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Jul 7, 2008 9:34 pm US/Mountain

Stadium Speech By Obama Sends Networks Scrambling

 Section: Denver 2008 DNC Convention Section

DENVER (AP) ― Barack Obama's plan to accept the Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field rather than the Pepsi Center sent the television networks scrambling Monday.

Only hours after Obama announced he would make his speech at the 76,000-seat stadium, broadcast executives held a conference call to discuss how it affects their carefully considered plans to pool camera coverage of the event.

The budget-conscious networks will also consider scaling back the size of studios they traditionally build at the Pepsi Center, knowing they will also have to prepare perches for their anchors at the stadium.

The broadcast networks haven't announced their plans, but it's likely they will each set aside one hour in prime-time for three of the four nights of the convention. That will include Obama's speech, and most likely the acceptance speech for the Democratic vice presidential candidates.

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• For complete coverage of the planning for the 2008 Democratic convention in Denver, as well as information about how to volunteer and for a list of helpful links, visit the Denver 2008 DNC Convention Section.

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