Given the rather small difference in ages between Jay, Dave, and the list of usual replacements, looking at podcast hosts makes a great deal of sense. Otherwise this shuffle becomes a more frequent activity. I doubt anyone outside of Bill Carter is terribly interested in that.
I do think that the podcast market seems a little thin for truly new talent. Many of those who are strong in podcasting are established via more traditional means (Kevin Smith, Adam Carolla, even Marc Maron). Other notable talents are podcasting in part due to what they can do there that won't be allowed on broadcast or cable. Is anyone aware of other cases similar to what BBCA is doing with The Nerdist - taking a podcast and putting it on TV? Ferguson is a generalist compared to host Chris Hardwick and this program (if The Nerdist were a late night program, it would have to be on SyFy or G4), but there is a test show feel to the whole thing. David >________________________________ > From: Tom Wolper <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] NYT: Kimmel to 11:35, Nightline to 12:35 > >On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 4:28 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> I think when the time comes for some of the broadcast late night guys >> to move on, the established cable guys will be able to make a move... >> I think CBS would gladly take Conan, just as NBC would gladly take Jon >> Stewart... what remains is whether the hosts on cable will continue to >> be vital to a young demographic as they themselves grow older. And, >> whenever the future-of-late-night thread takes place, there is always >> a wild-card mixed in the deck, right now it is podcast hosts who skew >> younger and are more identified with today's culture. But as Netflix >> and Hulu and their kin produce original content, they might see >> breakout stars emerge (Kevin Smith's Spoilers proves if he puts the >> weed down long enough he can do a coherent, tight broadcast) who could >> be in contention as hosts of flagship shows. > >You make a good point about podcast hosts. I always thought TV would >recruit hosts from the ranks of personable radio DJs. With the changes >to radio in the past couple of decades that has gone by the wayside. >Podcasts are easily accessible to TV execs and it's a good place to >look for new blood. > > > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
