Netflix layoffs hit unscripted execs; renters wait on prices

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNetflix has laid off some of its unscripted casting and development executives, Deadline reports, so the people who find the contestants for reality shows are now looking for jobs themselves.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo a casting person is now auditioning, which is the most reality show thing to ever happen to the people who make reality shows.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd on the housing side, the Guardian talked to renters who are waiting for house prices to fall far enough to finally buy.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFar enough.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe question in the headline is, are they going to fall enough?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMeanwhile, you pay rent every month while you wait, which is a very expensive way to watch a show with no finale.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's like holding out for a sale on a couch while sleeping on the floor of the store. And somebody at Netflix probably pitched that as a dating show.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHere's what I want to know: who officially decides prices have fallen enough? We need a qualified person with a whistle, standing right there.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe whistle would be the first thing cut for budget.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBrock, is the forecast for house prices as gloomy as yours?