http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl? http://www.eblah.com en http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1284075293/ http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1284075293/#num1 CBC airing 3-D documentary about the Queen
Postmedia News
September 9, 2010

              

Two million pairs of free 3-D glasses will be available at Canada Post outlets across the country so Canadians can watch a documentary being aired by CBC called Queen Elizabeth in 3D.Photograph by: Getty Images, Getty ImagesTwo million pairs of free 3-D glasses will be available at Canada Post outlets across the country so Canadians can watch a documentary being aired by CBC Sept. 20 called Queen Elizabeth in 3D.

The broadcast includes 3-D footage of the Queen's most recent trip to Canada, including her review of the Canadian naval fleet in Halifax, her attendance at Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa and the Queen's Plate in Toronto. The movie also is to include archival 3-D colour footage from 1953 and new material shot at Buckingham Palace.

The glasses are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Visit the Canada Post website to find out which outlets are distributing them. You may access the list of locations by clicking HERE!

Viewers can watch the broadcast without glasses, or in 3-D if they use 3-D glasses that have amber and blue lenses. Old-style red and blue 3-D glasses, and clear polarized 3-D glasses, will not work with this production.

The experience will also be enhanced by watching the documentary on a high-definition TV set up for widescreen or 16:9 presentations. The picture on standard-definition television sets will be letterboxed, meaning a horizontal bar will appear on top of and below the picture.

To enjoy the 3-D effect to its fullest, viewers should sit directly in front of the television, dim or turn off the lights and make sure there are no intrusive reflections on the screen. They should also make sure their 3-D glasses are clean and, if applicable, worn over prescription glasses. For more information, visit http://www.cbc.ca/QE3D.

Queen Elizabeth in 3D airs Monday, Sept. 20 at 7 ET/PT on CBC Television, and Monday, Sept. 20 and Saturday, Sept. 25 at 10 ET/PT on CBC News Network.

© Copyright (c) Postmedia News]]> Thu, 9 Sep 2010 16:34:53 clockwatcher http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283964983/ http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283964983/#num1 Piers Morgan replaces Larry King on CNN
Primetime show launches in January
By James Hibberd
The Hollywood Reporter  
Sept 8, 2010, 11:38 AM ET

                            
                                          Piers Morgan

Reality TV personality Piers Morgan will host a primetime interview program, CNN officially announced Wednesday.

The "America's Got Talent" judge will launch a new show in January, replacing Larry King.

"I am thrilled to be joining CNN, and very much looking forward to bringing my own style of interviewing to the world's biggest, and best, TV news organization," Morgan said. "As a young journalist in Britain, I watched CNN's astonishing live coverage of the 1991 Gulf War, and felt enthralled by the courage and brilliance of the journalists involved in that coverage. Years later, I watched Anderson Cooper's visceral reports from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and felt equally enthralled by his passionate and relentless search for the truth. Perhaps most pertinently, I have watched Larry King Live for much of the last 25 years, and dreamed of one day filling the legendary suspenders of the man I consider to be the greatest TV interviewer of them all."

The British-born Morgan has had a journalism career in the UK as a newspaper editor at the Daily Mirror and host of the program "Piers Morgan's Life Stories." He's expected to continue hosting "Life Stories," and will also continue his work on  "Got Talent."

Sensitive to the perception that Mogan is mainly known for his reality TV efforts in the States, CNN is emphasizing Morgan's journalism experience.

"Piers has made his name posing tough questions to public figures, holding them accountable for their words and deeds," Klein said. "He is able to look at all aspects of the news with style and humor with an occasional good laugh in the process."

King's last day will be Dec. 16. The host announced in June he would step down from hosting "Larry King Live," which has seen ratings declines in recent years.

The move is one in a series of talent shakeups on the network, which has struggled against the top-rated Fox News and MSNBC. The network replaced "Lou Dobbs Tonight" with "John King USA" and this fall is debuting "Parker Spitzer" -- hosted by Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer -- replacing "Campbell Brown."

Morgan will be based in New York, CNN said, and will also work in Los Angeles and London. ]]> Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:56:23 clockwatcher http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283962515/ http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283962515/#num1 Sun TV drama moves
from bizarre to bizarrer

By Kelly McParland
NationalPost.com
September 8, 2010

Wayne Cuddington, Ottawa Citizen
Konrad von Finckenstein fills in for
the Wizard at his desk in Emerald City

Norman Spector, over at that other newspaper, has already pointed this out, but it’s too mind-boggling to resist.

The whole “Stephen Harper to force Fox News North on Canada” non-story was started by this column in the Globe. The column ran two weeks ago. Yesterday the CRTC boss denied it all:

I read with consternation Lawrence Martin’s column Is Stephen Harper Set To Move Against The CRTC? (Aug. 19) calling into question the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s independence as a regulatory body. The column stems from Quebecor Media’s application to launch a TV news service called Sun TV News.

I would like to categorically state that no one at any level of government has approached me about the Sun TV application, the appointment of the CRTC’s vice-chair of broadcasting, or my own mandate.
Quebecor’s application is being treated according to the CRTC’s well-established processes. The application was published on Sept. 1 for comment, and a public hearing will be held in Gatineau, Que., starting on Nov. 19. The CRTC will then make a decision on the basis of the evidence on the public record.

Konrad von Finckenstein, chair, CRTC, Gatineau, Que.

So what gives? Why on earth did it take two weeks to shoot down this fiction? How does Margaret Atwood feel now, having carefully specified that her opposition to the new channel had nothing to do with censorship but was aimed entirely at political intereference?

Was Konrad on vacation? Can the Prime Minister not get hold of him when he’s out of town? Was the e-mail at CRTC headquarters down? (And why is the Globe still running letters attacking Harper for political interference on the same page that von Finckenstein says it’s not true?)

Very mysterious. No doubt Harper forced VF to write the letter. VF held out as long as he could but finally caved under the intense pressure.  Yeah, that’s it. It’s all part of the plot. We’ll let you know which plot soon as we figure it out.

National Post

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Tom Clark reports from war-torn Yugoslavia for CTV in 1999.

Toronto — The Canadian Press
Tuesday, Sep. 07, 2010

Veteran host and reporter Tom Clark is leaving CTV after almost four decades with the network.

Mr. Clark, CTV's former Washington bureau chief and host of the political show Power Play with Tom Clark, is leaving to “pursue other opportunities,” according to a news release.

His resignation follows the announced retirement of Lloyd Robertson and the appointment of Lisa LaFlamme as his successor to host the “CTV National News.”

Mr. Clark's disappointment at not being named as Mr. Robertson's replacement was well known around CTV. Mr. Clark had been widely considered a top contender for the anchor job.

“He was pretty bitter,” one employee said. “You can tell he wasn't a happy camper.”

It was Mr. Clark himself who first signalled his departure on Twitter, sending out a message that read, “suffice to say there is no more PowerPlay with Tom Clark.” Later, he changed his online profile name from CTVPowerPlay to tomclarktv, suggesting that a TV job might still be in his future.

One friend of Mr. Clark's, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said CTV had given him the opportunity to stay if he wanted and the two sides parted ways amicably.

“I know he realized there were other things he could do and was interested in exploring them,” the source said. “He has a range of talents and was looking at how best to benefit from them.”

Former Global TV anchor Kevin Newman lauded Mr. Clark on Twitter. “Many memories of working alongside and in competition with Tom Clark. He's tough, smart, and personally kind. We need more of his class.”

A source said CTVs Question Period co-host Jane Taber would guest host Power Play on its first episode of the season Tuesday. A rotating cast of hosts will be brought in until a permanent replacement is found.

Mr. Clark had reported from war zones, the scenes of natural disasters and political upheavals for CTV. He covered the fall of the Berlin Wall, the protests at Tiananmen Square, and every Canadian federal election over the last 40 years.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/tom-clark-leaving-ctv/article1698419/
.]]> Tue, 7 Sep 2010 16:29:41 Voice Over http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283871112/ http://www.pugetsoundradio.com/cgi-bin/forum/Blah.pl?m-1283871112/#num1 Chief of ABC News is Resigning


Rene Macura/Associated Press
David Westin, President of ABC News.

By Bill Carter

September 6, 2010

In an e-mail that Mr. Westin sent to the staff on Monday night, he cast the decision in personal terms, saying that after almost 14 years, he had decided it was time “to move on.” He also pledged to stay in the position until the end of the year to give ABC time to find a replacement.

One staff member informed before the release of the e-mail said that the decision was also related to a long-running conflict between Mr. Westin and the management of the network, including ABC’s parent company, Walt Disney, over the financial standing of the news division.

Mr. Westin, 58, did not respond to a request for comment. He is expected to address the staff on Tuesday, an ABC News employee said. In his e-mail, Mr. Westin said, “There are some other things I want to do professionally — things that I cannot explore while fulfilling my responsibilities here.”

Anne Sweeney, president of the ABC/Disney television group, said in a statement that Mr. Westin “helped reinvent our news organization, and positioned us for great success going forward.”

The ABC News staff member informed of the decision said that Disney and ABC managers had pressed Mr. Westin for years to make the division more profitable, but had been unhappy with his efforts to accomplish that goal. ABC announced in February that it would reduce its staff by up to 400 employees, about 25 percent of its work force.

But one senior ABC executive said the two issues were separate and financial pressures over news costs had not been a factor in Mr. Westin’s decision. Another senior ABC News executive said the division had been consistently profitable, but ABC had sought to increase its profit margin to 15 percent, from 5 percent. The executives spoke on the condition of anonymity so that Mr. Westin’s and Ms. Sweeney’s statements would be the only official comment on Monday night.

ABC News programs typically rank second to NBC News programs among the most important ones, but ABC lags far behind in terms of earnings.

This year, the division’s late-night news program, “Nightline,” has advanced to a much more competitive position against the late-night entertainment shows on NBC and CBS, hosted by Jay Leno and David Letterman, which have both had sharp slides in ratings.

But ABC News has never been able to move up over all in the network news standings. In the two most competitive areas, the morning and evening news programs, ABC has continued to trail NBC. Changes in the anchor position at both broadcasts — George Stephanopoulos at “Good Morning America” and Diane Sawyer at the evening newscast “World News” — have resulted in steady performances but have not led to any gains in ABC’s ranking.

And unlike NBC News, which owns the cable news channel MSNBC, ABC News does not own a cable channel that could provide profit to support the rising costs of operating a television news division.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/07/business/media/07abc.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss

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