CBC television killed their dinnertime newscast Canada Now so that they can revive local newscasts. While I fear the introduction of local fluff stories and bargain basement regional anchors into the station’s proudly stoic coverage (we call this “Global TV syndrome”), there was an interesting quote on the move from editor-in-chief Tony Burman: “We’re [...]
I try harder than most to do my civic duty and support Canadian content, and when it comes to television that’s a much more difficult pill to swallow than in music. I could run on for a good while talking about great Canadian bands; home grown television less so. Yet when there are actually Canadian [...]
CBC Sunday is the best thing on television. If I was allotted only two hours of television a week, they’d undoubtedly be used on Sunday morning. That’s not to say that I watch an abundance of television anyways, but I’m clearly an election-time news junkie so whenever I’m in this room I’ve got one news [...]
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