• Read Write Web, Tuesday, January 5, 2010 3:18 PM

MSNBC said Tuesday that it is buying the BreakingNews.com URL from a company called PV Media Group. The deal follows its purchase of @breakingnews and its 1.4 million followers in November, while the two companies were not connected. This summer, @breakingnews debuted an iPhone app, which now has over 1.5 million followers on Twitter.

"Not everyone wants news surrounded by commentary or features," Charlie Tillinghast, president of the MSNBC Digital Network, said regarding the acquisition. Meanwhile, MSNBC Spokesperson Gina Stikes tells ReadWriteWeb that "MSNBC has acquired the URL only," so the fate of BreakingNews.com's staff is unclear.

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