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Obama plans to hold his first prime-time news conference Monday, and broadcasters are getting a little peeved at the president's talkative ways, reports the Post's Lisa de Moraes. Network executives have been warned to expect three prime-time presidential appearences in three weeks, which would translate into three hours of lost programming. Adding salt to the wound is the fact that Monday is one of the biggest days of the week for broadcasters. In order "to accommodate Obamavision" this Monday, Fox will have to pull House at a cost of about $3 million. "His economic stimulus package apparently does not extend to the TV networks," one executive said.
Obama plans to hold his first prime-time news conference Monday, and broadcasters are getting a little peeved at the president's talkative ways, reports the Post's Lisa de Moraes. Network executives have been warned to expect three prime-time presidential appearences in three weeks, which would translate into three hours of lost programming. Adding salt to the wound is the fact that Monday is one of the biggest days of the week for broadcasters. In order "to accommodate Obamavision" this Monday, Fox will have to pull House at a cost of about $3 million. "His economic stimulus package apparently does not extend to the TV networks," one executive said.