NBC

These are odd economic times. The term 'stop payment' has a whole new meaning.

We read that NBC is close to a deal with Conan O'Brien under which he'd stop doing His Tonight Show in return for around $40m.

"Blagojevich's lawyers.. asked permission for their client to travel to Costa Rica in June to be a contestant on NBC's 'I'm a Celebrity ... Get me Out of Here' (show)," Chicago Tribune reports today.

"(NBC) said (Blagojevich) could have made up to $123,250 on the 12-episode show if not voted off by viewers."