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Re: CBS: Caught between a rock and… another rock

leigh — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:04:09 -0000

I tried watching the latest SNL Tina Fey bit on NBC.com and the truth is, the video players on these sites simply suck. They are slow slow slow slow that i always end up just trying to find the same content on YouTube and if i can't, i just forgedaboutit.

Re: CBS: Caught between a rock and… another rock

mathewi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:57:26 -0000

Thanks, Vince.

Re: CBS: Caught between a rock and… another rock

Vincent Clement — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:20:31 -0000

When Worldwide Pants negotiated a side agreement with the WGA during the last writers strike, CBS issued a statement that said “CBS controls the Internet exploitation rights for both programs, and will comply with any eventual negotiated agreement between the A.M.P.T.P. and the W.G.A.”

Re: CBS: Caught between a rock and… another rock

mathewi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:49:12 -0000

That's a good point, Dave -- but I'm pretty sure what CBS bought when it got the show was an exclusive license, and I assume that includes re-use of the kind that YouTube represents. But I must admit that I don't know for sure.

Re: CBS: Caught between a rock and… another rock

Dave Hyndman — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:33:05 -0000

Matt, I'm not sure about this one, but I wonder who owns the show. Letterman's own company, Worldwide Pants, produces the show. When he went from NBC to CBS he had huge bargaining power.

So I wonder if this is not CBS's call to make.

Just a thought. Might be dead wrong.

Re: CBS: Caught between a rock and… another rock

mathewi — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:11:44 -0000

Good point, Antje.

Re: CBS: Caught between a rock and… another rock

antje wilsch — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:09:55 -0000

since it's letterman, everyone knows who he is and where he belongs. Someone uknown or a new show they'd probabaly want their branding all over it. Probably the most press letterman has had in a while :)