.
Currently the still-in-beta site aggregates a continuous stream of headlines from news sites across the globe and drives traffic to those properties. The site does not feature any original content. Until recently the URL had been owned by Breaking News Network, Inc.
MSNBC.com has yet to announce any plans to change Breakingnews.com’s format. Last month, the news site assumed control of the Breakingnews.com Twitter feed, which claims close to 1.6 million followers. That move, along with Tuesday’s (Jan. 5) acquisition are part of a budding MSNBC.com strategy to target news junkies who are interested in receiving the most up to date information fast—without the core site’ programming bells and whistles, according to Charlie Tillinghast, president of MSNBC Digital Network.
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