It sounds to me that CBS saved millions on what they were paying Katie to get an upgrade in their journalistic credibility.
On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 3:56 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > So it sounds like Pelley got a steep pay raise but got did not boost the > ratings. It looks like if they want to pay big bucks to an anchor they will > do it to someone who improves the ratings. > > On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 3:03 PM, Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 5:13 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This is how the Daily Beast summarized that: >>> >>> "Rhodes is said to have been irked when Pelley hired sharp-elbowed >>> Hollywood super-agent Ari Emanuel three years ago to aggressively negotiate >>> a massive raise from the $5 million a year he was reported to be earning in >>> 2014. In Pelley’s defense, he was among the more productive journalists at >>> *60 >>> Minutes* while holding down his evening gig—and his compensation was a >>> fraction of that of his peers at the other networks." >>> >>> Also, I see I was mis-remembering Rhodes, it was his former boss Jeff >>> Fager (now back at 60 Minutes full time since 2015) who had the special >>> relationship with Pelley >>> >>> >>> http://www.thedailybeast.com/what-forced-scott-pelley-out-at-cbs-evening-news >>> >> >> Interesting. I now have my hot take: CBS News is the Cleveland Browns of >> the TV news business. In a league devoted to parity, with a hard salary >> cap, and where a failing team gets a head start on its rebuild with the >> first draft choice, the Browns have managed to underperform for decades. >> Analysts, as well as current and former NFL players and coaches, say that >> it is a long term failure of the management culture and the quality of the >> front office. >> >> CBS News has the third rated newscast, which they have had for decades, >> and their corporate culture is going to doom them to stay there. >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
