6.6.13 Adam - One of the Best Popstars in the World!

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Ryan is the one thing on Idol that will not be changed unless Ryan wants to leave.

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Regarding the selection of David Hill to oversee AI and X-Factor for FOX, this is probably neutral for Adam. Based on what I know about Hill and what has been reported in the trades, expect him to make significant changes to Idol.

First and foremost they need to recover their share of the 18-49 market (AKA "the demo").

The wildcard in the whole picture is CORE/19 -- they put together an entirely new management team in 2012. These are sharks who need Idol to be successful. And CORE's new President Marc Graboff is a super shark. (Prior to joining CORE, Graboff served as President, West Coast Business Operations, for NBC Universal Television Entertainment, a position to which he was appointed in 2010. He was responsible for all business affairs, operations and production activities at NBC Entertainment and Universal Television. He was previously Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. Prior to that, he served as Co-Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios from 2007 to 2009).

My suggestion on Idol is get a big bag of popcorn, an adult beverage, and sit bank are watch the show because the business of re-doing Idol is going to be more interesting than the show ever was.