[quote name=\'chris319\' post=\'189935\' date=\'Jul 6 2008, 08:09 PM\']
The networks will be around in 10 years, no doubt about it. 30 years ago people used to say that cable was going to put the networks out of business. Remember CBS Cable? Today all of the networks are in business with movie studios, so they will continue to be program suppliers. 10 years from now there will still be soap operas and talk/service shows in daytime, but TPIR??? I'm inclined to think that no amount of tweaking by Fremantle will recapture the show's former audience/ratings, so I'm not optimistic about the future of the show.
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A friend saw this on "Days of our Lives": two characters are chatting, one mentions she has a headache because it's that time of the month, and the other holds up a box of Midol or Pamprin and starts rattling off product benefits. This is during the supposed "show."
I'm not sure if this means soaps are in trouble or if they've ensured their survival. But since TPIR is basically one hour of product placement, I'd think they'll figure out a way to make it keep working.