Canada’s top dog whisperer Sherri Davis barks orders to Diesel on the set of Hudson & Rex [This is the first in a series of monthly profiles of people who work behind the scenes in the Canadian TV industry. Look for a different profile in every brioux.tv newsletter.] You think it’s easy learning how to
Not that it was ever in doubt, but you can bank on Jann Arden. As reported here over a week ago, the CTV comedy Jann opened to an overnight, estimated 768,000 viewers across Canada on Wednesday, March 20. CTV bumped that up to 1.4 million viewers if you combine those who watched it live and
This is a picture of my mother, Margaret Brioux. She always told me that if you don’t have anything nice to say about something or somebody, come sit next to me. No, that’s a joke. What she said was, keep it to yourself. So all I can say is that the final gala of the
If you follow @CBC_archives on Twitter, you may have noticed a post Wednesday about a “Giant” milestone in Canadian television: Bob Homme was born 100 years ago this month. Homme, for those too young to remember, was for a quarter of a century The Friendly Giant. His simple, 15 minute series aired mid-mornings from the
Digest this, fellow eaters: GMO’s (genetically modified organisms) are not labeled on food products in Canada and the United States despite labels being mandated throughout Europe as well as in 64 other countries around the world. Why is that such a big deal? The CBC Docs POV documentary “Modified,” which airs Friday, argues consumers should
If it is still true that most new shows tend to find their audience level in Week Four — and who the hell knows anymore? — then Monday was a bad night for CBC’s rebooted drama from the ’90s. Street Legal, starring Cynthia Dale (above right with Julia Tomasone), sunk to a new low Monday
At Monday’s Apple event, the tech giant did share a few clips of their upcoming Apple TV+ offerings. The above video shows glimpses of Jennifer Aniston and Reece Witherspoon’s The Morning Show as well as Jason Mamoa’s epic sci fi series Sea. The second video is a compelling black and white teaser with Steven Spielberg,
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Let it be said that this story was filed on a IPad, written at the Apple Visitor Centre and all while drinking — yes — apple juice. Not the Apple Kool aid, however. I’ve always been a bit stodgy when it comes to the whole personal device revolution, clinging to my daughter’s