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NBC began moving forward with its plan to lay off hundreds of correspondents, producers and cameramen from the news division by trimming back Dateline significantly.
Dateline which was at one time on 27 times a week has been scaled back to 1 night a week focusing on true crime and it’s new, To Catch a Predator. The next step to boost ratings will be true life paternity tests. Sort of a prime time version of Maury.
Execs at NBC say they want to complete the layoffs within the week to avoid having to do them too close to the holiday season. Umm, what’s the alternative? Christmas eve layoffs?
Sources say NBC execs were surprised news staffers who volunteered to take a buyout and predict that when the reductions are complete, the number of buyouts will exceed the number of layoffs.
Several cameramen in the DC bureau were said to be considering buyouts, which would pay the rough equivalent of three year’s salary and allow them to return as freelance employees after six months.
I think we’ve gotten to the root of the problem. NBC execs are fucking morons. Hmm, the equivalent of a three year paid vacation or getting laid off? And the execs are “shocked” so many people are taking the buyout. Genius.
‘Dateline’ lays off 17 [Variety]
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