Here comes Olbermann: The Sequel…

In a must read, The New York Times’ Brian Stelter writes about Keith Olbermann’s Current show debuting tomorrow night. I’ll just leapfrog a bunch of paragraphs to get to the really juicy parts…

Few of Mr. Olbermann’s producers or regular guests from MSNBC are joining him on the new show. His entreaties to MSNBC employees sparked something of a bidding war, according to people involved in contract negotiations who insisted on anonymity to avoid distressing executives at MSNBC or Current.

“The threat of Keith’s new show meant that MSNBC had to spend a little bit of extra money — and Phil was willing to do that,” one of the people said, referring to Phil Griffin, the president of MSNBC.

And then there’s this headline grabbing tidbit that Stelter inexplicably buries…

Guest bookings are also important because popular guests can become full-time hosts. Mr. Hayes, for instance, is a frequent substitute for Lawrence O’Donnell and for Rachel Maddow, two MSNBC anchors. Now MSNBC is developing a show for Mr. Hayes. Mr. Uygur was groomed the same way.

Where is there room on MSNBC’s schedule for another show? Start speculating. Better yet, let’s put up a poll question…