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Talking TV with CBC Radio host Rita Celli today after 1 p.m. on Ontario Today. The subject is how you watch television–do you PVR it, stream it off your computer, catch it on your iPod–anything but actually watching it off a network schedule on a TV screen, right? Well, maybe. I still say the PVR

Just a reminder–tickets are still available for next Tuesday’s BRC Fall Preview gala at the Four Seasons in Toronto. “Programming Insider” Marc Berman from Mediaweek and yours truly will spin through the fall forecast, broken business models be damned. Thanks to the generosity and cooperation from the folks at CTV, Global and City, clips from

Brutal week of technical snafus and too many print deadlines resulting in few postings. Hopefully the worst is over. Thanks for your patience and stay tuned.

Yes, we still do numbers. The CBC is going to miss the Stanley Cup finals and so, incredibly, will NBC. The Peacock network drew 7.51 million for Friday’s seventh and deciding game, with over 9 million tuning into see Sidney Crosby and the Pens hoist the cup. Here are the dying seconds:That is the biggest

Way behind in my radio links. Here are the two most recent posts with CHML Talk Radio host Scott Thompson.The first, from June 10, covered the Rogers-City-TV upfront last week in Toronto. Their best buy in terms of imported American fare appears to be Modern Family. There are also some memories of David Carradine as

What kind of entertainment does Dracula like? Something in a jugular vein. Which brings us to the Second Season premiere of HBO’s True Blood (tonight at 9 p.m. on HBO Canada). Check out the promo below: HBO Canada Sinks Its Teeth Into a Second Season of HBO’s Hit Series True Blood This season, Sookie and

When Letterman head writer Bill Scheft was in Toronto a few weeks ago he predicted that, when the dust settled in late night and the Tonight hand off was complete, his boss would be in the driver’s seat. “Usually the show that changes the least benefits the most,” he said.That seems to be the case