Wouldnt that have been conflic of intrest since they competed against each other in some market? I know soap history pretty good but never knew Betty was a consulting producer at Y&R. WOW Thanks for that info. How much influnce did Betty have I wonder?

William J. Bell was the headwriter of Days for much of the 70's. He's considered responsible for saving Days from cancellation. When he announced plans to leave and create Y&R, the Corday's sued him and obtained interest in what turned out to be Y&R. Bell agreed to write storyline projections for Days for the next 3 years, all while crafting and writing Y&R. It should also be noted that Betty Corday was a consulting producer on Y&R until her death, I believe. However, the Corday's own a very small percentage and have very little influence over the show. The Bell Dramatic Serial Company and of course Sony have more control and power.

Wouldnt that have been conflic of intrest since they competed against each other in some market? I know soap history pretty good but never knew Betty was a consulting producer at Y&R. WOW Thanks for that info. How much influnce did Betty have I wonder?

It wouldn't really be a conflict of interest since the Corday's had already owned stake in Y&R and owned Days as well via Corday Productions. Betty consulted for Y&R from the show's debut in 1973 to her death in 1987. As for influence, who knows? She must've been good at what she did on Y&R to continue for that long.