tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post5743486191863068258..comments2024-03-26T22:42:06.412-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: My Monday report from OrlandoSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-25530396898612452472008-01-15T15:54:00.000-08:002008-01-15T15:54:00.000-08:00This is one that no one can blame on the WGA. Rati...This is one that no one can blame on the WGA. Ratings have been sliding for years.<BR/><BR/>Recently a major soap-opera producer unilaterally cut its work week from five days to four. The IA took its grievance to arbitration and won, and the fifth day was reinstated. The battle was won but the war was lost -- the company's shows will almost certainly be canceled by the time the contract comes up for renewal.Steve Huletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-38707381188381540202008-01-15T07:15:00.000-08:002008-01-15T07:15:00.000-08:00Weekday-afternoon soap operas, a form that goes ba...<<< <I>Weekday-afternoon soap operas, a form that goes back to the days of radio, are teetering on the brink of mass extinction, which will result in the loss of some of the steadiest jobs in the entertainment industry.</I>>>><BR/><BR/>Do you mention this in connection with/result of, the <B>WGA</B> strike . . .<BR/><BR/>. . . or due to a ratings slide??<BR/><BR/>Or something else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com