I'm sure that having Matt Lauer host the broadcast (and Brian Williams and Jimmy Fallon aboard) had absolutely nothing to do with the other OTAs' decision.
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:54 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > The Wrap reports that the telethon won't be on the other OTA networks > basically because CBS and ABC didn't want to disrupt their season premieres > tonight (NBC is pre-empting a "Revolution" rerun) and Fox wanted to run Chef > Ramsay screaming instead: > > http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/why-other-networks-passed-airing-nbcs-sandy-telethon-exclusive-63466 > > And speaking of Fox, this morning on "Fox and Friends," as part of Roger > AIles' continuing revenge on NBC for killing America's Talking for MSNBC, > Eric "Baby Glenn Beck" Bolling joined the morons to claim that the telethon > is just a disguised rally for President Obama--"Where are the conservative > celebrities?" Oh, screw me. > > On Thursday, November 1, 2012 12:51:59 PM UTC-5, Tom Wolper wrote: >> >> The telecast will benefit the American Red Cross and will be shown on NBC >> and its cable stations including Bravo, CNBC, USA, MSNBC and E! Other >> networks are invited to join in. >> >> “Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together” will air at 8 p.m. EDT and will be >> taped-delayed in the West. >> >> >> http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/springsteen-bon-jovi-billy-joel-to-perform-in-superstorm-sandy-concert/2012/11/01/ab7be6d2-241c-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html > > -- > 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
