Pat Harrington Jr., Schneider on ‘One Day at a Time’, Dead at 86
Pat Harrington played the breakout character, a superintendent, on “One Day at a Time.” The comedian and actor had long and varied career, with lots of guest spots, voice-overs.
THURSDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 7th
Red Skelton got his first weekly starring vehicle on the NBC Red radio network.
The well-remembered OTR ‘squeaky door’ show ‘Inner Sanctum Mysteries’ debuted on NBC Blue.
For the first time TV cameras were allowed inside the House of Commons in Ottawa.
The Peoples Choice Awards named ‘Deal or No Deal’ with Canada’s Howie Mandel (pictured) as favorite game show.
And ‘Midday’ with Valerie Pringle and Bill Cameron debuted on CBC Television as a daytime version of ‘The Journal.’
ALL the milestones for Jan. 7th INSIDE.
Global Revolution? Netflix Claims 12 Billion Hours of Viewing in 4th Quarter
Up 45 Percent Since Last Year
By Joan E. Solsman, TheWrap.com January 6, 2016 @ 9:10 am
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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings shares data about his streaming video service during speech Wednesday at Consumer Electronics Show in Las...
Bell Media And iHeartMedia Sign Exclusive Partnership
"We are partnering with the fast-rising iHEARTRADIO brand to develop its incredible presence in CANADA through our leading platforms,"
Carl Perkins has today’s almost forgotten track
There are many reasons that Carl Perkins never became a superstar of the highest order…
WEDNESDAY in Broadcast History .. Jan. 6th
The radio genius behind 'One Man's Family,' Carleton E. Morse (pictured) introduced his second major series 'I Love a Mystery' on the NBC West Coast network.
Ronald Colman (with wife Benita Hume) debuted in his own weekly radio series, 'The Halls of Ivy.'
And zookeeper Marlin Perkins introduced his wildlife TV series that would run for 25 years, 'Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.'
ALL the milestones for Jan. 6th INSIDE.
Study: New Pick & Pay TV Rules will Cost 15,000 Jobs & Erode CanCon
Specialty channels are at risk of disappearing and Canadian content will suffer under the new pick-and-pay rules, according to the report.









