Ryan Seacrest to CBS?
An article by Don Barrett at LARadio.com speculating about the possibility of Ryan moving from Clear Channel to CBS is getting a lot of coverage around the web. The article seems to be based on three things:
- Ryan’s Clear Channel contract is up for renewal in November
- Ryan told the LA Times last month that he’s going to leave a job this year
- Ryan was photographed recently talking to CBS CEO LEs Moonves at a Lakers game
In addition to this, it refers back to LARadio’s earlier claim that if Ryan is no longer on American Idol, it could affect his negotiating power at KIIS. Don Barrett connects these dots, adds in Ryan’s earlier attempt at a daytime talkshow, and comes up with the interesting idea of Ryan taking his radio show to CBS and getting another daytime TV show, adding some of the factors that might make this appealing for Ryan.
I haven’t read much conjecture yet about whether this move would complement or clash with Ryan’s current agreements with Comcast, where he reportedly has a contract until 2012 or American Idol, for which he has a contract that includes some kind of collaboration and primetime exclusivity with CKX.
Ryan has had a lot of success with E!, both as on screen talent and through his production company. His morning radio show has ties with E! News, and his production company seems to be expanding from the pure entertainment end of reality and into shows with substance, relevance and more mainstream appeal, so I think more than just the radio show would need to change for this idea to play out.
Who knows what will happen! It’s definitely intriguing even if I can’t see how the pieces would fit together at this point (and we probably can’t even see half the pieces!). I love Ryan’s radio show, so I hope it continues … though I wouldn’t say no to a little less music and a lot more talk!
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