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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Justin Baragona

Meghan McCain merges YouTube show with podcast as low viewership plagues program

Meghan McCain announced earlier this month that she was “merging” her podcast with the twice-weekly live YouTube show she launched on Mark Halperin’s network. - (Getty Images)

Just three months after Mark Halperin made the splashy announcement that Meghan McCain would be joining his media startup to host a twice-weekly show, McCain revealed that she is “merging” that program with her other podcast and moving it to a new YouTube channel.

The rebrand comes as McCain’s Happy Hour podcast for Halperin’s 2way network has experienced soft viewership numbers since its February launch. The last broadcast of the show before the merger was announced, which featured an interview with Fox News media critic Joe Concha, has only managed a little over 4,300 views on YouTube.

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