MSNBC anchor David Shuster has been suspended from the network indefinitely after the journalist violated his contract by participating in a pilot for a new show headed to rival network CNN, The New York Times reported Tuesday.

“David has been suspended indefinitely,” an NBC spokesperson confirmed this morning.

Shuster has been a correspondent and anchor for MSNBC for eight years, and has covered such major events as Hurricane Katrina and Presidential campaigns. His contract with the network ends in December.