{"id":261,"date":"2006-10-21T10:21:55","date_gmt":"2006-10-21T17:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=261"},"modified":"2006-10-21T10:23:35","modified_gmt":"2006-10-21T17:23:35","slug":"nbc-layoffs-the-hidden-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=261","title":{"rendered":"NBC Layoffs – The Hidden Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

The immediate pain of the just announced layoffs<\/a> at NBC will be felt by the 750 employees that lose their jobs. But there is more harm in this plan, and it may spread even further.<\/p>\n

First, many analysts note that the bulk of the cuts are going to come from the news divisions. NBC has stated that they will be consolidating operations from the network news, MSNBC, Telemundo, the station group and the NBC News Channel into one or two sites. This will reduce the diversity of reporting to an ever narrower stream of homogenized content. Good going NBC, that’s just what television news needs.<\/p>\n

Secondly, NBC revealed that they will be turning the 8:00 pm hour into a reality block. Reality shows are cheap to make and are owned in greater measure by the network. This decision is a double punch in the gut to the creative producers of scripted programs (comedies and dramas). Not only will there be fewer timeslots available to place their product, they are also being shut out of the market because the network is choosing to buy programs from itself. The result is that independent production companies, which have been disappearing rapidly, will accelerate their exit from the television stage.<\/p>\n

So to summarize:<\/p>\n