Well, the press I've seen was pretty vague too. A 2-year deal was as definite as I could find.
I'm *almost* at the point where I might subscribe to the HBO. it's just tough for me to justify it for a single half-hour. Should the YouTube output take a nosedive, I may fold. David ________________________________ From: Jon Delfin <[email protected]> To: tvornottv <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 11:29 PM Subject: Re: [TV or NotTV] Semi-OT: The Bugle podcast goes dark There was an article somewhere (NYT?) that said LWT would be doing some 30-odd shows this year, and was expected to do more (44?) next year. Sorry I can't be more definite. jd On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 9:55 PM, 'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV <[email protected]> wrote: What is the production schedule for Last Week Tonight? Will it take weeks-long breaks like Real Time (though the length of those breaks is much smaller than they used to be), or is the plan for something like the 40-ish weeks a year the TDS/TCR/@midnight programs do? > > >David > > > > >________________________________ > From: Kevin M. <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-OT: The Bugle podcast goes dark > > > > > >My takeaway from the hiatus is simpler and not revolving around any >behind-the-scenes friction at The Bugle. Instead, in pragmatic terms, Oliver >found himself with two topical shows, having to choose which show got his best >material. The Bugle is produced earliest in the week, but he gets next to no >money for it, so he found himself saving his good stuff for HBO, which wasn't >fair to the Bugle. I think if you look at recent Bugles, there is more >reaction from Oliver than contribution. So for the sake of both shows, better >to not produce them at the same time. > >-- > -- > -- -- 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 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
