I'd say that's just the tip of the iceberg.  Money and production values are just way more abundant on a television network.  Even though talk show budgets are a drop in the bucket compared to scripted dramas, it's an astronomical cost for Internet publishers who can't bring in any advertising dollars.<p>The only way it makes sense for Conan to move his show to the Internet is by starting his own business and making a real go of it.  Figure out a real business model, and yes, salaries would have to take a hit, but he could conceivably create something amazing and future-proof rather than riding the (slowly) sinking ship that is traditional network television.  Signing on to try to help someone else's startup would be insane; nothing more than an act of charity.  However there is an opportunity, however slim, for Conan to go big on the Internet and prove that he is still innovative and do something that's never been done before.