That’s me and Grapes giving two thumbs up to “Keep Your Head Up Kid; The Don Cherry Story.” The four hour, two-part TV-movie premieres Sunday night at 8 p.m. and concludes Monday at 8.CBC threw a little press bash for the film Wednesday in Toronto in a 10th floor studio at the broadcast centre. Ace
LIVERPOOL, N.Y.–My name is Bill Brioux and I am a 16mm filmaholic.I’m here at Cinefest 30, the world’s least glamorous film festival, just off the I-90 in Liverpool, N.Y. This annual gathering features 50 to 60 films each year that were produced 60, 70, even 80 to 85 years ago. Forget digital 3-D, Blue Ray
Last night, I had to drive to Syracuse , N.Y. (I’m attending Cinefest with a bunch of other 16mm film hoarders still bitter about the introduction of “talkies”), so I didn’t see Survivor. But as I drove along the I-90, here is what I imagined was happening.There were plenty of shots of Russell and Rob
We have our two winners in the Rogers On Demand March Break Channel prize pack contest. Kim and Jayda were selected from those of you who entered by clicking on the “comment” command below and sharing your all-time favourite children’s TV show. Everything from Inspector Gadget to ZOOM to Hammy Hamster to The Friendly Giant
Okay, don’t pretend you don’t want them. They are the new Mattel Barbie Collection Mad Men dolls, the ultimate convergence of marketing meets hip cool retro show about marketing.From Mattel, Lionsgate and AMC, they’ll be available in July (and you can eventually order them here).That’s classic Barbie-proportioned Joan Holloway above left in the purple skirt
Tonight marks the season finales of the Rick Mercer Report and 22 Minutes, two Canadian shows Canadians would actually miss if CBC was in a position to pull content in the upcoming 2010 Cable Wars. (Read more about the 22 Minutes finale here in a piece I wrote last week for The Canadian Press).Canadians would
The CRTC did what many expected today–threw the fee-for-carriage hand grenade back into the network/cable bunkers and challenged them to play nice and work things out.Under the heading “Value of Local programming” the new ruling sets out to find “a market-based solution to allow private local television stations to negotiate with cable and satellite companies”
Today, Monday, March 22, is D-day in the fee for carriage debate. The CRTC is expected to issue a statement this afternoon indicating its decision on whether it will allow historically free-to-air broadcasters CBC, CTV, Global and Citytv to charge cable and satellite companies a fee to distribute their signals. A media war played out