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Who runs MS, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest cable news network alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
NBC News

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs MS

MS ms.now

MS NOW (formerly MSNBC): Breaking news and the latest headlines today. Get daily updates from local reporters plus world news with live audio and video.

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What MS tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

trackers that follow visitors

9 of the 18 alternatives below have fewer, 6 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
3 tools

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to MS

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to MS, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than MSNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    NBC News nbcnews.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    NBC News - Breaking Headlines and Video Reports on World, U.S. and Local Angles | NBC News

    Go to NBCNews.com for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in world news, business, politics, health and pop culture.

    Compare NBC News with MS →
  2. 02
    Fox News foxnews.com Top 1K English 7 trackers

    Fox News - Breaking News Updates | Latest News Headlines | Photos & News Videos

    Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.

    Compare Fox News with MS →
  3. 03
    CBS News cbsnews.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    CBS News | Breaking News, Top Stories & Exclusive Coverage

    Stay informed on today's latest breaking news and exclusive scoops from CBS News. Follow current events in the U.S. and around the world, along with trending stories in politics, health and more key topics.

    Compare CBS News with MS →
  4. 04
    CNN cnn.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

    View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.

    Compare CNN with MS →
  5. 05
    ABC News abcnews.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

    Your trusted source for breaking news, analysis, exclusive interviews, headlines, and videos at ABCNews.com

    Compare ABC News with MS →
  6. 06
    USA Today usatoday.com Top 1K English 5 trackers

    Latest World & National News & Headlines - USATODAY.com

    USA TODAY delivers current national and local news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.

    Compare USA Today with MS →
  7. 07
    Breitbart News breitbart.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Breitbart News Network

    Syndicated news and opinion website providing continuously updated headlines to top news and analysis sources.

    Compare Breitbart News with MS →
  8. 08
    The Daily Caller dailycaller.com English 6 trackers

    The Daily Caller

    The Daily Caller is a 24-hour news publication providing its audience with original reporting, thought-provoking commentary and breaking news.

    Compare The Daily Caller with MS →
  9. 09
    Newsweek newsweek.com Top 10K English 6 trackers

    Newsweek - Latest Breaking News, US, World, Politics, Business, Tech and Videos.

    Newsweek provides in-depth analysis on news, world events, politics, business, tech, entertainment, healthcare, & trending videos. Subscribe for breaking news alerts!

    Compare Newsweek with MS →
  10. 10
    The Daily Wire dailywire.com No trackers

    The Daily Wire - Redirecting...

    American conservative website and media company

    Compare The Daily Wire with MS →
  11. 11
    Boston.com boston.com Top 10K English 8 trackers

    Boston.com: Local breaking news, sports, weather, and things to do

    What Boston cares about right now: Get breaking updates on news, sports, and weather. Local alerts, things to do, and more on Boston.com.

    Compare Boston.com with MS →
  12. 12
    Vox vox.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Vox

    Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them.

    Compare Vox with MS →
  13. 13
    TIME time.com Top 1K English 1 tracker

    TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates

    Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news.

    Compare TIME with MS →
  14. 14
    Washington Examiner washingtonexaminer.com English 4 trackers

    Washington Examiner – Congress, White House & Political News

    Washington Examiner covers Congress, the White House, national security, the courts and elections, with breaking news and conservative analysis from D.C.

    Compare Washington Examiner with MS →
  15. 15
    Politico politico.com Top 10K English

    American journalism company and news website

    Compare Politico with MS →
  16. 16
    Al Jazeera aljazeera.com Top 10K English 3 trackers

    Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera

    News, analysis from the Middle East & worldwide, multimedia & interactives, opinions, documentaries, podcasts, long reads and broadcast schedule.

    Compare Al Jazeera with MS →
  17. 17
    Newsmax newsmax.com

    American news website

    Compare Newsmax with MS →
  18. 18
    HuffPost huffpost.com Top 1K English 3 trackers

    HuffPost - Breaking News, Politics, Entertainment & Opinion

    Read the latest U.S. and world news, politics, entertainment, lifestyle and opinion pieces from HuffPost’s trusted team of journalists.

    Compare HuffPost with MS →
  19. 19
    eonline.com Top 10K 2 trackers

    E! News: Celebrity News, Photos and Video

    E! Online delivers breaking entertainment news, celebrity updates, red carpet and award show coverage, fashion trends, and the latest in TV and movies.

    Compare eonline.com with MS →
  20. 20
    Euronews euronews.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Latest breaking news available as free video on demand | Euronews

    Latest breaking news available as free video on demand. Stay informed on European and world news about economy, politics, diplomacy… with Euronews.

    Compare Euronews with MS →

Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles MS’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones MS uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what MS adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 15 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
53 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to MS’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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