TV, eh? | What's up in Canadian television | Page 3104
TV,eh? What's up in Canadian television
Uncategorized

In the news: ACTRA protests Global event

Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press reports on Global’s fall launch event, which ironically got more attention to a protest for more Canadian shows than to the actual Canadian shows:

  • Global launch marred by protest
    “The broadcaster introduced a handful of new Canadian series as well, including the dark thriller Durham County sitcom About a Girl, Coast Guard series Search and Rescue and dramedy da Kink In My Hair, based on the award-winning play of the same name.”
Facebooktwitterredditlinkedinmail
Ratings

CBC hits back at ratings critic

Tod Maffin of Inside the CBC reveals a memo to CBC employees countering this article:

  • Layfield comes out swinging against ratings critic
    “These are bona fide share numbers for prime time, the most competitive and important hours on any TV network schedule. They are accurate, they are verifiable (if only some journalists took the time) and most important, they represent all of your hard work, which has paid off in achieving our best prime-time share results in five years.”
Facebooktwitterredditlinkedinmail
Industry News

In the news: TV’s future in Canada

Grant Robertson of the Globe and Mail discusses the report The Future of Television in Canada, to be discussed by network executives at the upcoming Banff World Television Festival:

Facebooktwitterredditlinkedinmail
Uncategorized

In the news: Canadian Idol’s season premiere

From CTV.ca:

  • Singers, dancers & screamers step in front of Idol’s judges
    “Not only did the hoards of competitors with guitars prove Canada is truly a nation of singer-songwriters, they also proved its diversity – bringing flutes, violins, keyboards, ukulele, stand up bass’, harps and even an erhu (a Chinese ancestor to the violin).”

Ann Marie McQueen of Sun Media wasn’t impressed by her city’s Idol hopefuls:

  • Ottawa hits sour note on ‘Idol’
    “Only one local singer was shown getting the coveted gold ticket required to get to Toronto, where the massive group will be whittled down to 22 semi-finalists. But 16 from the Ottawa tryout made it, nine of whom were locals.”
Facebooktwitterredditlinkedinmail