Comments on: Barclays Predicts Broadcast TV Upfront Down 15% http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/27/barclays-predicts-broadcast-tv-upfront-down-15/17457/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nyccine http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/27/barclays-predicts-broadcast-tv-upfront-down-15/17457/comment-page-1/#comment-78404 nyccine Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:25:19 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=17457#comment-78404 BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR CHUCK!?! Sorry, couldn't resist. This is bad news for everyone, actually. If anyone had any doubts that reality tv was about to eat up a whole lot of airtime, lay them to rest, because we're going to start seeing many fewer pilots. Wonder if this will spur the broadcast nets to switch to the cable model? BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR CHUCK!?!

Sorry, couldn’t resist. This is bad news for everyone, actually. If anyone had any doubts that reality tv was about to eat up a whole lot of airtime, lay them to rest, because we’re going to start seeing many fewer pilots. Wonder if this will spur the broadcast nets to switch to the cable model?

]]> By: Julia http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/04/27/barclays-predicts-broadcast-tv-upfront-down-15/17457/comment-page-1/#comment-78168 Julia Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:49:56 +0000 http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=17457#comment-78168 This is far less optimistic than even the already pessimistic predictions <a href=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/209521-Upfront_Guessing_Game_Fire_Away.php rel="nofollow">here</a>. It'll be interesting to see if it's worse than even DiClemente suggests. This is far less optimistic than even the already pessimistic predictions here. It’ll be interesting to see if it’s worse than even DiClemente suggests.

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