kevin, i have been saying that the transition to digital television was the first step of the total demise of local over-the-air broadcasting. my time frame is 10 years, not 5 though.
i know if i live to retirement age, i will not be retiring from broadcasting, or at least as we know it to be now. jeff On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > I read someone today referring to Jay as "NBC's Camilla Parker > Bowles": that absolutely no one sees what they see in him. And that, > for whatever reason, colors NBC's view of Leno. > > At the start of this, I really thought (and I think someone else > posted something akin to this around here) that, if Jay Leno had even > an ounce of respect for either himself or the network who has stuck > with him, he'd bow out graciously. To be clear, he has every right to > do what he is doing: in doing so, however, he looks to me like a > greedy, selfish weasel. > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Karla Robinson > <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is clearly too simplistic a point to make, but that's never stopped > me > > before: > > > > Why the hell don't they just cancel Jay, outright? Say "we tried a crazy > > experiment, it failed, it wouldn't be the first time in network > television > > that something didn't work out." > > > > The end. > > > > Why are they so hell-bent on using Jay no matter what? Is it because > they > > fear what will happen if Jay finds a place at another network? From my > > point of view, NBC can't go much further down; the risk of Jay stealing > > (already meager) NBC audiences would be worth unloading him clean and > just > > moving on. > > > > Or am I missing some contract clause that forces NBC to give Jay > something, > > anything? > > > > > > > > -- > > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >
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