Post by bob quarteroni on Aug 17, 2013 11:34:48 GMT -5
Ah yes, news fair, balanced....and cowardly
FOX decides not to produce Hillary Clinton Mini-Series
By BILL CARTER
Published: August 16, 2013
New York Times Blog
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An outlet of Fox Entertainment said on Friday that it would not be involved with the hotly debated Hillary Rodham Clinton mini-series on NBC, after all.
And though the decision by the Fox Television Studios production company came on the same day as a vote by the Republican National Committee to ban any presidential debates in the 2016 primary season from NBC because of the proposed movie, an executive involved in the negotiations between the Fox studio and NBC said political pressure was not a factor.
Rather, the executive said, the financial terms being offered by NBC simply were not attractive enough to Fox.
In addition, said the executive, who insisted on not being identified because the deal-making terms between NBC and the production studio were private, Fox had done some research that indicated that foreign sales of the film might not be as strong as anticipated. Fox Television Studios would have gained international sales rights to the mini-series, a crucial factor in its interest.
The news of Fox’s decision was first reported online by The Hollywood Reporter
FOX decides not to produce Hillary Clinton Mini-Series
By BILL CARTER
Published: August 16, 2013
New York Times Blog
An outlet of Fox Entertainment said on Friday that it would not be involved with the hotly debated Hillary Rodham Clinton mini-series on NBC, after all.
And though the decision by the Fox Television Studios production company came on the same day as a vote by the Republican National Committee to ban any presidential debates in the 2016 primary season from NBC because of the proposed movie, an executive involved in the negotiations between the Fox studio and NBC said political pressure was not a factor.
Rather, the executive said, the financial terms being offered by NBC simply were not attractive enough to Fox.
In addition, said the executive, who insisted on not being identified because the deal-making terms between NBC and the production studio were private, Fox had done some research that indicated that foreign sales of the film might not be as strong as anticipated. Fox Television Studios would have gained international sales rights to the mini-series, a crucial factor in its interest.
The news of Fox’s decision was first reported online by The Hollywood Reporter