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Rick Mercer Report

In the news: Mercer on Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister

From Alex Strachan of CanWest Media:

  • mercerreport1Mercer gets serious about politics
    “Rick Mercer is not out to rock the vote. Seriously. Seriousness may not be his stock in trade, but he is serious about one thing: Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister, the reality-TV competition he is hosting this weekend is not an exercise in partisan politics, or a seminar in the art of the backroom deal. No one will be able to watch Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister and accuse it of having a Liberal or Conservative lean, Mercer says — be they Grit, Tory, NDP or Rhino.” Read more.
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Ratings

Ratings and Renewals: Sophie, The Guard, Da Kink in My Hair, The Best Years

From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:

  • Sophie2Can Sophie Survive Survivor?
    “Did CBC jump the gun on that Sophie renewal? Ever since CBC announced they were picking up two of their four January starts, Sophie and The Border, the rookie comedy series, starring Mimi Kuzyk and Natalie Brown (right), has been sinking like a rock. This Wednesday it was down to 290,000 viewers.” Read more.

  • Global Keeps its Guard Up
    “Global announced today that it is renewing three of its rookie shows: The Guard, ‘Da Kink In My Hair and the summer series The Best Years. Hey, the more Canadian shows the better, jobs are jobs and this news keeps people working in Vancouver and Toronto. But Global’s release suggests that these renewals are “based on solid statistics of the first seasons.” Perhaps, but in the case of ‘Da Kink at least, earning brownie points before the CRTC had to be a factor.” Read more.
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Uncategorized

In the news: CBC releases show on Bittorrent

From CBC:

  • CBC-TV first in North America to release prime-time show on BitTorrent
    “CBC Television plans to release its Sunday episode of Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister on BitTorrent, a file-sharing service that would allow users to copy and share the show. The release, free and without ads or digital rights management (DRM) software, is believed to be the first release of a prime-time show in North America.” Read more.
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