Word: firestorms
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...firestorm of debate would stand as Peninsula's watermark...
...move, of course, led to a firestorm of criticism, not least from NBC, who had paid good money for that ad and wanted anyone looking at Times Square--whether with their own eyes or through the TV cameras--to see it. CBS argued that it hadn't acted to deceive. The coverage wasn't really news, and the NBC logo was an unimportant detail. What obligation did CBS have to advertise for its competitors? CBS Television Chair Les Moonves announced that unless it were vital to a news story, "any time there is an NBC logo on our network...