I drive a car they don’t make anymore, a 2006 SAAB 93 Aero Turbo. That’s me who just whizzed past you on the 410. A few weeks ago I investigated what looked like a tiny earphone jack buried in the armrest compartment, next to an oddly-placed second cigarette lighter/power source. I plugged a two-headed cord
There was much to cover on this week’s radio chat with CHML’s Scott Thompson. Among the topics was the job slashing this week carried out at Bell Media. The axe swung in several newsrooms, with long-time CTV News Network veteran Dan Matheson among the victims. A couple of times in recent years I’ve driven out to
At 8:01 Tuesday morning, Bell Media sent an email with the following headline: “TSN once again ranks as Canada’s #1 specialty channel in all key demos” At 8:08 a.m., Rogers–who hosted today’s Canadian network upfront in Toronto–blasted out their message: “Sportsnet is Now the #1 Sports Brand on TV in Canada” So who is telling the
There was plenty of room for the 1600 ad reps, TV beat writers and network officials attending Tuesday night’s 2014 Rogers Media upfront inside the cavernous Rogers Centre. The upfront just happened to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Centre, originally named SkyDome when it opened in 1989. The Toronto sports shrine was a fitting
That hour you’ll never get back? It starts weeknights at 10 p.m. On City. The Rogers-owned network has followed the Fox lead and trimmed 10 – 11 p.m. off its prime time schedule for the 2014-15 season. City has struggled to break through the lock CTV and Global have on 10 p.m. across Canada. This
Blog gold: Pelley shows off the Rogers’ ‘links You can tell Rogers has arrived in the Canadian network upfront derby. The boss is wearing network cuff links.It was easy to spot the red Rogers logo Tuesday at breakfast on President Keith Pelley’s blue cuffs. The power ‘links is classic Leslie Moonves. The CBS chairman is
The view from City-TV’s rooftop in Toronto’s Yonge/Dundas Square Rogers Media invited press to breakfast with its top TV executives Thursday atop its City broadcast centre at the Yonge/Dundas Square. The view from there is very Tokyo/Times Square, with plenty of downtown billboards. A big, circular portrait of Sash Baron Cohen as The Dictator looks