Post by jag11 on Dec 3, 2008 20:36:27 GMT -5
The soap opera industry, a genre that needs all the mainstream press and support it can get, is finally getting some recognition, but not in a good way.
The Associated Press (AP), has picked up on All My Children and One Life to Live's, creator-turned-consultant Agnes Nixon's confirmation of her pay cut, as well as those of AMC actors, Susan Lucci, Michael E. Knight and Ray MacDonnell.
According to the AP, an ABC spokesperson states that the network will,
"carefully and responsibly managing our costs, which include some production cuts, but in ways the audience will not see on screen."
The news outlet has also picked up on the shocking firings of Days of Our Lives, stars Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall of which NBC and Days have stated were cost cutting measures.
The Associated Press (AP), has picked up on All My Children and One Life to Live's, creator-turned-consultant Agnes Nixon's confirmation of her pay cut, as well as those of AMC actors, Susan Lucci, Michael E. Knight and Ray MacDonnell.
According to the AP, an ABC spokesperson states that the network will,
"carefully and responsibly managing our costs, which include some production cuts, but in ways the audience will not see on screen."
The news outlet has also picked up on the shocking firings of Days of Our Lives, stars Drake Hogestyn and Deidre Hall of which NBC and Days have stated were cost cutting measures.