Meanwhile, Mr. Olbermann refused to participate in any programming outside the parameters of his regularly scheduled "Countdown," a show where he has all but taken himself hostage by broadcasting against a black backdrop.
It currently has over 150 different extensions, including things like stream schedules, countdowns, reminders, polls, and more.
MSNBC's prime-time schedule has "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," "The Abrams Report" and "Scarborough Country," which all possess the typical news and opinion DNA of cable news.
This is when the foundation generally starts being laid; we put up our "We're live at Blah Blah Event!" posts, and connect the remaining dots in the backend (creating the liveblog embed, scheduling any countdown timers we might have, etc).. We're usually out the door and on the way to the event about 2 hours before we think we need to be.
For example, when I'm speaking at a conference, I'll pre-schedule a "countdown" - i.e, "Join me in main events in one hour for my presentation on XYZ #HashtagHere" (then 30 minutes, then 15 minutes, and so on).
At 31 seconds before the scheduled liftoff, the countdown clock halted.
But scheduling the calendar countdown for an older couple can be tricky.
[laughs] You were doing the countdown behind schedule?
Mr. Gephardt's aides said that on Tuesday morning he was flying not to New Hampshire, where he had been scheduled to hold a Countdown to Victory Kickoff Rally in Manchester, but home to St . Louis
They all had to wait a little longer than scheduled - the final countdown was delayed by three minutes as a problem was fixed with the computer system that tracks the shuttle to orbit.
