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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 390881" data-attributes="member: 27">While Y&amp;R was given a very generous four-year renewal by CBS, B&amp;B&#039;s old licensing agreement was quietly given a one-year extension.&nbsp; Part of me thinks that if things were a-okay at CBS Daytime, they would have announced similar new deals for both--and likely the same length of time.&nbsp; From what I can see, B&amp;B&#039;s overseas strength would make it harder to cancel it entirely--they might move it to streaming exclusively.&nbsp; Of course ideally there would not be a cancellation--they&#039;d just add this new show (if it actually comes to fruition) to their daytime schedule and work really hard to get the affiliates to make room.&nbsp; Talk shows are not the financial bonanza they once were, so there might be a path for CBS to make this new show more attractive than syndicated fare.Michele ValJean is a well-regarded name in the industry, so they&#039;d get their money&#039;s worth even if it only ends up as a development deal that isn&#039;t picked up (similar to that &quot;Pine Valley&quot; project that quietly died on the vine).&nbsp; Networks have development $$$ just sitting around and might use some of it to spread around even if they&#039;re not convinced any &quot;real&quot; programs come from it.&nbsp; I will add that MVJ is in her mid-70s so I doubt she would continue with this project beyond the development phase. But hey, she&#039;ll get paid either way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 390881, member: 27"] While Y&R was given a very generous four-year renewal by CBS, B&B's old licensing agreement was quietly given a one-year extension. Part of me thinks that if things were a-okay at CBS Daytime, they would have announced similar new deals for both--and likely the same length of time. From what I can see, B&B's overseas strength would make it harder to cancel it entirely--they might move it to streaming exclusively. Of course ideally there would not be a cancellation--they'd just add this new show (if it actually comes to fruition) to their daytime schedule and work really hard to get the affiliates to make room. Talk shows are not the financial bonanza they once were, so there might be a path for CBS to make this new show more attractive than syndicated fare. Michele ValJean is a well-regarded name in the industry, so they'd get their money's worth even if it only ends up as a development deal that isn't picked up (similar to that "Pine Valley" project that quietly died on the vine). Networks have development $$$ just sitting around and might use some of it to spread around even if they're not convinced any "real" programs come from it. I will add that MVJ is in her mid-70s so I doubt she would continue with this project beyond the development phase. But hey, she'll get paid either way. [/QUOTE]

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