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Originally Posted by troutman
NBC President threatens Conan:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/0..._n_423278.html
NBC Universal boss Jeff Zucker — widely seen as the one to blame for the late night mess NBC finds itself in — has threatened to keep Conan O'Brien off the air for three-and-a-half years if he does not accept the network's offer to host the "Tonight Show" at 12:05. |
If that's true, that would have to be one of the longest holding deals in history, no? Presumably Zucker is saying we will continue to pay you to sit at home so that you can't go on a competing network with your own show.
Back to Carolla, seems kind of similar to how he and his radio station parted ways only with a lot more animosity. Carolla was paid for the balance of 2009 despite being let go in the spring. He used that time and those resources to start up his podcasting empire.
Would Conan still matter if he was iced for 6 months? 3.5 years?