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Soap Writers Cross WGA Line; CBSNews Writers Weigh Options

Authored by Scott Goldberg on November 13, 2007 - 7:59am.
WGA StrikersVariety reports that “several” members of the Writers Guild of America who work for daytime soap operas plan to cross the picket line to keep their jobs.  Citing people close to the matter, a “high-ranking writer-producer” for CBS’s The Young and the Restless has told the WGA he plans to give up Guild membership to write during the strike.  Variety says another source believes two other writers for The Young and the Restless plan to do the same, as does a writer for NBC’s Days of Our Lives.
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Brightcove to Distribute Ad-Supported CBS News Videos Online

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 2, 2007 - 4:31pm.

New York - CBS News announced on Wednesday that it will use Internet TV distributor Brightcove's services to syndicate ad-supported video from CBS News across the Internet. CBS News video, including clips of "CBS Evening News" and "The Early Show," are already available on AOL News, Comcast and YouTube, but under the new partnership will be accessible to thousands of smaller websites and blogs.

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