NBC Offered To Bump ‘Dateline’ For Jacko Outtakes

According to Roger Friedman at FoxNews.com, NBC offered to bump their ‘Dateline’ episode tonight and instead air the unedited Michael Jackson tapes from his documentary. A memo to Jackson wrote: “Unlike with other networks, the acquisition of the rights to the special on NBC will have the added benefit of pre-empting NBC’s planned broadcast of the one hour ‘Dateline’ scheduled for February 17th.” The network also offered $5 million to Jackson’s team for the rights to the outtakes and a new interview. Read more.