CBS rejects broadcasting 2-hour, commercial-free Madonna concert

[Nambe]

NEW YORK (AP)

Even Madonna (news - web sites) doesn't always get what she wants. A deal for the pop diva to show a tape of one of her concerts on CBS has fallen through. Madonna wanted the special to air for more than two hours and be commercial-free, said CBS spokesman Chris Ender. The network wasn't willing to give up more than two hours of its prime-time schedule and insisted on commercials.

CBS had expected to tape the special somewhere during Madonna's European tour. Concert specials have become increasingly popular for broadcast networks. ..


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[Heyo]

1. I'm crushed.

Whatever will I do now?

;-)

Heyo

[Ripley]

2. So she thinks she's on par with Schindler's List or something?

That's the only "entertainment" that I recall being shown on Network without commercial interruption in recent years. Do people actually still buy her crap?

[jpgray]

3. Her new album is shit

I believe it's mostly concerned with how hard it is to be a rich pop star with a fake English accent.