Friday, December 14, 2007

BAD SANTAS: NBC, CBS and Maybe MSNBC Cuts

Cuts at NBC, MSNBC and CBSNews.com. What a holiday gift! It really is horrible to get canned in a cutback.. but why do companies really wait until mid-December to swing the blade.. just before the holiday.
Jossip and TVNewser have the news on cuts.
CBSNews.com cuts. It's really hard to tell what a spokesperson is saying about the cuts. Read the statement. In the end, there was no news as even 'reaction'. It was just more PR. Tell that to people who go the pink slip.

"During 2007, CBS Interactive acquired three companies, invested in 11 more, and grew its workforce by hundreds of employees, including the formation of a new senior management team. Along with the core success of CBSsports.com, new online sites from Last.fm to Dotspotter have infused invaluable DNA into the division, and are actively translating their experience in community-building to all of the Company's properties and content. In the coming year, we intend to build on our success by expanding on that strategy of building communities online. Part of achieving this goal is reorganizing the way we do business to align the division's workforce with our new vision, including increasing our operations in the Bay Area - the heart of so much of this activity. We're confident that CBS Interactive's focus on consumer involvement will help the Division experience another record year of growth in '08 and beyond." --CBS

NBC cuts (at 'Today' and 'Nightly')
Rumors of talent cuts at MSNBC.
I know.. it's the end of the fiscal year. But geez, come on. Give people notice earlier in the quater. The need for cuts isn't breaking financial news in mid-December.

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