[Acajack]

what ever happened to Frank Cavalarro (ctv mtl weatherdude)?

Didn't Frank win the best weatherman in the world title fairly recently (past few years)?

[Acajack]

Reminds me of the Canadian edition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. I think the biggest winer of the show won $64,000...it was a sad state of affairs. At the end, all the contestants waived at the camera and screamed "BYE!! BYE!!!" like a bunch of idiots.

Here he is, the winningest contestant in the short history of WWTBAM Canada: http://web.mac.com/osirisfdl/Site_officiel_de_FDL/Bienvenue/Bienvenue.html

BTW, having been there (on TV game shows), it's actually a lot tougher in person than it is sitting at home on your couch. There's the hot lights, the makeup (for guys like me not used to it), the all-day taping grind, the incessant "cut" and "action" back and forth stop and go. It's not really that easy to keep your concentration for a full 8 to 10-hour day with five shows to put in the can.

[harls]

If Alicia Cuthbert (extremely hot Albertan girl) was gettin married you'd probably celebrate :banana:

It's Elisha Cuthbert, and I think she actually grew up south of Montreal.

I hear she's boning Mike Fisher (Senators fwd). She can't get enough of hockey guys.

[Ice Water]

It's Elisha Cuthbert, and I think she actually grew up south of Montreal.

I hear she's boning Mike Fisher (Senators fwd). She can't get enough of hockey guys.

I dunno where she grew up but she was born in Alberta

And I thought she was going out with Phaneuf

[Ayreonaut]

She is, Fisher's boning some other celebrity chick.

[harls]

Oh yeah.. Carrie Underwood?

[Ayreonaut]

Yeah, that's it.

[MolsonExport]

It's Elisha Cuthbert, and I think she actually grew up south of Montreal.

.


yeah. Greenfield Park, I believe. What a hottie.

Sloppy seconds? no thanks, but I would be happy to take Elisha off yer hands...

http://linuxreviews.org/software/x11-terms/aterm/elisha-cuthbert-3.jpg

^He shoots, He scores!

[MolsonExport]

anyone remember dino sisto (CJAD Montreal), who called the Habs games on the radio? and the sordid scandal?

[Rathgrith]

Oh god, I can just smell the cocaine coming off that picture. Thanks Mike Fisher.

[manny_santos]

Rumour has it there's 400 more job cuts coming to CTV next week.

[Rico Rommheim]

Rumour has it there's 400 more job cuts coming to CTV next week.

Damn it! That will just make it harder for them to report on highway 401's, Canada's busiest highway. And what will Tanya Kim do without her personal helper?

[Rathgrith]

Sir Richard to visit his Virgin Radio station here
By Lynn Saxberg, The Ottawa Citizen January 24, 2009

Sir Richard Branson will visit Ottawa for the first time on Tuesday as part of a whirlwind trip to Canada to welcome two of the newest additions to his Virgin Radio family.

The charismatic British billionaire's morning itinerary in Ottawa includes an appearance on the Virgin Radio Ottawa morning show, a tribute from Mayor Larry O'Brien and a soccer shoot out at Lansdowne Park to raise money for children's charities. Sir Richard plans to be back on his plane before noon, bound for Montreal. On Wednesday, he is scheduled to speak at a marketing event in Toronto.

Sir Richard's visit to Ottawa will add a dash of excitement to the rebranding of Ottawa's 106.9 FM station, formerly The Bear. It turned into Virgin Radio Ottawa on Jan. 9.

Under a licensing agreement between the station's owner, Astral Media, and Virgin Radio International, four Canadian radio stations took on the Virgin logo. The first station launched in Toronto in the fall, while the Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa stations popped up earlier this month. The stations mark Sir Richard's first foray into the North American radio market.

Virgin Radio International is already established in France, Italy, India and Dubai. Its tagline is "It's all about the music."

All three of the other Canadian Virgin stations play top-40 pop music, sticking with the format of their previous incarnations. Virgin Radio Ottawa has retained the rock format established by the Bear.

Musically, it's still the same testosterone-fuelled barrage of classic and modern rock hits. Like the Bear, the acts played range from Led Zeppelin to Sam Roberts, with no shortage of thumpers by Nickelback or Theory of a Deadman. Many of the announcers' voices are the same, too, including those of Wendy Daniels and Cub Carson.

According to the station's management, the Bear's listenership was pegged at 240,000 sets of ears per week, making it one of the most popular stations in the market. The typical listener is a thirtysomething male whose other favourite station is usually the Rogers-owned classic-rock institution, CHEZ 106.1 FM.

In the ongoing battle for Ottawa's rock listeners, the rebranded station might have a slight edge over the competition because of the instant recognition factor of the Virgin star logo. Headed by Sir Richard, Virgin is a global force that has its business hooks in everything from mobile-phone service to space travel. There's already buzz about a Virgin Festival for Ottawa.

Beyond the celebrity connection, what's promising is the commitment to local content. Although Virgin is an international entity, the value of radio is that it's local and immediate, and new general manager Denis Bouchard promises the station won't turn into an automated jukebox.

Bouchard, who is also general manager of Astral's two Gatineau stations, Energie and Rock Détente, added Virgin Radio to his duties this week after longtime general manager Eric Stafford was let go in a company-wide staff reduction. Bouchard said the cuts were made because of a decline in national advertising.

Local advertising, however, remains strong, and Bouchard says the station has an "obligation" to deliver local news, traffic, weather and other exclusive content.

One new example of strong local content on Virgin is the hour-long Gods of Rock program, which starts at 6 p.m. on weekdays. Produced by Kath Thompson, who has a long history as the music director at 106.9 FM, it features songs and artist interviews drawn from Thompson's extensive archive. She has not only interviewed major acts such as U2 and AC/DC, but also played a significant role in the development of Canadian artists such as the Tragically Hip and Nickelback.

"I read an article years ago that said no matter how much you turn on the radio to listen to music, if there's great talk about great music, people will listen," Thompson says.

Another new feature on Virgin Radio Ottawa is the widely syndicated program hosted by rocker Alice Cooper. It airs on Sundays nights. Other changes for the station include a new drive-home show, a revitalized morning show and behind the scenes, a new program director, Pete Travers, who took over last fall.
© Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen

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Why is this guy even allowed in the country?

[vid]

If we could harness his ego, our energy problems would be solved.

[manny_santos]

If we could harness his ego, our energy problems would be solved.

I think I got it - He calls everything virgin because...well, I can't really say that on this forum ;)

[highdensitysprawl]

Musically, it's still the same testosterone-fuelled barrage of classic and modern rock hits. Like the Bear, the acts played range from Led Zeppelin to Sam Roberts, with no shortage of thumpers by Nickelback or Theory of a Deadman.

The typical listener is a thirtysomething male whose other favourite station is usually the Rogers-owned classic-rock institution, CHEZ 106.1 FM.


They may get a lot more short term listernship as that demographic seems to describe most Nortel guys I know.

Love the description of 'testosterone fuelled barrage of classic and modern rock hits'. So it is basically CHEZ w/o Supertramp.

[MolsonExport]

And what will Tanya Kim do without her personal helper?

begin her second career as a snare drum.

[Rico Rommheim]

begin her second career as a snare drum.

Its funny because its true! :haha:

[Rathgrith]

All I'm hoping is that Branson's plane is "intercepted" by some geese. If that doesn't work, I hope our never ending bus strikes fvcks him over somehow.

[theman23]

:5:

Yay, two people I don't know are getting married. Congrats to Johnny Whatsisname of Burlington, ON for getting hitched too. :banana:

Thanks man, I appreciate the thought.

[mr.John]

Damn it! That will just make it harder for them to report on highway 401's, Canada's busiest highway. And what will Tanya Kim do without her personal helper?

What the 401 is Canada's busiest highway? is that the highway that runs by Canada's busiest airport in Canada's largest city which is home to Canada's most popular hockey team (leaf nation)
I think the reason no talent hacks like Kevin"Toronto"Newman and LLoyd "embalmed" Robertson keep exaggerating the importance of Toronto nationally and internationally is that it somehow inflates their own self worth and ego ,after all you can't put them in the same league as some smuck working in a minor market like Montreal,Vancouver, Calgary can we.

[theman23]

I don't think anyone erexaggerates the importance of Toronto, you guys just read way too much into this stuff. I didn't realize news anchors had to start being politically correct about using the words "the nations largest".

[manny_santos]

I don't think anyone erexaggerates the importance of Toronto, you guys just read way too much into this stuff. I didn't realize news anchors had to start being politically correct about using the words "the nations largest".

Toronto's importance is grossly exaggerated by the media. If some of these types spent some time in New York, like I have, they would quickly learn how little the rest of the world outside Canada cares about Toronto. Canada, let alone Toronto, is a compete non-factor in Manhattan, and the only mention I saw of Toronto while I was there was the large number of Leaf fans going to see a game in NJ.

Back on topic, the latest I've heard is that Dave Devall is retiring in March. He's been the backwards-writing weather guy on CFTO in Toronto since January 1961, a month after the station signed on. Before that he was on CHEX-TV in Peterborough.

[theman23]

Toronto's importance is grossly exaggerated by the media. If some of these types spent some time in New York, like I have, they would quickly learn how little the rest of the world outside Canada cares about Toronto. Canada, let alone Toronto, is a compete non-factor in Manhattan, and the only mention I saw of Toronto while I was there was the large number of Leaf fans going to see a game in NJ.

Thats nice (though I'm not sure why you would think that most of the media-types have never been to Manhattan), but what does that have to do with mr.John being hurt every time Lloyd Robertson uses the word "nations largest" when describing something in Toronto?

[b13]

Toronto's importance is grossly exaggerated by the media. If some of these types spent some time in New York, like I have, they would quickly learn how little the rest of the world outside Canada cares about Toronto. Canada, let alone Toronto, is a compete non-factor in Manhattan, and the only mention I saw of Toronto while I was there was the large number of Leaf fans going to see a game in NJ.



Actually you will start to see Toronto become more important in Manhattan with our financial institutions making a large presence in that part of the US.

[manny_santos]

Thats nice (though I'm not sure why you would think that most of the media-types have never been to Manhattan), but what does that have to do with mr.John being hurt every time Lloyd Robertson uses the word "nations largest" when describing something in Toronto?

Well, maybe it's not directly related, but sometimes those of us outside Toronto just get tired of constantly having to be reminded these things. We already know these things about Toronto and certain things in the Toronto area, we don't need to be reminded again and again.

Toronto has a lot of big egos.

[Rathgrith]

Whats the big deal? Every country has a city that its citizens gavraite words. America - New York, Britain - London, France - Paris, Japan - Tokyo. You guys are making Canada sound like its special in that there is a city that is the largest. It happens. If you care so much, then stop watching tv. Or better yet, change the channel. I hardly watch Global. And I doubt I will in the near future.

[Rico Rommheim]

If you're saying that Toronto is to Canada what such alpha cities like Paris, London and Tokyo are to their respected countries, then you're dead wrong.

[manny_santos]

Whats the big deal? Every country has a city that its citizens gavraite words. America - New York, Britain - London, France - Paris, Japan - Tokyo. You guys are making Canada sound like its special in that there is a city that is the largest. It happens. If you care so much, then stop watching tv. Or better yet, change the channel. I hardly watch Global. And I doubt I will in the near future.

The United States is not quite like that. New York is a big draw, but so are Los Angeles and Chicago. The American media isn't as obsessed with New York as much as the Canadian media is obsessed with Toronto.

I am guessing Mexico City is the centre of the universe in Mexico. From a media standpoint, television is much more nationally oriented, with several stations in the national capital being repeated nationwide. Now that must bother some locals in other parts of the country.

[theman23]

The United States is not quite like that. New York is a big draw, but so are Los Angeles and Chicago. The American media isn't as obsessed with New York as much as the Canadian media is obsessed with Toronto.


Sorry, I don't buy this line of "Toronto obsession". Mentioning that something in Toronto is the "nations largest" simply provides context to the story and avoids verbal monotony.

[tkoe]

Sorry, I don't buy this line of "Toronto obsession". Mentioning that something in Toronto is the "nations largest" simply provides context to the story and avoids verbal monotony.

The reason you don't think it’s a big deal is because you don't have any idea what it’s like for the 26 million Canadians who don't live in Toronto.

How would you like incessant reporting on 'snowmageddon' in Regina for a week? Or how about being forced to watch Oilers v. Flames games the entire season because the Leafs were being pre-empted in Ontario. Maybe a national media that broadcast live from your region less than Afghanistan?

The fact is that a lot of things that are important to Toronto have absolutely no relevance to places that are thousands of kilometres away. Toronto is irrelevant in my daily life and I would prefer not to be subjected to the ‘What do you think of Toronto?’ question hurled at every two-bit American celeb in town for TIFF whenever I turn the television on…

[vid]

It gets cold here a lot but the Weather Network doesn't talk about cold weather until it hits Toronto. Vancouver could be getting storm after storm but it's only Storm Watch if there is a Severe Thunder Storm Watch in Toronto. "High gas prices in Toronto today 'OMG It's 76 cents!'" well it's 89 cents up here. That's never news though. You never see them ask people for their opinions in Vancouver or Calgary, it's always at some strip mall in Scarborough or Vaughn.

The nation's eyes are on Toronto. But not by choice.

[mr.John]

Question.......do we need to see the video of that poor Polish immigrant being tasered at Vancouver's airport 9783 times and counting ?

[Acajack]

If you're saying that Toronto is to Canada what such alpha cities like Paris, London and Tokyo are to their respected countries, then you're dead wrong.

This is totally true Rico. Canada is much too large geographically to have a totally dominant alpha city like you mentioned. Plus, consider that Toronto is a non-factor media-wise in the 25% or so of the country that is French-speaking.

If anything, Montreal is more of an "alpha-city" on the media front (the way Paris, London, Tokyo, Stockholm, etc.) in francophone Canada than Toronto is in English-speaking Canada. Hence you get bitching in places like Quebec City, Rouyn-Noranda, Rimouski, Chicoutimi and Moncton about the "montréalisation" of the media.

It's all very similar to the gripes that have been raised about Toronto here.

So, at least for Rico, Mr. John (I think he lives in Montreal) and perhaps a few others, if you want to escape Toronto domination, I suggest you go to your TV's menu, choose the ADD/ERASE function, and unblock the multitude of the French stations that you currently don't see when you channel surf! :whip:

[theman23]

The reason you don't think it’s a big deal is because you don't have any idea what it’s like for the 26 million Canadians who don't live in Toronto.

How would you like incessant reporting on 'snowmageddon' in Regina for a week? Or how about being forced to watch Oilers v. Flames games the entire season because the Leafs were being pre-empted in Ontario. Maybe a national media that broadcast live from your region less than Afghanistan?

The fact is that a lot of things that are important to Toronto have absolutely no relevance to places that are thousands of kilometres away. Toronto is irrelevant in my daily life and I would prefer not to be subjected to the ‘What do you think of Toronto?’ question hurled at every two-bit American celeb in town for TIFF whenever I turn the television on…

It gets cold here a lot but the Weather Network doesn't talk about cold weather until it hits Toronto. Vancouver could be getting storm after storm but it's only Storm Watch if there is a Severe Thunder Storm Watch in Toronto. "High gas prices in Toronto today 'OMG It's 76 cents!'" well it's 89 cents up here. That's never news though. You never see them ask people for their opinions in Vancouver or Calgary, it's always at some strip mall in Scarborough or Vaughn.

The nation's eyes are on Toronto. But not by choice.

And we get a seemingly excessive amount of coverage on moose births in saskatchewan and poutine factory fires in quebec here in Toronto. Your Vancouver snow storm comment is crap, the recent one and the airport shutdown were lead stories on CBC for a few days straight. And I know for a fact that news networks go out of their way to interview people from across the country on filler stories like gas prices, mostly so they don't upset the overly sensitive types.

You guys only seem to be seeing what you want to see. I mean, there are still people who complain about TSN being the "Toronto Sports Network" even though they barely ever show any Toronto sports. I guess being angry at the TV is addictive.

[harls]

Question.......do we need to see the video of that poor Polish immigrant being tasered at Vancouver's airport 9783 times and counting ?

No kidding. That clip has been played almost as many times as the one featuring Julie Couillard's tits.

[kirjtc2]

The fact is that a lot of things that are important to Toronto have absolutely no relevance to places that are thousands of kilometres away. Toronto is irrelevant in my daily life and I would prefer not to be subjected to the ‘What do you think of Toronto?’ question hurled at every two-bit American celeb in town for TIFF whenever I turn the television on…

The TIFF, probably even more than the Leafs, is the perfect example of Toronto-centrism. They've never figured out that outside the GTA, it's not even on the radar screen. Yet the Globe and Mail, a so-called national newspaper, devotes entire sections to the best films to see and places to go celeb-watching...irrelevant to 75% of the country's population. (And don't get me started on all those ads I see on TSN or whatever that say in tiny print "available only in Ontario". It's little things like those that get the rest of the country pissed off.)

And I still think even outside the GTA, some regions get represented more than others. CTV did a story about the Pemberton festival in BC on their national news, while ignoring that a concert in Moncton the next weekend drew twice as many people.

[Acajack]

The “social” pages of Canadian national magazines published in Toronto are a real hoot as well. Even in Toronto itself, outside of a tiny 416 clique, pretty everyone pictured dressed to the nines with martinis in their hands is a total nobody to the average Joe. But we’re made to believe that in some way these people are supposed to be Canada-wide celebrities?

Funny, but if I look in similar pages in magazines produced in Montreal, New York, and even Paris and London, I see lots of familiar names and faces that could be referred to as “celebrities” or at least notable names.

[theman23]

The “social” pages of Canadian national magazines published in Toronto are a real hoot as well. Even in Toronto itself, outside of a tiny 416 clique, pretty everyone pictured dressed to the nines with martinis in their hands is a total nobody to the average Joe. But we’re made to believe that in some way these people are supposed to be Canada-wide celebrities?

Funny, but if I look in similar pages in magazines produced in Montreal, New York, and even Paris and London, I see lots of familiar names and faces that could be referred to as “celebrities” or at least notable names.

I don't even know what you're referring to here.

...blah blah...centre of the universe...blah blah blah....It's little things like those that get the rest of the country pissed off.)
If that was true, this would be the easiest to piss off country on the planet.

[Acajack]

I don't even know what you're referring to here.




Guess you don't read many magazines. That's ok, not everyone does.

[MolsonExport]

No kidding. That clip has been played almost as many times as the one featuring Julie Couillard's tits.

I'd much rather see J-C's orbs than some poor dude getting tasered. Let's just say that the wear-out effect is different.

[Rathgrith]

If you're saying that Toronto is to Canada what such alpha cities like Paris, London and Tokyo are to their respected countries, then you're dead wrong.

OK, should I be more political correct and say that Montreal is the alpha city for francophones (in Quebec at least). Maybe you should actually go and look at a map sometime and you will notice that most if not all road like to the aplha city. its has the greatest population and if you are traveling by plane or train you are most likely to have to transfer through that area on your way. Rico if you want to see my point, try booking a flight from Montreal to Thunder Bay on Air Canada's Website. You will have to transfer in Toronto. Its just like Ottawa is the alpha political city of Canada. So I am not sure what you are complaining about. There are going to be regional cities that pull people in but they are limited in influence. Hell, I spend of every year living in the middle of now where and i like it. I'd rather be there than living with the 416 centrics around me. I can only take so much. And its why, when I am there, that i turn off the tv and other media sources. Except for SSP. :cool:


And we get a seemingly excessive amount of coverage on moose births in saskatchewan and poutine factory fires in quebec here in Toronto. Your Vancouver snow storm comment is crap, the recent one and the airport shutdown were lead stories on CBC for a few days straight. And I know for a fact that news networks go out of their way to interview people from across the country on filler stories like gas prices, mostly so they don't upset the overly sensitive types.

You guys only seem to be seeing what you want to see. I mean, there are still people who complain about TSN being the "Toronto Sports Network" even though they barely ever show any Toronto sports. I guess being angry at the TV is addictive.

Exactly.

[MolsonExport]

I mean, there are still people who complain about TSN being the "Toronto Sports Network" even though they barely ever show any Toronto sports. I guess being angry at the TV is addictive.



You have got to be kidding. If you believe this, you should immediately seek professional treatment.

[SpongeG]

which one came first?

the wendys commercial with the two dudes sitting at a table talking about their cheap cheeseburger or the mcdonalds commercial with two dudes sitting at a table talking about their cheap cheeseburger?

could they be more the same??

[vid]

And we get a seemingly excessive amount of coverage on moose births in saskatchewan and poutine factory fires in quebec here in Toronto.

No, you don't. Poutine factory? Your statement would be more effective if it had facts in it.

And I know for a fact that news networks go out of their way to interview people from across the country on filler stories like gas prices, mostly so they don't upset the overly sensitive types.

And I know "for a fact" that when I watch it, they're only ever in Toronto.

Yet the Globe and Mail, a so-called national newspaper, devotes entire sections to the best films to see and places to go celeb-watching...irrelevant to 75% of the country's population.

Time Magazine did that too! They have ten fucking pages of TIFF crap. Most of their Canadian readers aren't even in Toronto, unlike the Globe and Mail.

Rico if you want to see my point, try booking a flight from Montreal to Thunder Bay on Air Canada's Website. You will have to transfer in Toronto.

Air Canada doesn't go to Thunder Bay, and Jazz has a direct flight between Thunder Bay and Montreal. Since we got that flight, flights to Toronto have decreased.

[kirjtc2]

Time Magazine did that too! They have ten fucking pages of TIFF crap. Most of their Canadian readers aren't even in Toronto, unlike the Globe and Mail.


Exhibit A from the G&M...this was posted in the retail thread:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090123.HOMEDEPOT23/TPStory/National

Notice that this article:
a) is in their National section, and
b) doesn't even mention what city it's in...you're just supposed to assume it's Toronto

[vid]

City Hall bureau? But City Hall is under construction!

[Rathgrith]

Just wait, in a few months the G&M will probably go bankrupt like many other newspapers in the western world.

[vid]

Show of hands: Who lives in a city that still gets the National Post?

Anyone?

Anyone?

:)

[vid]

If CBC Radio has a programme about arts and culture and nobody listens to it, does it still exist? :shrug:

[Rico Rommheim]

Show of hands: Who lives in a city that still gets the National Post?

Anyone?

Anyone?

:)


"Le National Post: En vente ici"

No its true, I've seen this!

[highdensitysprawl]

"Le National Post: En vente ici"

No its true, I've seen this!

I've seen similar french wording on G & M boxes in Montreal....

[1ajs]

since when did cbc stop its rabbit ear brodcasting?

[SpongeG]

a while ago

its in this thread somewhere

[highdensitysprawl]

Time Magazine did that too! They have ten fucking pages of TIFF crap. Most of their Canadian readers aren't even in Toronto, unlike the Globe and Mail.


As of the end of December Time no longer publishes a Canadian edition. If you want to buy it or subscribe then it is the US edition.

I have heard that the Calgary Film Festival is where the real film buffs go to see films before the people in areas w/o 10 digit dialling get to see them. And apparently the restos are amazing along with the cappos and the mains and the appies.

[SteelTown]

Show of hands: Who lives in a city that still gets the National Post?

Anyone?

Anyone?

:)

We do! The CanWest Editorial Services for all CanWest papers is in Hamilton. Meaning all national, sports, business, etc is written in Hamilton.

[harls]

I've seen similar french wording on G & M boxes in Montreal....

I think you'd be hard pressed to find a newspaper box in Montreal.. they're outlawed.

..unless you are in Westmount!

[manny_santos]

since when did cbc stop its rabbit ear brodcasting?

No they didn't - unless you're in Kamloops, Prince George, or Medicine Hat.

[manny_santos]

Show of hands: Who lives in a city that still gets the National Post?

Anyone?

Anyone?

:)

I haven't seen a copy of the National Post in ages. Not sure if London gets it at all or not.

That G&M link is the epitome is what is wrong with the Canadian media.

[manny_santos]

And I know for a fact that news networks go out of their way to interview people from across the country on filler stories like gas prices, mostly so they don't upset the overly sensitive types.

No they don't.

Look, if you're from Toronto, then enjoy your local media. But please, don't cram it down the throats of the rest of the province and country. We don't care about most of what goes on there or what people there think, unless it is of national significance such as that terrorism threat several years ago. It's sad when people in my city sometimes know more about what is happening locally in Toronto than what is happening here.

I think BC has been getting a lot more coverage in the national media than previously just because of the 2010 Olympics. Frankly, I could care less it's in a city further away from me than Mexico City. It's a worldwide event which just so happens to be in Canada, it would only be a big deal for me if it were in Ontario or Michigan. When the Olympics come, I'll watch for its sports value, but not because it's in Vancouver.

To put it another way, imagine the CBS affiliate in Watertown, New York rebroadcasting the CBS station in New York City or even Syracuse, including the local newscasts. That kind of thing doesn't happen in the United States. And although I don't watch American national newscasts very often, other than some CNN content, there is no New York centricism or pro-New York bias in the journalism. You see stuff from all over the country. Some of the Canadian outlets get all upset when cities get funding grants from the government and Toronto isn't included.

[highdensitysprawl]

I think you'd be hard pressed to find a newspaper box in Montreal.. they're outlawed.

..unless you are in Westmount!

You are right, it probably was in Westmount...somewhere near where Blvd Rene Levesque changes name to Rue Atwater.

[highdensitysprawl]

No they don't.
To put it another way, imagine the CBS affiliate in Watertown, New York rebroadcasting the CBS station in New York City or even Syracuse, including the local newscasts.

Having seen Watertown news, they run out of items pretty quick....the Watertown PBS affiliate is pretty hokey at times.

[waterloowarrior]

To put it another way, imagine the CBS affiliate in Watertown, New York rebroadcasting the CBS station in New York City or even Syracuse, including the local newscasts. That kind of thing doesn't happen in the United States. And although I don't watch American national newscasts very often, other than some CNN content, there is no New York centricism or pro-New York bias in the journalism. You see stuff from all over the country. Some of the Canadian outlets get all upset when cities get funding grants from the government and Toronto isn't included.

the Greater Golden Horseshoe would be the equivalent of a metro of 75-80 million people in the USA... (25% of population)

[kirjtc2]

That kind of thing doesn't happen in the United States. And although I don't watch American national newscasts very often, other than some CNN content, there is no New York centricism or pro-New York bias in the journalism. You see stuff from all over the country. Some of the Canadian outlets get all upset when cities get funding grants from the government and Toronto isn't included.

I think there is a fair amount of New York-centrism in the US media, but mostly in entertainment, arts and sports. Remember NBC's must-see lineup in the 90s? How many different sitcoms about single people living in an upper Manhattan apartment were there?

It's not just a Canadian phenomenon. I've heard people in the UK and Australia complain about how much attention London and Sydney get from their media.

[Acajack]

I think there is a fair amount of New York-centrism in the US media, but mostly in entertainment, arts and sports. Remember NBC's must-see lineup in the 90s? How many different sitcoms about single people living in an upper Manhattan apartment were there?



Ever watched their morning news programs like Today and Good Morning America? They’re totally New York-centric, as are the talk shows that follow like Live with Regis, etc., The View, etc.

The difference with Canada is that the U.S. has two poles, with news-oriented stuff very concentrated in New York, but entertainment-oriented programming pretty much shared between New York and Los Angeles.

Canada has two major media poles as well (Toronto and Montreal), but it’s different compared to the U.S. because they each don’t have that much resonance on the other’s turf.

[Acajack]

You are right, it probably was in Westmount...somewhere near where Blvd Rene Levesque changes name to Rue Atwater.

It's actually Dorchester, but you were on the right track.

[highdensitysprawl]

It's actually Dorchester, but you were on the right track.

Well spotted.....the street changes its name at Atwater.

[vid]

As of the end of December Time no longer publishes a Canadian edition. If you want to buy it or subscribe then it is the US edition.

My subscription ran out anyway, they sent me the person of the year edition and another renewal form, I filled out the form and sent it but haven't heard back, so fuck them.

CBC (specifically, TBTV) still broadcast over the air here, which is great because I still use it. When they convert to digital I'll either get a converter box, or subscribe to the phone company's cable service, if that is available by then.

TBTV might not have the best journalistic integrity but their coverage of local events is very comprehensive for a market this size. Hamilton wishes it had a TV station as local as us. :P

[SteelTown]

ECK! Premiere of Project Runway Canada is on.

[SpongeG]

i lik ethe US version

never watched the Canadian one

the UK version sucked

[SteelTown]

First show and two contestants quit.

[theman23]

You have got to be kidding. If you believe this, you should immediately seek professional treatment.

I'm one of the few Torontonians who gets TSN and only TSN at home, and I haven't watched a sports game at home in YEARS. Its no joke. What does TSN show? The Leafs? No, thats on LeafsTV and Sportsnet. TSN maybe gets one game a month, and its so irregular that I don't even bother tuning in. Blue Jays? Sportsnet. Raptors? I don't know, but a quick glance at the schedule seems to show most games are aired on TheScore or Raptors TV. What does that leave? The Argos don't count.

[theman23]

No they don't.

Look, if you're from Toronto, then enjoy your local media. But please, don't cram it down the throats of the rest of the province and country.
Haha, yeah. I'll do that.


And I know "for a fact" that when I watch it, they're only ever in Toronto.


Turn on the TV tomorrow when they interview average joes on the street for their reaction to the budget and you'll see.

EDIT: I just turned on the TV right now, and they're interviewing contractors in Vancouver, random dudes in Calgary, and unemployed geezers in Wallaceburg Ontario. Not a single person from Scarborough or Vaughan.

[SpongeG]

well when the budget was dropped it was still like 1-2 pm out west so it was probably easier to find people "on the street" to ask

[Jay in Cowtown]

I'm one of the few Torontonians who gets TSN and only TSN at home, and I haven't watched a sports game at home in YEARS. Its no joke. What does TSN show? The Leafs? No, thats on LeafsTV and Sportsnet. TSN maybe gets one game a month, and its so irregular that I don't even bother tuning in. Blue Jays? Sportsnet. Raptors? I don't know, but a quick glance at the schedule seems to show most games are aired on TheScore or Raptors TV. What does that leave? The Argos don't count.

TSN shows a fair amount of Raptors games between the two stations... The only Toronto centric part of TSN these days would have to be Sportscentre leading off with Leaf highlights and news almost every night.

[harls]

They're showing that poor polish guy getting tasered again on CTV Newsnet, right now. Enough already.

what's with Dan Matheson doing on Newsnet anyway? didn't he used to host Canada AM years ago? you'd think going back to being a talking head on a news channel is a step backwards from a national morning show.

[mr.John]

Isn't funny how the national media picks one story every year and decides to beat it to death, anyone remember the stupid incident with the RCMP officer pepper spraying a couple of protesters in BC?,you would think the dude opened up with an M16 with the coverage that story got. In the meantime Maple crap foods poisoned half the country and all is forgotten

[Acajack]

what's with Dan Matheson doing on Newsnet anyway? didn't he used to host Canada AM years ago? you'd think going back to being a talking head on a news channel is a step backwards from a national morning show.

I noticed that about Dan Matheson as well. Sure looks like a demotion, although maybe NewsNet’s scheduling was better for him...

Although I do remember seeing him get all flustered and spouting off a few not-so-nice things about gay marriage (when it was an issue) a few years ago on Canada AM during the pre-sign-off banter (on air) that hosts often have. Might have been a career-limiting move.

[manny_santos]

TSN shows a fair amount of Raptors games between the two stations... The only Toronto centric part of TSN these days would have to be Sportscentre leading off with Leaf highlights and news almost every night.

TSN has improved, but it still has aways to go. During the last NHL season TSN was supposed to show a Canucks game, but they didn't broadcast at least half of the first period in order that a Toronto shootout could be shown. I remember a lot of viewers outside Ontario were angry about that one.

CBC has improved somewhat, as they seem to show more Habs games exclusively on CBMT and sometimes in Atlantic Canada, areas that in recent years mostly got the Leafs and had to rely completely on Radio-Canada and RDS for the Habs, I think TQS as well at one point. The West Coast still gets shafted though in general, not just by CBC.

Aside from ESPN, there seems to be more regional sports networks in the United States. We have Rogers Sportsnet, but some of the teams out west need better television representation. The Citytv stations in Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary all could show local NHL games produced by Rogers Sportsnet while the regional Sportsnet channels are showing something else, I'm sure Rogers could do it since they own those stations. The Score could also help out and get some games on the Global stations out there.

[waterloowarrior]

TSN has improved, but it still has aways to go. During the last NHL season TSN was supposed to show a Canucks game, but they didn't broadcast at least half of the first period in order that a Toronto shootout could be shown. I remember a lot of viewers outside Ontario were angry about that one.


Why would you miss the thrilling end of a game (shootout) for the first period of another game.... think of how upset viewers of the first game would be - doesn't matter what teams are involved (could be sens game ending, missing the start of the calgary game)

[Ayreonaut]

TSN is getting better, I've noticed they often show Leafs highlights last, obviously intentional. But that highlight pack is at least twice as long as any other teams. The worst show on TSN (for being Toronto-centric, and for just being really shitty) is Off the Record. I never watch OTR anymore, my TV turns off after PTI.

[Acajack]

TSN has improved, but it still has aways to go. During the last NHL season TSN was supposed to show a Canucks game, but they didn't broadcast at least half of the first period in order that a Toronto shootout could be shown. I remember a lot of viewers outside Ontario were angry about that one.



This is Sports Broadcasting 101, not Toronto-centrism (which does exist I agree). You always finish the game you started showing before you start a new one.

For more info, please read on the “Heidi Game”: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game

[SpongeG]

yah they always do it that way

[Jay in Cowtown]

TSN is getting better, I've noticed they often show Leafs highlights last, obviously intentional. But that highlight pack is at least twice as long as any other teams. The worst show on TSN (for being Toronto-centric, and for just being really shitty) is Off the Record. I never watch OTR anymore, my TV turns off after PTI.

OTR is horrible, but can't even hold a candle to those god damn talk radio shows on Sportsnet & the Score, honestly, I'd rather they fill up their Cancon requirement with Canada's national embarrasment... fucking Curling!

[Rathgrith]

I don't think Curling is an angry sport.

[mr.John]

Then why is the dude throwing the tea kettles always screaming at the other two dudes with the little brooms?

[harls]

what is this 'What's new?' infomercial Brand-Poweresque shit on TV now.. starring Degree sasquatch-strength anti-perspirant?

what the hell is that comparison gadget they use to simulate sweating? who makes this crap?

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Then why is the dude throwing the tea kettles always screaming at the other two dudes with the little brooms?

So that they will hear him over the screaming fan. :)

My city is the Curling Capital of Canada. It's been leading the local sports news highlights lately with the provincial championships in Oakville. Local team McCarville is in the lead right now. :)

The second story on local sports last night? High school ringette.

[mr.John]

I was flipping through the channels and stopped to watch TSN for a minute, can someone tell me why a good looking women like Jennifer Hedger had half her nose chopped off? this women has got to have one of the worst nose jobs since Michael Jackson

[MolsonExport]

what is this 'What's new?' infomercial Brand-Poweresque shit on TV now.. starring Degree sasquatch-strength anti-perspirant?

what the hell is that comparison gadget they use to simulate sweating? who makes this crap?


Don't you miss the Brand-Power commercials starring Hailey Wickenheiser and Josee (Cold-ass) Chouinard, on the virtues of Hamburger Helper?

[MolsonExport]

Curling is actually quite a good game. Or, excuse for drinking.

[kirjtc2]

Don't you miss the Brand-Power commercials starring Hailey Wickenheiser and Josee (Cold-ass) Chouinard, on the virtues of Hamburger Helper?

All those pseudo-ads are made by the same company.

http://www.bgworldhub.com/Solutions.asp

[crooked rain]

I thought they were public service announcements, like Hinterland Who's Who.

[manny_santos]

I thought they were public service announcements, like Hinterland Who's Who.

LOL, no...which means they've succeeded in making you think it's a PSA.

[manny_santos]

Why would you miss the thrilling end of a game (shootout) for the first period of another game.... think of how upset viewers of the first game would be - doesn't matter what teams are involved (could be sens game ending, missing the start of the calgary game)

Personally as a Leafs fan I preferred seeing the shootout. But if the Leafs were supposed to start on TSN and they were showing a shootout between Calgary and Colorado, I couldn't care less. The only teams I personally care about are the Leafs, and the Habs and Sens just because I like to see them lose. :D

[Ayreonaut]

The pizza you just ate...is from Pizza Hut!!!!!

[manny_santos]

The pizza you just ate...is from Pizza Hut!!!!!

Did you mean pasta? Or do they have a version for pizza too?

I'm waiting for Yum! Brands (which owns Pizza Hut) to do that for Taco Bell. Wonder if they'll ever fool anyone :D

[Ayreonaut]

The pizza one came first. They all suck though.

Found it:

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It should now be clear why I used such a big P.

[Rico Rommheim]

Fucking baboons. I could puke out better tasting pizza after a bad night of whisky and vodka at the exxotica than anyone could ever find at any Pizza Hut.


Last time I ate there it was $20 of a shrunken plastic saugy-ass pizza. It was a sad state of affairs. Is it any wonder I can't even find a pizza hut anywhere near my house?




BUT the commercial that takes the ass-tasting cake last month is that stupid "cheeses of the Bergeron family". Fakest Quebec accents I've ever heard, and the cheese in that commercial stinks more than the one they're selling or for that matter the one they put on the Pizza hut pies.

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The Pizza Hut here closed..... Their food is disgusting. You don't need a litre of oil to prevent something from sticking to a metal pan! Some places just use flour and that works great!

Anyone here listen to CBC Radio Overnight? Radio Sweden has repeated the same episode for three days now. Lazy bastards.