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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #15 on: March 19, 2009, 08:20:17 PM »
Okay, these layoffs are going crazy. I am well aware of the fact that we are in the midst of a recession. But itseems to me like TWC was just fine on its own before it was bought by NBC. After NBC Universal bought TWC, layoffs sspiked at TWC. I thought Jorma was okay, but not somebody worth cutting. Tetiana is okay, but not somebody worth keeping. I too think Julie is on the verge of becoming an OCM, since I have not seen her report a great distance from the ATL in a while.
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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #16 on: March 19, 2009, 08:33:35 PM »
The NBC buyout and the worsening of the recession practically went hand-in-hand, so it's hard to say what would have happened otherwise. If Landmark still owned the network, I have a feeling that layoffs still would have happened, but it might be worse now with NBC since they can incorporate their own resources into filling the gaps left behind by the people being laid off.
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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #17 on: March 19, 2009, 08:49:36 PM »
The NBC buyout and the worsening of the recession practically went hand-in-hand, so it's hard to say what would have happened otherwise. If Landmark still owned the network, I have a feeling that layoffs still would have happened, but it might be worse now with NBC since they can incorporate their own resources into filling the gaps left behind by the people being laid off.
And honestly, I was never a fan of NBC's reporters so the future of TWC doesn't look good. Maybe if the economy improves TWC may have the money to buy itself out.

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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2009, 08:54:42 PM »
The NBC buyout and the worsening of the recession practically went hand-in-hand, so it's hard to say what would have happened otherwise. If Landmark still owned the network, I have a feeling that layoffs still would have happened, but it might be worse now with NBC since they can incorporate their own resources into filling the gaps left behind by the people being laid off.
And honestly, I was never a fan of NBC's reporters so the future of TWC doesn't look good. Maybe if the economy improves TWC may have the money to buy itself out.

Not sure why TWC would do that. Their sale to NBC had absolutley nothing to do with the economy.  :no:

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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2009, 09:04:05 PM »
The NBC buyout and the worsening of the recession practically went hand-in-hand, so it's hard to say what would have happened otherwise. If Landmark still owned the network, I have a feeling that layoffs still would have happened, but it might be worse now with NBC since they can incorporate their own resources into filling the gaps left behind by the people being laid off.
And honestly, I was never a fan of NBC's reporters so the future of TWC doesn't look good. Maybe if the economy improves TWC may have the money to buy itself out.

Not sure why TWC would do that. Their sale to NBC had absolutley nothing to do with the economy.  :no:
You're right, it obviously didn't. There is also no single answer here. It was just a trend I noticed that layoffs drastically increased since NBC bought out TWC, but it could just be a strange coincidence.
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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #20 on: March 19, 2009, 09:06:00 PM »
Who is doing Forecast Earth then if Natalie and Heidi are gone? Sorry, I'm slow on the updates because I've been busy..

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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #21 on: March 19, 2009, 09:14:22 PM »
Who is doing Forecast Earth then if Natalie and Heidi are gone? Sorry, I'm slow on the updates because I've been busy..
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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #22 on: March 19, 2009, 09:14:39 PM »
Forecast Earth is discontinued. Almost everyone who was involved in it was laid off.

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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #23 on: March 19, 2009, 11:36:25 PM »
Yeah, FE was cut during the first round of cuts at TWC.  :yes:

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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #24 on: March 20, 2009, 12:00:59 AM »
Yeah, FE was cut during the first round of cuts at TWC.  :yes:
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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #25 on: March 20, 2009, 08:57:31 AM »
Yeah, FE was cut during the first round of cuts at TWC.  :yes:
Well at least NBC is making SOME progress. :clap:
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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #26 on: March 20, 2009, 02:42:59 PM »
Jeff Mielcarz announced on Twitter that he is " moving to take a new job in Fort Lauderdale ... and yes leaving TWC ..."

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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #27 on: March 20, 2009, 03:10:00 PM »
Jeff Mielcarz announced on Twitter that he is " moving to take a new job in Fort Lauderdale ... and yes leaving TWC ..."
Where did you hear that? I am not surprised he got a new job, but I never heard about that.
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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #28 on: March 20, 2009, 03:11:15 PM »
Jeff Mielcarz announced on Twitter that he is " moving to take a new job in Fort Lauderdale ... and yes leaving TWC ..."
Where did you hear that? I am not surprised he got a new job, but I never heard about that.

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Re: Two more cuts have been made....
« Reply #29 on: March 20, 2009, 07:27:08 PM »
Okay, these layoffs are going crazy. I am well aware of the fact that we are in the midst of a recession. But it seems to me like TWC was just fine on its own before it was bought by NBC. Not long after NBC Universal bought TWC, layoffs spiked at TWC. I thought Jorma was okay, but not somebody worth cutting. Tetiana is okay, but not somebody worth keeping. I too think Julie is on the verge of becoming an OCM, since I have not seen her report a great distance from the ATL in a while.
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