On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Steve Rhodes <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Eric Deggans on the whole mess > > > http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/2010/01/nbc-cancels-jay-leno-show-at-10-pm-can-it-keep-leno-and-conan-obrien-anyway.html > > or http://blogs.tampabay.com/media/ if that url is too long > Deggan is on to something in his last graphs (Below) One of the things that came out today was that Conan's contract requires that he be the host of a show called "The Tonight Show", but allows NBC to start it as late as 12:05. It was a mistake for Conan to agree with this provision, and now it gives him almost no moves. NBC has apparently said that it would not prevent Conan from leaving and doing a show somewhere else (though who knows with what kind of waiting period?), but to do so he will have to leave a shit load of cash on the table - much more than he could get from someplace like Fox. ********** "It may hurt his pride to do so, but O'Brien best bet may be to go along with NBC one more time, patiently waiting until he can build up his brand and Leno makes another mistake. Tell you what; if I ever do get into showbusiness, I want Leno's lawyer."
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