By and large, they personally forked out for his campaign, they voted for him, and they know he is capable of boosting TV ratings just by making an appearance.
But executives at the Big Four broadcast networks are seething behind the scenes that President Obama has cost them about $30 million in cumulative ad revenue this year with his three primetime news conference pre-emptions.
Now top network execs quietly are hoping that Fox’s well-publicized rejection of the president’s April 29 presser will serve as precedent for denying future White House requests for prime airtime.
“We will continue to make our decisions on White House requests on a case-by-case basis, but the Fox decision gives us cover to reject a request if we feel that there is no urgent breaking news that is going to be discussed,” said one network exec, who, like all, would not speak for attribution fearing repercussions from the administration.
“If the president wants to make it tough for your network, he can,” the exec added.
Obama drama: Nets take a stand against primetime pre-emptions
Posted by Pam
on 5/8/2009
This is what all African Leaders do and its normal for African leaders to remove that leaders problem at once and if the news boys act nice its ok but if any get out of line its off to the Ice Box if you know what i mean?” it is a brutal little secret”.
Obama our real enemy and come on Fox NBC and CNN And ABC ,…all helped obama become the so called president.
Maybe they are getting a taste of what it’s going to be like when King NObama owns them outright. The networks asked for this so boo who.