Pabagsak na nga ba ang Dos?

[baiskee]

pati ba rpn9? kala ko 4 & 13 lang.

[boybi]

opo, kasama ang RPN9.

[cutedoc]

i dont think abs will close down...

[RedHorse]

FRIDAY had been a messy, most stressful day for ABS-CBN honchos Eugenio Lopez III and Luis Alejandro.

The two spent the whole day handholding while handing out letters of redundancy to 35 news and current affairs staffers, including the most senior, vice president Jesus Maderazo, as well as the personal secretary of the late patriarch Eugenio Lopez Jr., reporter Twinkle Valdez.

Talking heads Erwin Tulfo, Pia Hontiveros, and Gene Orejana likewise opted for early retirement, although all three still remain "talents" and will continue hosting their respective talk shows.

According to the grapevine, a number of the 35 veteran broadcasters broke down upon receiving the news, despite the management offer of a generous three-month salary for every year of service as separation package.

The early retirees constituted about a fifth of the news and currents affairs division, right on the target 20-percent across-the-board reduction that the management hopes to achieve to return the fallen market leader back on championship track.

To strengthen news-gathering and elevate it from the "sampalan-sabunutan" (quarreling) staple that its primetime TV Patrol has been filling its one-hour airtime, ABS-CBN appointed former CNN regional bureau chief Maria Ressa, who joined January as consultant, as news and current affairs head.

The division used to be headed by Erap Press Secretary Ricardo Puno Jr., who chose to remain as talk show host after he was made to toe the management line that news executives could not simultaneously host public affairs programs.

Along with Ressa, a former staffer, Charie Villa, has also been lured back from Reuters TV Asia to head newsgathering, replacing David Jude Sta. Ana, whom the network had pirated from GMA7.

"The objective of this reorganization is to strengthen the position of ABS-CBN as the most credible and respected in the field of news and current affairs, guided by world-class values, principles, and operating standards," Lopez and Alejandro said in a joint statement.

Henceforth, if the grapevine were to be believed, the Lopez network would also include critical news instead of kid-glove treatments that Lopez-related companies like Manila Electric Co. and Manila North Luzon Tollways Corp. have been getting.

And unlike GMA-7 (parent company of INQ7.net), ABS-CBN will continue with its policy of prohibiting its news anchors and personnel from endorsing commercial products, as well as taking on political and public relations consultancies, another ABS-CBN official added

[radiazone]

losses o lopez

[stinkaboy]

d naman siguro, need changes lg i guess.

[BoEinG_747]

d naman siguro, need changes lg i guess.

ETO sir STiNkAbOy...mga changes nila


'Paglilinis' sa ABS-CBN, umpisa na!


SO, nag-umpisa na ang matagal nang nababalitang reorganisasyon sa ABS-CBN. Ilang ulo na ang rumolyo, partikular na sa News and Current Affairs at sales division ng Kapamilya Network.

Diumano, ang ilan sa mga nabigyan na ng kanilang walking papers, so to speak, ay ang buong sales department, ilang NCA execs, sa pangunguna ng vice president na si Jake Maderazo, Myrna dela Torre at mga field reporter at anchor person na sina Pia Hontiveros, Josie Sison, Patrick Paez, Gene at Weng Orejana at Twinkle Valdez.

Kamakailan lang ay nagpadala ang ABS ng release tungkol sa pag-upo ng dating CNN personnel na si Maria Ressa bilang head ng news department.

Kung totoo ang aming nasagap mula sa ilang insider ng network, in-offer daw ang mga nabanggit ng optional retirement package involving a compensation of three months' salary per year of service.
Ang
Charo Santos-Concio

hindi lang daw nila ma-take ay ang restriction na nakapaloob dito, stating na hindi sila puwedeng lumipat sa direct competitor, in this case, GMA-7, for a period of one year.

Bawal din daw silang mag-engage sa "racket" (simply put, sideline) sa kahit anong programa ng istasyon.

"Pa'no naman 'yun? Gugutumin ba nila kami?" himutok ng mga ito.

Ang ilan naman daw ay posisyon lang ang tinanggal, pero ni-retain ang respective talent work. Kaya, natural na lahat sila'y kabado at mababa ang morale the past few weeks.

"No, they were offered a very generous package by the company, so they can't really claim na magugutom sila. Inisip din ng management ang kapakanan nila kahit wala na sila sa amin," paglilinaw ni Maloli Manalastas-Espinosa, corporate PR head ng ABS.

Dagdag pa nito, "It also pains management to do this, kaya lang kailangan, eh."

Tatlo umano ang pangunahing criteria sa pamimili ng aalukin ng optional retirement at ito'y ang performance, credibility at redundancy ng ilang posisyon.

Ayon pa kay Maloli, seryoso ang Dos sa isinasagawang "paglilinis" ng hanay ng kanilang mga tauhan dala na rin ng pangangailangang mag-cut ng costs nang sa gayon ay maging tunay na world-class ang istasyon.

As we all know, malaki ang lugi ng kumpanya of late, over and above the fact na malaki ang overhead na kailangan nilang i-maintain for the past several years.

Marami ring posisyon na nago-overlap sa bawat departamento, kaya't marapat lamang i-shave ang ilan dito upang makatipid at maka-recover sa 'di birong pagkalugi.

Samantala, isang insider din ang nagsabi na hindi mapasusubaliang ilan sa personalidad na kumakatawan sa istasyon o tumatayo bilang boses nito ang may 'di kaaya-ayang reputasyon. Tuloy daw, nadaramay ang buong kumpanya sa napakababang kredibilidad ng mga ito.

Understandable naman ang ginagawang hakbang na ito ng ABS-CBN, lalo na kung titingnan ay ang intensyon ng mga may-ari to preserve itself sa market. It's about time, indeed.

'Di lang ratings ng mga programa nila ang sadsad, sadly, maging credibility nila as a network ay very poor.

'Di lang naman NCA at sales ang tatamaan ng ginagawang paglilinis, kundi lahat ng divisions, gaya ng production o entertainment.

Sa ganang amin, ang huli ang mas kaabang-abang, dala na rin ng negative vibes ng ilang naghahari-harian dito.

Marami ang nagsasabi among fellow writers na kung seryoso ang network sa paglilinis at pagke-cleanse ng kanilang sistema, dapat nilang unahin ang ilang executives ng production na sa halip na nakatutulong ay nakasisira pa sa kabuuang imahe ng Dos.

Dapat lang daw maging mas matalas ang pang-amoy at pakiramdam nina Gabby Lopez, Freddie Garcia, Cito Alejandro at maging si Charo Santos-Concio para malaman ang kakaibang aktibidades ng ilan sa kanilang junior execs sa production department.

Very glaring naman daw ang pagsasamantala ng ilan sa mga ito sa resources ng kumpanya, kaya kahit elementary student ay kayang mag-one-plus-one nito.

Sa ngayon, masugid na susubaybayan ng mga miyembro ng entertainment press ang mga development sa isinasagawang "paglilinis" na ito ng ABS.

Gaya nga ng sinabi namin sa isang Channel 2 insider, aani ng papuri ang kanilang ginagawa kung deserving matanggal ang mga matatanggal.

Ngayon, kung sa tingin ng nakararami ay effective naman sa posisyon ang isang taga-Dos, pero tsinugi pa rin, ibang usapan na 'yon.

[qman]

isa lang ata ang show nilang patok eh iyong ke kris ... yummy

[stinkaboy]

sa news dept. lg naman may changes. dami nilang programa na angat sa ratings, look at edsa nasa billboards halos mga talent ng ABS, at sa commercials.They may not be number one in GMA area but worldwide and nationwide they are, so i dont think pabagsak, IMO .

[BlueBimmer]

ang alam kong pabagsak si hero hahahaha

[radiazone]

losses na.....

[badkuk]

wouldn't be surprised if those who got the ax ended up at abc 5

[creepy]

wouldn't be surprised if those who got the ax ended up at abc 5

eksakto!

[scarab]

wouldn't be surprised if those who got the ax ended up at abc 5

....well not in a year. may clause yung early retirement nila.

[mantoy]

kinuha pala nila si maria ressa eh talagang kelangang magbawas ng cost. laki tiyak ng bayad dyan. :D

[BlueBimmer]

maria ressa? malabo ata kilala yan ng masang pilipino...

[Bogeyman]

maria ressa? malabo ata kilala yan ng masang pilipino...

Hindi naman siya lalabas on-cam eh, so ok lang. They won't allow her to anyway, since senior vice-president siya for news and current affairs. Besides, the public will know her soon enough through the changes she will be instituting within the division.

[rolz75]

I don't think this will affect the lopezes considering their diversified business... just like new medical city raised in their land at pasig and apektado dito ay syempre mga talents esp. young talents who enters starbandwagon sacrificing their future kahit konting exposure since domino effect yan sa mga shows na flop

my toe scents....

[espeago]

Basta ako channel 37!!!

[FrankDrebin]

Ganyan din ang nangyari sa Meralco. Early retirement, puro contratual, mass lay-offs, etc.