Did the publishers of Chill magazine know something? There’s a reason Don Cherry is the biggest TV star in Canada. It is not just the crazy suits. It is not just the flag waving patriotism. It is not just the dog or the Lincolns. It is not just that he could say anything on any
Way back in the early ’50s, when CBC first began broadcasting NHL games on Hockey Night in Canada, a friendly service station dealer would greet viewers between periods.He was played, for 16 years, by Murray Westgate. The man became an iconic figure in Canadian television, mainly thanks to these ads.I spotted a few tweets yesterday
How odd is it that, after all the dust settles on Rogers’ $5.2B NHL deal, the guys who still own the rights to the Hockey Night in Canada theme song are TSN.They’ve held the rights for five years, after CBC–which made it part of their Saturday hockey broadcasts for 40 years–refused to meet the songwriter’s
So, say the Leafs make it to the Stanley Cup finals in 2015. Please, stay with me.Outside of the Vancouver Olympics, this would be the biggest TV draw in Canada, ever. Ten million viewers a night for Games four through Seven, easy.So Rogers boss Keith Pelley is just going to say, “You know Hubert my
CityNews. The ’90s called, they want their graphics back These folks in television, they wear pretty good poker faces.Rogers president Scott Moore, for example, did not let on he was about to kibosh CityNews when he met with press at an FX Canada breakfast gathering Wednesday morning in Toronto.A statement went out from Moore this
Landgraf at FX’s recent Upfront in New York. Brad Barket/Picture Group Signed up for a TV masterclass Wednesday morning with John Landgraf. The FX President was in Toronto along with FX EVP Eric Schrier, to talk about the cable channel’s latest content upgrade to FX Canada, as well as their ambitious plans back in the
Easter is a time to rejoice and be glad–for free movie channel previews, am I right? The free window on the Hollywood Suite movie channels ends Sunday night at midnight, so better hurry if you’re going to sample the best deal in television. Rogers has the four movie channels–WarnerFilms, MGM Channel, Sony Movie Channel and AXN