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Current Media Signs Keith Olbermann
As has been widely reported, Paul, Weiss client Current Media signed former MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann to serve as the host of a one-hour primetime news program launching on Current TV this spring. The five-year deal also requires Mr. Olbermann to contribute articles and blogs to a website dedicated to the program, and to make promotional appearances on Current's behalf across all media.
The team representing Current Media included entertainment and intellectual property partner Charles H. Googe Jr. and counsel Carol M. Kaplan; corporate partner Robert B. Schumer; employee benefits partner Robert C. Fleder; and litigation partner Bruce Birenboim.