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Conan to Canada?!

January 23rd, 2010 · Comments

Alas, Conan’s final show has aired and what a show it was. I’m sure Freebird will be the tops of the iTunes top 10 list.

Now, I came across this article from the Globe and Mail, one of Canada’s two national newspapers (and the only one that isn’t bleeding money faster than NBC).

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/memo-to-the-cbc-hire-conan/article1435600/

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Canadian TV in CRISIS! Day…the rest of them

November 17th, 2009 · Comments

Well, the hearings continue with the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) and Bell Canada (owners of Bell TV Satellite).
 
Frankly it was more of the same, CBC (a broadcaster) said they need value for their signal while Bell (a distributor) said they didn’t have their eye on the big picture and just wanted a bailout.
 
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Save the local TV tax?

October 13th, 2009 · Comments

Currently, Canada is in the midst of it’s own public battle.
 
Instead of healthcare, two sides are waging war over a simple matter.  We already have public healthcare and as far as I can tell, most Canadians are happy with that and wouldn’t wish American healthcare on their worst enemy.
 
No, no, instead Canada’s local TV broadcasters [...]

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