Ad Age hints that they're trying to grab as many eyeballs as they can by spreading it over multiple channels. NBC was unclear if the advertising would be simulcast over multiple channels or if some channels might get one ad load while others get another.
http://adage.com/article/mediaworks/nbc-s-nfl-balancing-act-obama-nbc-pre-game-cable/229660/ On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Wesley McGee <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Mark J. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Tried to post this yesterday, but the computer froze--due to the >> President's speech at 7 tonight, the "NFL Kickoff Presented by EA >> Sports" pre-game show with Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum and Maroon 5 will >> get an extra half-hour and be seen on NFLN and four Networks of >> NBCUKabletown: Versus (soon to be NBC Sports), G4, Syfy (whine, >> fanboiz, whine!) and USA--the Green Bay-New Orleans game will still be >> seen on NBC at 8:30: > > > Why four networks? I guess I can understand not leaving it only to Versus as > it probably has less carriage than USA and Syfy, but why both USA and Syfy? > Is there any cable system that carries one but not the other? (And why even > bother with G4?) -- 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
