For what it's worth, CBS has announced "Legends on Letterman" which would appear to be a valedictory lap for Live on Letterman connected to whichever bands have albums and/or tours coming up in the next few weeks. Mumford and Sons and Dave Matthews Band will perform
>From Variety - >http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/mumford-sons-david-letterman-legends-cbs-concert-1201472958/ CBS press release for Mumford and Sons - http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/news/1004048/mumford-sons-kick-off-cbs-s-legends-on-letterman-the-online-music-series-celebrates-the-amazing-musical-acts-that-have-performed-/ CBS PR on DMB - http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/news/1004050/dave-matthews-band-will-perform-on-cbs-s-legends-on-letterman-the-band-celebrates-its-history-with-the-late-show-/ Each performance will be live-streamed, available on demand at CBS.com (no mention of CBS All Access, but I wouldn't rule it out), and sponsored. For comparison, I just checked out the David Gray performance from Live on Letterman. GEICO had placement right below the video screen, and the Xperia Lounge was shown on screen before Gray took the stage. The Legends program appears to be taking the monetization opportunities a bit further. How far probably won't be clear until the first performance on May 5. David From: Tom Wolper <[email protected]> To: TV or not TV <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 12:36 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Record labels want talk shows to curb 'net only bonus performances I was expecting apocalyptic pronouncements from the article but it looks like all of the problematic points can and will be negotiated. I didn't realize that the Live on Letterman videos stayed available on the LS site. I always assumed that they would be taken down after a week or ten days, after fans of the band had a chance to play them. and if that's what comes out of a negotiation, it doesn't seem unreasonable to me: a performance by a band can be seen on the late night show's web site for 10 days and afterward can be viewed on Vevo or another label-backed video site. After all, policy won't change globally unless all labels, large and small, present a united front. I don't know if the large labels can coordinate on the issue and the small labels seem to like the current arrangement. One indicator of what might happen in the future is what happens to the Live on Letterman videos when the show goes off the air. -- -- 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.
