Lewis Black, Eddie Izzard, and others have gone public in recent years being critical of HBO's policy of not offering HBO specials to comics if they have deals with any other network. I think that was probably a wise business decision in the '80s and '90s, but it seems a bad strategy now.
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 1:58 PM, Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Howard Stern was talking to a comedian -- I can't remember who -- and said > HBO will pay someone $250,000 to produce an entire special for HBO. So Louis > CK has almost earned that much in profits. The advantage of going on HBO is > that the audience is already built in. He's got enough name recognition he > doesn't need to do that. > > -- > 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 -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- 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
