[opendtv] Re: News: Leno Will Stay At NBC In Prime Time
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 21:10:00 -0800
TOM: GET IT THROUGH YOUR thick HEAD THAT NETWORKS DON'T OWN SPORTS CONTENT;
THEY LICENSE IT FOR ONE TIME AIRING.
AND 'MUCH AS SPORTS SEEM TO BE DOING' IS VIRTUALLY FALSE. I'll credit you
with Monday Night Football, even though NO NETWORK OWNS IT. Provide me with
the second instance where free sports content has gone to a "company owned
premium channel.'
And, it's isn't redirected; if this had yet to be done a second time, it
would be an instance of something seeking the highest profit potential, or
"highest and best use."
Do you ALSO want to repeal the laws of economics?
In 1988, Rupert Murdoch outbid NBC for the Olympics; he wanted to put the
1992 olympics on pay tv. The IOC went for broadcast and NBC.
John Willkie
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De: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] En
nombre de Tom Barry
Enviado el: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 3:09 PM
Para: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Asunto: [opendtv] Re: News: Leno Will Stay At NBC In Prime Time
Not being a sports fan and detesting reality shows most of what I watch
is scripted dramas. I really don't see those going away but the amount
of money that can be spent on them may (or not) be declining.
Even more important is probably the constantly varying economics of
having those shows owned by networks that also have the option of
redirecting them to a company owned premium channel, much as sports seem
to be doing.
- Tom
Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> NBC is now saying that it may cut back on prime time programming hours
> to reduce the high cost of scripted and unscripted reality shows.
> Further indication that the old programming formats are dying.
>
> As I have said for years, the strength of network TV is live event
> coverage, especially sports, although this area is also seeing declining
> ratings, perhaps due to the glut of live sports coverage these days.
>
> So what can NBC do to cut costs.
>
> Looks like moving Jay Leno into Prime Time may be the next step...
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.san&s=96279&Nid=50168&p=4
28449
>
>
> Leno Will Stay At NBC In Prime Time
>
> Saving on high-scripted TV production costs and retaining a valuable
> asset, NBC will be keeping Jay Leno--giving him a radical new Monday
> through Friday 10 p.m. prime-time talk show starting in the fall of
> 2009, according to published reports.
>
> Long-suffering NBC--down by double-digit percentages in prime-time
> ratings among 18-49 viewers--expects to announce that it is keeping
> Leno. In 2004, NBC said Leno would be retiring from his "Tonight Show"
> job in 2009, to be replaced by "Late Night" host Conan O'Brien.
>
> NBC executives did not respond by press time. News of the deal was first
> broken by Deadline Hollywood Daily late Monday.
>
> If true, NBC would be making a far-reaching move for one of the three
> big networks--getting out of scripted/unscripted programming in a major
> prime-time period. All along, NBC said it was looking to find another
> arrangement to keep Leno in the family,including something in prime time.
>
> This news follows public comment by Jeff Zucker, president/COO of NBC
> Universal, that because of the worsening economic conditions, NBC could
> be looking at trimming back on the 22 hours of prime-time television
> that network has programmed for decades.
>
> Many TV watchers were increasingly skeptical of the Leno-O'Brien
> switch--especially because Leno was still, far and away, the ratings
> leader among all late-night talk shows and other programming.
> Speculation was that Leno would move to ABC or Fox, starting up a
> late-night talk show.
>
> If Leno gets an expected $40 million to $50 million a year for a new
> one-hour Monday through Friday evening talk show, NBC could save perhaps
> $50 million to $100 million dollars a year in traditional and
> programming and development costs, according to analysts.
>
>
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