Bet Hedging?
FTVLive which last week stuck a knife in the Erin Burnett to CNN mornings saga and declared it all but dead is now sort of singing a different tune…
We also hear that although the deal has been quote “dead in the water,” Zucker still is holding out some hope for Erin Burnett.
But, Burnett has a clause in her contract that says she has a show in prime time. As FTVLive reported, Burnett has dug in her heels and isn’t looking to make the move to mornings.
But, Jeff Zucker can be persuasive, and we wouldn’t be shocked if he still pulls off a deal with Burnett.
Way to hedge FTVLive…
March 5, 2013 at 11:03 am
As I said when this story first appeared; It’s a rumor. Lets see how it plays out. Turns out it’s probably a negotiating tactic just as I suspected.
March 5, 2013 at 1:00 pm
It’s obvious that Jeff Zucker wants Erin Burnett for CNN mornings. I don’t think he will get her to move to a different time slot nor do I feel that she would want to be on air for three hours every morning instead of one hour in the evening. On that note, once her contract is up, I don’t think Jeff Zucker would want to keep her prime time show. It’s not that great. This will perhaps make her leave the network. As I’ve mentioned in past posts, I do feel a perfecting pairing for Chris Cuomo in the morning would either be Ashleigh Banfield or Robin Meade.