Marise Strauss
Arbie backs Talent Lab
RBC digs into the vault to award a $15,000 prize for new filmmakers at TIFF.
CHEK lives to see another day
Eleventh hour deal with Canwest and $2.5 million from staff and local investors buys new lease on life for Victoria station.
Glee hits a high note
Rerun of musical comedy’s pilot posts solid ratings for Global.
Canucks want TV everywhere, says study
No surprise here. Most Canadians want to be able view their favourite cable programs on the web or their mobile devices.
TSN scores 25
The sportscaster commemorates its silver anniversary with online initiatives, promos and a new look for Sportscentre.
O’Leary joins Lang on Newsworld
From the Shark Tank and the Dragons’ Den, CBC has plucked Kevin O’Leary to co-anchor a new weekday business program.
Storm lifts CP24 ratings
Coverage of killer weather sets a new record at the Toronto news channel. The storms also boosted viewer video submissions and web traffic.
Idol dominates but loses steam
The number is down from last year’s 3.1 million. The story is the same in the US, where Idol grabbed 28 million viewers, compared to 31 million in 2008.
CTV defends ‘crisis’ campaign
The broadcaster insists the special will be factual, balanced and objective, not a ‘corporate special.’
Grey’s Anatomy leads finale week
A buzzed-about cliffhanger at Seattle Grace Hospital boosted CTV’s Grey’s Anatomy to the top of the wrap-up ratings.
Rogers, TSN2 end stalemate
Starting today – just in time for the marquee baseball series between the Toronto Blue Jays and their division rival Boston Red Sox – TSN2 will be available to Rogers digital subscribers, in a deal that will likely see TSN2 go from 3.2 million homes to over 4 million.
Blue Jays up on Sportsnet
TV audiences for the Jays are up 6% on Rogers Sportsnet from April last year.
When is a cut not a cut? When it’s just a review
The CBC is being included in a review of government spending that calls for the pubcaster to find the lowest-performing 5% of its programs and services.
Double duty for Moore
CBC media sales and marketing has a new boss: exec director of sports Scott Moore.
Flames warm up TSN numbers
TSN’s first-round coverage scored an average 567,000 viewers versus 399,000 in 2008, with the Flames fetching 879,000 viewers per game – predictably the cabler’s most-watched series.
