Four more years of Conan

NBC Entertainment president Jeff Zucker announced a new four-year deal
Tuesday to keep late-night host Conan O'Brien at the network.

The network has given the talk show host a contract that reportedly
doubles his salary to nearly $8 million a year.

Zucker also said the network is currently negotiating a repurposing deal for
Late Night with Conan O'Brien with a top cable network.

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Zucker and NBC West Coast president Scott Sassa would not say which cable
network will land O'Brien's show, but they added that it will be a similar deal to
that of newcomer Last Call with Carson Daly's at E! Entertainment Television.

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