Anthony and Diane chat about their recent second ever in-person meeting, Google finally learning how to Google “torrent” and disabling ads on TV, eh? for linking to LEGAL, PRODUCER-PROVIDED TORRENTS (was that the first Marco F-Bomb^TM on this podcast?), plus some Canadian TV too:

• City has a sneak peek of Package Deal on Tuesday
• Bravo orders 19-2 (and back me up – Anthony totally said “application”
• Inspector Gadget is coming back
• Book of Negroes coming to CBC and BET
• Rogue is cancelled in Canada
• Tatiana Maslany wins a Critics Choice Award
• The Canadian Comedy Award nominations were announced
• Conventional networks are losing money and spending less on US programs and more on Canadian programs (but there may be some reasons for that)
• US consumers are mostly oblivious to cable’s multi-screen offerings
• Binge watching is changing TV habits
• The CRTC wants to overhaul the Canadian broadcast system – yippee?

Beverage update: tap water, orange sparkling water, white zinfandel wine, pomegranate rooibos

Episode 140: Listen or download or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. Or watch the (unedited) video.

Your hosts

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter
• Diane Wild can be found at dianewild.com and on Twitter

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Diane and Anthony talk and talk about:

• What’s Canadian on Canadian broadcasters this month
• Shaw’s series renewals
• CTV’s continued love-in with Diane
• The Writers Guild of Canada’s video campaign
• Ruby Skye PI picked up by CBC
• Jon Montgomery named Amazing Race Canada host
• The Movie Central/Movie Network’s new series
• Five LA-based Canadian writers and their interesting production company name
• Cord cutting in Canada
• Shaw and Bell’s Twitter deals

Beverage update: sparkling water, Moscato wine, caramel cup rooibos

Episode 139: Listen or download or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. Or watch the (unedited) video.

Your hosts

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter
• Diane Wild can be found at dianewild.com and on Twitter

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Diane and Anthony talk about the new TV, eh? Watch List, Satisfaction premiere on June 24, The Listener ratings (and lack of publicity), CBC’s new licence, the Women in View report on women and minorities in Canadian TV, Amazon’s original series, Rachel’s interview with CBC’s Sally Catto, and Canadian shows’ propensity for disguising their setting.

Beverage update: tap water with lemon and Sutter Home White Zinfandel

Episode 138: Listen or download or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. Or watch the video.

Your hosts

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and onTwitter.
• Diane Wild can be found here at TV, eh? and on Twitter.

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