Oprah Apologizes for Begging Nielsen Viewers to Tune into OWN (Desperate, unethical behavior...)

TV Guide ^ | 2/13/12 | Natalie Abrams

[jimbo123]

Oprah Winfrey issued an apology on Monday for asking viewers with a Nielsen box to tune into OWN.

"Every1 who can please turn to OWN especially if u have a Nielsen box," she wrote via Twitter on Sunday, just as the Grammy Awards telecast began opposite Oprah's Next Chapter. She later added, "Commercial Grammy people..u can turn to OWN."

[goat granny]

great freudian slip of the keyboard.....:O)

[GeronL]

P&G probably wants their money back, if they had brains

[jimbo123]

P&G announced that is laying off a ton of their marketing people and moving away from reckless spending in TV in the future. The Oprah TV debacle was $100 million dollars in TV advertising paid for by P&G shareholders that went down the drain.

P&G marketing layoffs new sign of the times, expert says

http://www.physorg.com/news/2012-02-pg-layoffs-expert.html

[jmaroneps37]

Here's an idea Oprah, ask your pal Barack to issue new boxes to his friends so they will tune in and pad your numbers.

[GeronL]

lol.

They got what they deserve

[MediaMole]

There is no FCC license involved since this is a cable network. Only over the air broadcasts need FCC licenses.

It is an attempt to defraud advertisers and has the possibility to kill OWN. Ad rates are largely set based on ratings.