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Post by fox25newswfxt on Jan 7, 2010 17:24:24 GMT -5
We've learned Jay's 10:00 PM show will go on hiatus February 1. After the Olympics, Jay will take back his 11:30 PM time slot. What has not been decided -- whether Jay's show will be a half hour, followed by Conan, or whether Jay's show will be an hour and NBC says sayonara to Mr. O'Brien.- TMZ.com www.tmz.com/2010/01/07/jay-leno-nbc-conan-obrien-tonight-show/ |
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Post by bignate on Jan 7, 2010 17:56:20 GMT -5
don't watch at 10... won't watch at 11:30 and certainly won't watch 7news regardless....
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Post by dcohen726 on Jan 8, 2010 1:24:21 GMT -5
TMZ is reporting that the choice is now Conan's, NBC has told Conan that he can move to 12:05 and Jay will only be 30 minutes or Conan can leave the station. Personally I think he can pull off 11:30 at Fox but what does everyone else think? ABC perhaps?
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Post by fox25rox on Jan 10, 2010 11:00:34 GMT -5
Now that 7 won't have Jay to blame for their pathetic showing, who they gonna blame now?  ? |
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Post by dcohen726 on Jan 10, 2010 11:20:49 GMT -5
Once again TMZ is reporting that Conan has a decision to make.worth $80 million Option 1: Quit the show and spend the next four years at the beach. If Conan does this, our sources say NBC would have to pay him the value of his contract. We're told it's a five-year deal, worth as much as $20 million a year. With four years to go, Conan could conceivably get $80 million. But given his skin pigmentation and, possibly, his ego, the beach is unlikely. Option 2: Go to either FOX or ABC. This is where it gets complicated. If Conan were to strike a deal with either network to do a competing show, any salary Conan pulls in would offset the obligation owed by NBC. So, for example, if Conan made $20 million a year at NBC and ABC were to pay him $15 million a year, NBC would only owe Conan $5 mil a year for the four years remaining in his contract. Option 3: Eat crow and take the 12:05-1:05 time slot. If Conan takes this option, our sources say it's likely NBC would negotiate a new contract with the same salary Conan was getting before. Even though the salary isn't supported by the time period, it's cheaper than paying him off. NBC, we're told, prefers this option, because Conan would not be splintering Leno's rating by going to another network. I know I'm pulling for option 2, he could get away with alot more of his late night stuff on Fox at 11:30 than he could on the Tonight Show. Source: TMZ www.tmz.com/2010/01/10/conan-obrien-jay-leno-nbc-foc-abc-tonight-show/ |
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Post by dotcomeditor on Jan 10, 2010 12:06:50 GMT -5
My score: Andover, 0; Brookline 0; Indianapolis, 1 Massachusetts isn't looking very good right about now. Perhaps Jay and Conan should do like Letterman and cheat on their wives; at least they'd get some buzz. Now that NBC has officially pulled the plug on Leno at 10 p.m., they're really in a mess... - What will NBC air at 10 p.m. five nights a week after the Olympics ends (which NBC admits will lose $200 million)?
- Will Conan agree to this? Could he jump to Fox?
Back in 2005 I predicted that Conan at 11:35 p.m. would be "a disaster of historic proportions." If only Vegas had been taking wagers... |
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Post by andy on Jan 12, 2010 15:53:08 GMT -5
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Post by fox25rox on Jan 12, 2010 19:34:14 GMT -5
This looks to be getting quite ugly.
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Post by sp113 on Jan 12, 2010 20:38:56 GMT -5
The real question is... CAN he reject their offer? I am under the understanding that his contract allows his show to be aired as late as 12:05AM. Certainly he can make it known how happy he is. |
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Post by fluffernutter523 on Jan 13, 2010 15:46:47 GMT -5
My understanding is he CAN reject that offer, and since he has, NBC will still have to pay him the 80 million still on his contract.
I'm a big conan fan and I say good for him. Jay had his time and he should let conan have his turn.
on a side note, looks like Ansin was right.
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Post by sp113 on Jan 13, 2010 21:07:19 GMT -5
My understanding is he CAN reject that offer, and since he has, NBC will still have to pay him the 80 million still on his contract. What kind of contract would THAT be? What kind of company would make a deal like that? How would the contract protect NBC? I mean we're not talking mom & pop operations here. I have a hard time believing that would be the case. Anyone on this board who has signed a performance contract with a major company knows that. From what has leaked to the press, it appears his contract allows them to start the tonight show as late as 12:05AM. |
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Post by jdemeo6898 on Jan 14, 2010 7:31:13 GMT -5
They were saying on FOX 25 this morning that popeater.com is reporting Leno is upset at NBC's handling of this situation and wants to leave NBC too. Why do I get a feeling that Ed Ansin is laughing somewhere since he basically predicted Leno at 10 would fail
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Post by BTVNadmin on Jan 14, 2010 7:52:19 GMT -5
They were saying on FOX 25 this morning that popeater.com is reporting Leno is upset at NBC's handling of this situation and wants to leave NBC too. Why do I get a feeling that Ed Ansin is laughing somewhere since he basically predicted Leno at 10 would fail Why do I have an image in my head of Mr. Burns from "The Simpsons" muttering "Eeeeeeexcellent!"? |
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Post by sp113 on Jan 14, 2010 13:11:58 GMT -5
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Post by newser on Jan 14, 2010 15:56:09 GMT -5
Ed Ansin is certainly not laughing nor gloating about the situation ... which is a mess. After years of Mr. Ansin benefitting from the popularity of NBC, making him a richer man, he then turns on the network. His complaining would then contribute to making sure the network's decision was doomed. Now they all have doubly made sure that things will be even worse, at a time when Ansin has eroded the strength of his own newscast by keeping it stylistically where it was many years ago and less agressive on content.. It is clearly a lose lose situation and if anybody knows it, it's Ed Ansin.
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