Uncategorized

In the news: Canadian Idol’s delusional contestants

Tara Merrin of Sun Media talks Canadian Idol and the rest of the summer reality fare:

‘Canadian Idol’ kicks off
“Tuesday night’s Idol premiere was jam-packed with these delusional offspring. There was the guy who smashed his guitar after being rejected and the one who threw a loonie in anger. That’ll show those judges.”

Uncategorized

In the news: Moose TV good summer viewing

Rob Salem of the Toronto Star lists five shows to watch for this summer, including Moose TV:

Hot bets for the summer
“Adam Beach, Gary Farmer and Jennifer Podemski co-star in an eight-episode offering that sounds like a combination of Corner Gas, The Rez, Paradise Falls and SCTV, with Beach as the prodigal son who returns to the tiny Northern Quebec community of Moose to re-open the dormant local TV station (by picking the lock) and broadcasting such locally generated shows as Me and My Beaver and Ernie Makes a Drum. Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. starting July 5.”

Richard Warnica of The Tyee reports on the CRTC’s decision:

CTV must sell local stations: Regulator
“Officials for CTVGlobeMedia were hoping the regulator would grant them an exemption to a longstanding policy of not allowing one organization to own two local channels in a single market. The CRTC, however, found no grounds to justify bending the rules.”

Uncategorized

John Kennedy of Canada.com talks to No Opportunity Wasted host Phil Keoghan:

‘Amazing Race’ host brings new show to Canada: ‘No Opportunity Wasted’ challenges viewers to achieve their goals
â€œWe’re going to take away all the excuses and we’re going to present you with an opportunity,â€ Keoghan explains. â€œNow it’s up to you to execute it. You’ve got to do all the hard work to make it happen. It’s not just about extreme things. It really is about life-changing experiences.â€

Mark Dillon of Playback examines CBC’s fall schedule:

The Establishing Shot: CBC’s delicate balance of imports and homegrowns
“Despite an inaugural season average of only 304,000, Intelligence remains on the sked because CBC has faith in Chris Haddock, with whom it enjoyed a number of strong years with Da Vinci’s Inquest. CBC exec director of network programming Kirstine Layfield says the network believes Haddock can retool the series for greater commercial appeal.”

Marcus Robinson of Playback reports on advertisers’ reaction to the schedule:

CBC’s fall schedule has promise, say media buyers
“You won’t find the CBC on a multimillion-dollar spending spree for U.S. product, but this year’s fall lineup has media buyers lauding the pubcaster for the breadth of its primetime offerings, from returning comedy to new reality and family fare.”