Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-22
- Following @gregobr, @inkcanada and @fagstein for #crtc hearing re: local TV. What channel is this on, if any? This hearing depresses me. #
- CTV would blank out popular programming if "unable to agree to financial terms with cable," from G&M: http://ow.ly/CNrp #
- @fagstein @srk_to @inkcanada Ah, thanks. Don't have opportunity to listen to CPAC.ca stream as I do outside work on weekdays. in reply to fagstein #
- Teletoon airs 2006 Annecy Intl. Animation Fest award winner Renaissance. Nice change from reruns of Ghost World & The Crow.http://ow.ly/COXx #
- Also, Teletoon at Night film choices bother me. The Crow 2 months in a row, Mars Attacks…geez, air Patlabor like you used to! #teletoon #
- Rogers used to be the only cableco, now other people are stealing their thunder! They don't want handouts, they're hard #crtc #
- David Purdy of Rogers knows what he's talking about. If I wasn't on dialup..don't fully agree w/him; Rogers has diverse business model #crtc #
- Carlo Rota, Nicholas Campbell on CBCNN arguing for 6% gross to go to prime-time on Canadian private networks Correct me if I pooped up #crtc #
- @ACTRAToronto Ah yes, Global. I love how three of the drama/comedies are reruns and The Guard is just burning off 2nd-season eps. as 3rd. in reply to ACTRAToronto #
- Flashpoint "fall finale:" sniper at Maple Leaf Gardens, MLG under an alias: http://tr.im/F6w5 – did ML Sports&Ent. veto actual name use? #
- RT @kennyhotz kvs6 world premier this friday on showcase 9pm! are you guys ready?! season opener may be the best all… http://bit.ly/2g4WNm #
- Funbag Animation Studios assets acquired by Rick Morrison & Mark Edwards' New Bike Entertainment http://ow.ly/CUDS (from @CartoonNorth) #
- Should be noted that Kidscreen broke the news of New Bike's eating Funbag…on October 28. http://ow.ly/CUM4 Animation news moves slowly. #
- Harold Rosenbaum, Chartered Accountant Extreme: http://ow.ly/CWab Thought of this while looking up Funbag Animation (cont) http://tl.gd/vac2 #
- APTN's Blackstone pilot to be shown Nov. 24, 9 pm ET on APTN East. Another pilot, The Time Traveler, to follow Blackstone at 10 pm ET. #aptn #
- CTV and Space renew The Listener for a second season: http://ow.ly/D7cm – that is, if CTV doesn't shutter its local stations first. Groan. #
- I was going to write about the #crtc hearings for URBMN, but shit, I can't be bothered. Can't side with anyone. More interested in content. #
- Peak Season a 'hit' for MTV Canada http://tr.im/Fc6L – 122000 viewers, 89% aged 12-34! Wow! How remarkable for MTV to appeal to its demo! #
- Joe Flaherty interviewed by Vanity Fair re: Second City: http://ow.ly/Dgni – with added Count Floyd for extra 3-D Smell-O-Rama goodness #
- TVO sells 4-part doco Empire of the Word by having Tish Cohen "tweet" work of fiction 140 words at a time http://ow.ly/DpUq – now THAT'S PR! #
- E1 Entertainment posts wider loss for first half of the year, mainly due to investing more heavily in television content: http://ow.ly/DpYf #
- E1 Entertainment posts wider loss for first half of the year, mainly due to investing more heavily in TV and film content: http://ow.ly/DpYf #
- @WGCtweet Wait, you mean Canwest couldn't make money just reairing Producing Parker 500 times a week? It's not like CW doesn't already do it in reply to WGCtweet #
- Battle of the Blades renewed for another season, trumpets James Lamont of Media Profile. Insight Prods. may globalize format. Uh…yay? #cbc #
- Watched Cra$h & Burn (I hate typing that dollar sign.) Dan Duran on the fake commercials? Awesome. The show? Predictable. Wastes Luke Kirby. #
- RT @tv_eh #followfriday Canadian TV types http://is.gd/4In8t and let’s add @colinmochrie to the list! #
- Kenny vs. Spenny Season 5 on DVD Nov. 24 http://bit.ly/7sZvnl – Season 6 debuts in an hour on Showcase. Yep, doin' a little advertising. #
- RT @TempleStreet Come to "BILLABLE HOURS SET SALE!!" Sat., Nov 21 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm http://bit.ly/YByB6 (guess BH is canceled, then?) #
- @adambarken When pro wrestling is referenced, few shows actually show pro wrestling moves. Even Bugs Bunny cartoons would show a move or two in reply to adambarken #
- Uh…did Showcase air two new Kenny vs. Spenny episodes back to back? If it did, I missed the second episode. Man, I hate Bell ExpressVu. #
- I really need to update my URBMN aStore more often http://ow.ly/EpTH – added a few items after neglecting it for months. More stuff to come. #
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