Re: [TV orNotTV] Zucker leaving when Comcast takes over

2010-09-24 Thread PGage
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Steve Rhodes wrote: > From an interview with Hollywood Reporter (if this is all he can say > about how badly > he screwed up with Conan & Leno, he better never run for political office): > (SNIP) > > Zucker: I think a lot of people were disappointed about our abil

Re: [TV orNotTV] Zucker leaving when Comcast takes over

2010-09-24 Thread Steve Rhodes
>From an interview with Hollywood Reporter (if this is all he can say about how badly he screwed up with Conan & Leno, he better never run for political office): Zucker: I regret how publicly that played out. But that was just an example of not being afraid to take a chance. That one didn't work o

Re: [TV orNotTV] Zucker leaving when Comcast takes over

2010-09-24 Thread Steve Rhodes
New York Times has an interview. He says it was a mistake to move Leno to Prime Time but doesn't mention how badly he handled Conan He admits he didn't leave voluntarily (ie he was fired) http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/zucker-announces-departure-from-nbc/ -- Steve Rhodes ht

Re: [TV orNotTV] Zucker leaving when Comcast takes over

2010-09-24 Thread Gil Templeton
Hmmm...article, and the email, does make you wonder what Comcast is up to. - Original Message - From: "Steve Rhodes" To: "tvornottv" Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 11:07:21 AM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Zucker leaving when Comcast takes over Even though th

[TV orNotTV] Zucker leaving when Comcast takes over

2010-09-24 Thread Steve Rhodes
Even though they kept insisting he would stay, even though his contract was extended last year to 2013 http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/cnbc-zucker-wont-make-comcast-merger/ -- Steve Rhodes http://flickr.com/photos/ari/ photos http://twitter.com/tigerbeat -- TV or Not TV The Smartest (T