By
James
Hirsen
David
Letterman stunned his audience last week with his announcement that he would
retire from late-night television sometime next year. The CBS "Late Show"
host referenced a conversation he had with "the man who owns this network,
Leslie Moonves." He said he had phoned Moonves and told him, "Leslie,
it's been great, you've been great, and the network has been great, but I'm
retiring."
He
implied that his decision to leave the show was one he had made in order to
spend time with his family, but many television professionals are more inclined
to believe that the proactive move may have had more to do with CBS's late
night competition for ratings. The business end of late-night programming has
undergone some significant changes due to recent technological trends. Viral
videos, social media sites, and on demand media constitute a new norm for
obtaining and keeping late-night audiences, particularly the younger
demographic. [more...]
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