"Zucker's NBC spin puts it at $25 million. But it's a lot closer to $40 million than $25 million," my insider says.
"And Conan was adamant that NBC take care of the people close to him -- [executive producer] Jeff Ross and the staff who moved out to Los Angeles... This is that Ron Meyer-negotiated deal (which I first reported yesterday at 3 PM). The Universal Studios president/COO was asked to step in secretly by WME agents Ari Emanuel when Team Conan and NBC were so far apart they weren't even on speaking terms. "They [NBC Universal] were lucky to have Ron." I'm told the deal *might* close as soon as Saturday. And NBC's PR nightmare will be over. http://www.deadline.com/hollywood/jeff-zucker-threatens-to-ice-conan-ill-keep-you-off-the-air-for-3-12-years/ Though she's wrong. It will stop the continuing carnage, but we'll have to see how Jay does, not just after the Olympics, but when Conan's show launches. -- Steve Rhodes http://flickr.com/photos/ari/ photos http://twitter.com/tigerbeat
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