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Manne wrote:
NBC has officially decided to bump Conan O’Brien from the Tonight Show to be replaced by Jay Leno, and O’Brien has refused to accept a later timeslot on another show. Negotiations are still ongoing this weekend but inside sources told the Wall Street Journal that some agreements have been made including O’Brien getting paid out for the remaining two-and-a-half years remaining on his contract; an amount that different sources debate, ranging from $25 million to $40 million.
This deal is also expected to permit O’Brien to work on a different network as early as this fall.
O’brien, who has clearly shown a great deal of frustration over the matter, has been cracking jokes at the expense of Leno and NBC executives since the whole debacle began. Now, most recently he has put up an ad selling the Tonight Show on Craigslit. It seems to be the real deal, in so far as it appears to actually been put up O’Brien and is obviously a joke. The Bodog Sportsbook has TV odds.
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They're playing fire with the prestige of 'The Tonite Show'. If I was Conan, I'd go the hell away, start another successful show, and let Leno have his tainted slot back. This isn't how you conduct business, if you expect to have the respect of the general public, and maintain a level of respect for the hosts you've chosen.
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Manne wrote:
NBC has officially decided to bump Conan O’Brien from the Tonight Show to be replaced by Jay Leno, and O’Brien has refused to accept a later timeslot on another show. Negotiations are still ongoing this weekend but inside sources told the Wall Street Journal that some agreements have been made including O’Brien getting paid out for the remaining two-and-a-half years remaining on his contract; an amount that different sources debate, ranging from $25 million to $40 million.
This deal is also expected to permit O’Brien to work on a different network as early as this fall.
O’brien, who has clearly shown a great deal of frustration over the matter, has been cracking jokes at the expense of Leno and NBC executives since the whole debacle began. Now, most recently he has put up an ad selling the Tonight Show on Craigslit. It seems to be the real deal, in so far as it appears to actually been put up O’Brien and is obviously a joke. The Bodog Sportsbook has TV odds.
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Conan is funnier than Leno. Conan should take the money and run, though.
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AAChipMagnet wrote:
Conan is funnier than Leno. Conan should take the money and run, though.
Today they said the figure was about 30 million. NOT BAD! :dance:
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Conan is the man NBC is a bunch of idiots...His ratings are at an all-time high because of this...If Conan lands on FOX like I've heard I will watch his show everyday just to give him my ratings over Leno
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Southpoker55 wrote:
Conan is the man NBC is a bunch of idiots...His ratings are at an all-time high because of this...If Conan lands on FOX like I've heard I will watch his show everyday just to give him my ratings over Leno
Like conan a whole lot better than leno cash and run,conan...
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whitewolf wrote:
Like conan a whole lot better than leno cash and run,conan...
Boy...can NBC look any worse😟? I am not surprised at all that the leno at 10.pm didn't work....never thought it would. You would think they would have had a back up plan ready. Oh well....in the long run...I think Conan will come out on top.
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This deal is also expected to permit O’Brien to work on a different network as early as this fall.
O’brien, who has clearly shown a great deal of frustration over the matter, has been cracking jokes at the expense of Leno and NBC executives since the whole debacle began. Now, most recently he has put up an ad selling the Tonight Show on Craigslit. It seems to be the real deal, in so far as it appears to actually been put up O’Brien and is obviously a joke. The Bodog Sportsbook has TV odds.
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