The Sun says the Corrie cast received letters just before Christmas saying the Saturday soap omnibus would be moved from ITV1 to ITV2 as of this weekend.
Corrie cast members are currently paid a repeat fee, which is 37.5 per cent of their episode pay, for appearances in the omnibus. But with the show moving to digital channel, actors would be forced to share a small royalty fee instead.
Last night the cast members and representatives from their union Equity held talks with ITV accountants.
Coronation Street spokeswoman Alison Sinclair confirmed discussions had begun. She told TV Biz: "We are in the process of talking to cast members whose pay may be affected by the ending of the omnibus repeat on ITV1. We expect to come to an arrangement in the next few weeks. In the meantime we have confirmed that we will continue with repeat fee payments."
The solution seems simple to me.
ReplyDeleteHalve the cast, reduce the number of episodes a week to three, and not only will they save money on salaries, the quality will improve too.
Agree with that!
ReplyDeleteExcept... if they halved the number of cast members and episodes, the number of premium advertising slots ITV could sell would also fall, meaning the company would suffer a financial hit in the process...
ReplyDeleteI agree with cutting the number of episodes but it will never happen. ITV uses Coronation Street as a cash cow, makes a shedload of money from it and should value it much more and treat it with more respect
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