MBC is still in turmoil over its labor strike, but the company has shown it’s still wary of the fans of its most popular variety program, Infinity Challenge.The company has been taking disciplinary action against those participating in the union by putting them on waiting lists and taking away their titles, and replacing original programs with those by outsourcing production companies.
The company is expecting the measures to tighten its grip on the labor union.
A total of 69 people, including many renowned producers such as PD Note’s producer Choi Seung Ho, I Am a Singer’s producer Shin Jung Soo and My Wife is a Superwoman’s producer Kim Min Sik, as well as announcers including Choi Il Goo, have all been put on waiting lists.
The company is expecting the measures to tighten its grip on the labor union.
A total of 69 people, including many renowned producers such as PD Note’s producer Choi Seung Ho, I Am a Singer’s producer Shin Jung Soo and My Wife is a Superwoman’s producer Kim Min Sik, as well as announcers including Choi Il Goo, have all been put on waiting lists.
The company, however, has been noticeably careful around Infinity Challenge, which is in its 19th week of halt in production.
Producer Kim Tae Ho, who has shown openly his opinions about the labor strike, hasn’t been put on the waiting lists yet.
According to the MBC union newsflash on June 13, Kim Tae Ho had been placed on the waiting list initially, but had his name removed after the action met opposition from the company’s variety team, fearful of worsening public opinion.
When public opinion also swayed after MBC’s president Kim Jae Chul said he was considering outsourcing Infinity Challenge, he had to take his words back and calm the tide by saying, “It doesn’t mean that we’re going to immediately start outsourcing the program, we’re just trying to persuade the producers of Infinity Challenge to return to their posts.”
The company also racked up anticipation among Infinity Challenge fans with news that it had issued ID cards for the members and producers to use in the show’s London Olympic special.
The company is lying low, trying not to hit the bee swarm lurking behind the ‘Nation’s variety program’, Infinity Challenge.
Hitting that swarm would turn public opinion to a plunge for the worse.
If MBC is acting on its own values and interests, however, it needs to stop weighing public opinion holding Infinity Challengeas hostage.
Producer Kim Tae Ho, who has shown openly his opinions about the labor strike, hasn’t been put on the waiting lists yet.
According to the MBC union newsflash on June 13, Kim Tae Ho had been placed on the waiting list initially, but had his name removed after the action met opposition from the company’s variety team, fearful of worsening public opinion.
When public opinion also swayed after MBC’s president Kim Jae Chul said he was considering outsourcing Infinity Challenge, he had to take his words back and calm the tide by saying, “It doesn’t mean that we’re going to immediately start outsourcing the program, we’re just trying to persuade the producers of Infinity Challenge to return to their posts.”
The company also racked up anticipation among Infinity Challenge fans with news that it had issued ID cards for the members and producers to use in the show’s London Olympic special.
The company is lying low, trying not to hit the bee swarm lurking behind the ‘Nation’s variety program’, Infinity Challenge.
Hitting that swarm would turn public opinion to a plunge for the worse.
If MBC is acting on its own values and interests, however, it needs to stop weighing public opinion holding Infinity Challengeas hostage.
Source:eNewsWorld
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