Restructuring CHCH Denies Targetting Union Sympathizers in Firings
CH management cut dozens of employees in order to form a new company “free of old Union employees and their demands,” according to an email from an accounts manager.
Bell’s ‘Fibe’ Adds Netflix to its Set-top Box
Netflix is an unlikely partner for Bell Media, which a year ago launched its own subscription VOD service, CraveTV, to fend off competition from the U.S.-based video streaming giant.
Bill Carter: How Jimmy Fallon Crushed Stephen Colbert (& Everyone...
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WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 16th
Happy Birthday to Steven Bochko, Lesley Stahl, JB Smoove, Jon Tenney and ABBA’s Benny Andersson.
‘One Day at a Time’ began its 9-year run on CBS-TV; the same network aired the 50th episode of ‘All in the Family’; Vancouver’s first TV station CBUT began transmitting from Mount Seymour; Jack Webb’s ‘Dragnet’ got a sneak preview on NBC-TV’s ‘Chesterfield Sound Off Time’; and Howard Stern did his last terrestrial broadcast before moving to Sirius Satellite Radio.
Obits Dec. 16 include Dan Fogelberg, the West Wing’s John Spencer, Kojak’s Dan Frazer, Arthur Godfrey’s Haleloke, Madlyn Rhue, and Nicolette Larson.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.
Bell Slashes CTV Edmonton News Room
Also, three producers are said to have lost their jobs at Bell Media’s CTV2 operation in Edmonton, the “educational” arm of CTV Alberta that began life as the provincial government’s Access TV operation
Brian Williams First Post-Scandal Appearance on NBC
With Lester Holt out sick, Williams anchored an NBC News special report on the closures of Los Angeles public schools.
The Most-Used Medium by Millennials? Surprise, it’s RADIO
Neilson's Comparable Metrics Report finds that, among 18-34s, 91 percent use terrestrial radio each week. That’s more even than smartphones, at 82 percent, TV connected devices, at 49 percent, and tablets, at 33 percent. It’s also well ahead of TV, at 76 percent.
Howard Stern to Stay With Sirius-XM for Another Five Years
The shock jock’s 11th-hour renewal will also expand his show into video streaming of his show and an archive of years of content.
Control stifles creativity and growth by Paul Kaye
Creativity is the edge your organization needs to remain competitive and to grow. Creativity can only exist when people are trusted, free of judgment and encouraged to experiment. Paul Kaye (Pictured)
TUESDAY in Broadcast History .. Dec. 15th
Happy Birthday to Tim Conway, Don Johnson, Michelle Dockery, Helen Slater, Dave Clark of the ‘Dave Clark Five’,and ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson.
‘Captain Midnight’ aired for the last time, after 10 years thrilling young radio audiences; ‘Davey Crockett Indian Fighter’ debuted on the Walt Disney Sunday night hour on ABC-TV; Elvis Presley sang for the last time on the Shreveport radio program that first gave him wide exposure, ‘Louisiana Hayride’; Joe Garagiola joined NBC-TV’s ‘Today Show’ as co-host and interviewer; and Melissa Etheridge made her national TV debut on Dave Letterman’s late night NBC show.
Celebrities bowing out this date include Walt Disney (pictured), Jan Peerce, Fats Waller, Charles Laughton, Chill Wills, and televangelist Oral Roberts.
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