Making a Comeback

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Months before the launching of a new talent show, the creative team of the network had already conceptualized the format and the line up for their hosts. Those in charge included a manager turned network executive, a retired media executive, an award-winning director, an experienced producer, among others. Most of the members of the team were veterans from their former networks, so they knew what would make a show click with the audience. The hosting job was first offered to a hunk actor (HA). Negotiations failed because HA turned down whatever the network offered him. Besides, if HA had accepted the offer, then he would eventually bump into a controversial personality, with whom he had fallen out of grace. The other names that cropped up for the main hosting chores were sporty actor (SA), model host (MH), and poised actress (PA).

After the team handed down their proposal to top management, they were surprised with the choice of the host. Although he would have been the perfect choice, SA could not be the host because he had another assignment. SA publicly admitted that this assignment was one of the offers he considered when he made the big move. Top management had another name (AN) in mind. The team was shocked. Some reactions centered on AN’s being past his prime, therefore, he was no longer that popular. Then the media executive raised the point that AN is not a skilled host unlike MH and PA. Then, top management said that it was willing to double the prize for the show's grand winner as long as AN would be the host. The big pot can help boost the ratings and perhaps, rescue the career of AN.

Since the network had already ran out of personalities to pirate, and the directive came from the top, the team had to settle for AN. With this new assignment, AN firms up his position in the network. Will AN do wonders for the new talent show? Will the new talent show help the network gain a bigger share of the audience? Is top management showing early signs of favoritism as AN has only been recently signed up by the network?

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