From Marc Weisblott of Postmedia News:

CBC’s new fall season will be just like the last
With the confirmation in early April that its prime-time schedule would essentially much remain intact, CBC-TV couldn’t offer any surprises at its 2013-2014 preview event Wednesday morning, which meant having to compensate with loud noises and shiny screens. Read more.

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

All Sochi, no sizzle for CBC’s new fall season
Wednesday morning, a group of journalists, photographers, CBC execs and what’s called “the talent” (actors, comedians and such) assembled at CBC HQ here in Toronna. Reason was CBC’s 2013-14 season preview event. It went on for hours and, when I departed, I still wasn’t sure exactly what CBC has in store for Canada in the upcoming TV season. Apart from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Hockey Night in Canada and the return of Battle of the Blades. Which everybody knew about, anyway. Read more.

From Thunderbird:

Are you a Canadian teen actor looking to be a star? We’re casting for a brand new YTV show that’s set to start filming in Vancouver, BC this summer. If you’ve got a knack for comedy and are interested in submitting an audition video – we want to hear from you!

What’s the show about? Well, when 14-year-old Jarvis Raines’ house is nearly destroyed on Christmas morning by a defective toy, he sues the company and ends up owning it. His first act as CEO is to fire the existing staff and replace it with kids from his high school — each with a valuable skill. Though this group would not normally be friends, they must work together and get to know each other better as they run the world’s first teen-owned game company. Some Assembly Required is the latest project from the producers of Mr. Young , ANT Farm and The Suite Life on Deck and will be coming to YTV in early 2014.

Casting is now open (closing June 7th), so go to the Audition page to find out how to apply. Good luck!

Continuing the experiment of live streaming the podcast, Anthony and I will be recording via a Google Hangout tonight at 7 pm PT/10 pm ET. We’ll post a link to the Youtube stream to Twitter and Facebook shortly before we go live. Chat with us on twitter using the hashtag #tveh136 as you watch. And tweet us links of news items to cover anytime today using that hashtag.

From Steve Baerwald of The Beaverton (satiricial website):

Canadian TV execs can’t wait to cancel this year’s original programming
Canadian TV executives are very excited to once again greenlight, produce, and cancel this year’s original programming, inside sources report. Continue reading.