NBC TV affilates board members are ‘comfortable’ with network’s d...
NBC TV affilates board members are “comfortable” with network’s decision to drop annual spring convention (CD Jan 24 p3), according to Affiliates’ Chmn. Jack Sander of Belo. “We talked about that a great deal out at NATPE” in Jan.,…
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he told reporters in late Wed. conference call, with some affiliates having varied reactions. On Sat. night XFL football, which has seen ratings drop dramatically since first week, “everyone is disappointed,” Sander said, but 3 weeks “is maybe a little too soon” to get upset, and charge there’s “gloom and doom” among affiliates over XFL is “overstated.” But, he conceded, they are concerned, especially on West Coast (where Belo has stations) with 5 p.m. start that cuts into local news. “We need to see some improvement within the next 2 or-3 weeks” or Belo may delay football telecasts, he said. “It’s a Saturday night, there’s not very much going on.”