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News Corp. chief executive Rupert Murdoch said it's up to Fox Broadcasting to make a case that a late-night show hosted by Conan O'Brien can make money. "We’re giving it a lot of thought and a lot of examination,” Murdoch...
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LAS VEGAS -- NBC Universal Television Entertainment Chairman Jeff Gaspin said he had not counted on the emotional factor when trying to restructure NBC's prime-time and late-night lineups by moving Jay Leno back to 11:30 p.m. and bumping Conan O'Brien...
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While the main issues with Conan O'Brien have been sorted out, lawyers have spent the last two days haggling with NBC over severance packages for staff members of "The Tonight Show." About 190 people will lose their jobs when O'Brien...
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NBC and Conan O’Brien and his camp have been divided in recent days over a key question: Is it “The Tonight Show” if the program does not begin at 11:35 p.m., immediately following the late local news? Friday, an NBC...
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Fox, never one to miss an opportunity to make a competitor's life more difficult, has indicated that if Conan O'Brien wants to leave NBC, it would be happy to talk. O'Brien, who is being asked to move "The Tonight Show"...
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Could Jay Leno get his old job back?According to sources familiar with the situation, the network is in discussions about putting the comedian back on at his original 11:30 p.m. perch, either as a lead-in to "Tonight Show" host Conan...
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Like hangovers and resolutions that will never be kept, predictions are a tradition of the new year. With that in mind, we offer up our own prognostications. Some are obvious (come 2011, Jay Leno won't be on NBC's prime time;...
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Filed under: Nbc, Rupert Murdoch, Disney, Film, jay leno, Mgm, Warner Bros., Hulu, Time Warner, Video Games, Television, News Corp., Federal Communications Commisison
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Looking to avoid another premature declaration, NBC will not issue a press release today anointing Jay Leno as the new king of prime time as it did with Conan O'Brien in late night when he premiered in June. That turned...
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Jay Leno ended his latenight run by dominating his timeslot one last time. Friday night's final edition of "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" averaged an 8.8 rating in Nielsen's overnight metered market averages, crushing a repeat of CBS's "Late Show with David Letterman"...
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Before deciding to put Jay Leno in prime time, NBC offered its 8 p.m. timeslot to Oprah Winfrey. NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said that the notion of Oprah having a nightly show in prime time wasn’t a new idea. NBC talked to Ms. Winfrey about two years ago, Mr. Zucker said. She passed but said she might...
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CBS CEO Les Moonves said that NBC’s decision to put Jay Leno on in prime time will help his company’s bottom line. “We were the No. 1 network at 10 o’clock last year,” Mr. Moonves told analysts and investors during CBS’ quarterly earnings conference call Thursday. He estimated that CBS took in 38% of...
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Thu, May 7 2009
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NBC is encouraged by the reaction from advertisers and media buyers to its new 10 p.m. Jay Leno show, network ad sales President Michael Pilot said. Mr. Pilot said NBC is positioning the new show as Jay Leno in primetime, rather than a late-night show at 10 p.m. The distinction is important, he said...
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Jay Leno's new 10 p.m. show will air in Boston beginning in September, after the NBC affiliate there, WHDH, backed off from a threat to air news during the hour. "Upon further consideration, we have decided to telecast Jay Leno," WHDH owner Ed Ansin said in a statement. NBC TV Network President...
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The bad economy doesn't mean the upfront TV advertising market will collapse, according to NBCU Universal boss Ben Silverman. "If you're going to get out of a recession, you need to sell stuff," the co-chairman at NBC Entertainment and NBC Universal Television Studio said. "I think...
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NBC is betting laughter is the best medicine when it comes to beating the upfront blues. Since the network once again is skipping a traditional upfront week presentation to advertisers, it's decided to assemble its top comedic talent—including Conan O'Brien and Jay Leno—for an exclusive showcase...
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Thu, Apr 9 2009
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