Despite all the talk about PVRing and streaming and on-demand, the TV game–when it comes down to eyeballs and ad dollars–is still a lot about scheduling. Take Wednesday’s Shaw Media 2014-15 fall season announcements in Toronto. Shaw Media Executive Vice President Barbara Williams did her usual presentation for the press Wednesday morning, leading with Shaw’s
Barbara Williams Shaw Media is a dominant player on the specialty side in Canada. Channels such as History, Showcase and Slice all had big years.Keeping them stocked with content is SVP Barbara Williams’ job. Rivals say Williams was the big buyer last month at the L.A. screenings.It doesn’t seem that way when you just look
Starlight’s Big 3 Paul Gross, David Cronenberg and Robert Lantos Looking for some crackling good reading on the future of Canadian television? You could do worse than to peruse the transcripts coming out of Gatineaux from the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission hearings into mandatory distribution. One overall impression that stands out: this is indeed a