Photo byconnect2canada.Lloyd Robertson has announced that he’ll beretiring as anchor of the CTV National News next year and that Lisa LaFlamme will be taking over. That’ll be strange. Robertson has held that job longer than I’ve been alive, and his voice has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. When …
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Why I Don’t Like The New Copyright Bill And Neither Should You
The conservative government has once again made an attempt atintroducing new legislation to update Canada’s copyright act.In some ways it isn’t nearly as crappy as previous versions, but there’s one major problem that needs fixing before it hits the House of Commons. Included in the proposal is a section forbidding people from breaking any digital …
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Ernie Harwell, Dead At 92
It was just announced on the Blue Jays game that Ernie Harwell has died at 92. I wrotean entryabout him and what he meant to me last year when he announced that he was suffering from cancer, so I’ll let that say my piece. But there’s already a nice tribute article posted on the USA …
The CRTC Kind Of Makes A Good Decision
CBC blasts CRTC for TV signals decision I understand why the CBC folks are upset, but honestly, excluding it from thenew consumer raping regimewas the one thing that the Commission got right. The CBC is in a unique position. It’s funded by the government, but also is able to sell advertising to make up for …
Let The Nickel And Diming Continue!
The CRTC made a bunch of television related decisions today,here’s a summary of what went down.One of them in particular caught my eye. Value of local television programming As part of its framework, the Commission has set out a market-based solution to allow private local television stations to negotiate with cable and satellite companies. Each …
The Drugs I Need Was The Album I Needed
I woke up to a fun surprise. It’s Valentine’s Day, but since Steve already bought me a giant birthday dinner, I told him he didn’t have to worry about getting me a Valentine’s Day present. He would have none of that, and told me here was a present, not for Valentine’s Day, but for just …
Ottawa News Without Max Keeping?
Woe. Seeing that Max Keeping is about to retire is pretty freaky. Let me explain. I grew up near Ottawa, and he’s been the news anchor for Ottawa’s news for as long as I can remember, and apparently for longer than I’ve been alive. He is *the* news dude on the 6:00 news in Ottawa. …
Puppydog Tales
Aww. I’m so disappointed. Remember a couple posts back in that one about the weather man who was stalking that woman? Remember how the story mentioned him being let go over a situation involving his dog? Well, I did some googling, and the story’s not that interesting. I guess he usually had his dog on …
Finally Some Honesty
I’ve ranted about this local TV vs. the cable companies business in various posts and comments, so I thought I’d share this short, helpful video made by the Writers Guild of Canada that explains the issues in slightly more detail. Like me, it doesn’t take a side, because like me, it realizes that both sides …
Local TV Breaks Dave Carroll?
Dave Carroll, why’d you have to go and write the cable song? It makes me sad. Neither party seems right in this saga, why’d you have to throw your voice behind one of ’em? You seem like such a good guy.