I took a chance and emailed Mike Cosentino late Tuesday night after hearing he was out as president, content and programming, at Bell Media. The following reply bounced back immediately: “Hello and thank you for your email. Please be advised that Michael Cosentino is no longer with the company. Please re-direct any inquiries to Justin
Pandemic lockdowns got you down? Chase away those blues and kick 2020 to the curb New Year’s Eve by spending it with Ron James — Live from his Living Room. Canada’s hardest working comedian has had enough of being shut out of clubs and theatres. Since March 7, when he entertained 1500 at Hamilton Place,
Would there be an uproar in Canada if Marx Brother movies, or the works of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd were blocked at the border? What about films featuring Abbott & Costello, The Three Stooges or W. C. Fields? The question comes up as, for the second Monday this month, Canadians are robbed
It is Thanksgiving Day in America, so pass the turkey and turn up the football. It is a bit weird seeing those giant balloons and marching bands parade past Macy’s in Manhattan in front of no one except NBC cameras. Not to mention Rockettes wearing matching masks, or Santa waving madly at absolutely no one,
And that’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown. It looks like AppleTV+ listened when cries went up that viewers would have to subscribe to their service this year in order to see their favourite, 50-year-old Peanuts specials. Both A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and A Charlie Brown Christmas will now be available to watch on
God knows Canada needs a new Broadcasting Act. The first clue: they’re still calling it the Broadcasting Act. Network heads and studio executives have been lobbying hard for years to have the Canadian government step in and, as they see it, level the playing field by mandating that streaming services operating in Canada contribute to
Ron MacLean surprised me at the start of the latest edition of brioux.tv: the podcast. The Hockey Night in Canada anchor and host of Battle of the Blades (airing Thursdays on CBC) was asked, as is every guest, just why the heck he was talking to me on the podcast. I ask this each episode
Here’s good news for Jon Stewart fans — and who’s not a Jon Stewart fan? The multiple Emmy Award-winning comedian has signed a multi-year partnership with AppleTV+ to return to television with a current affairs series. The 57-year-old New Yorker hosted The Daily Show on Comedy Central from 1999 to 2015. This new project is