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Rating the Ads; Weather to Shoot or Not to Shoot

Hosted by Claude Brodesser-Akner Jun. 16, 2008 Entertainment
How will rating ads instead of programs change what you see on your TV? Plus, whether or not to shoot a scene often depends on the weather.

The top salesman for one of the big-four networks answers the question: how will rating ads instead of programs change what you see on your TV? Plus, whether or not to shoot a scene often depends on the weather. We talk to a movie meteorologist.


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Rating the Ads; Weather to Shoot or Not to Shoot

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Host:

Claude Brodesser-Akner

Producer:

Matt Holzman

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