These releases are more collectible knickknacks than something anyone is actually expected to listen to. I can't speak to Taylor Swift's releases, but I've been told a lot of these modern cassette releases actually sound worse than vintage ones because they use lower quality materials and aren't transferred correctly.

The problem with the, "they should've cut costs" argument is that this would ultimately still be a sinking ship. The ever inflating costs only became an issue because the revenue is dropping and there's no reason to believe that'll change for the better. You're only delaying the inevitable. Opportunity cost is a thing and for a company like Paramount, I guess they feel their money is better spent elsewhere than late-night. Paramount isn't exactly in a good position financially to keep throwing good money after bad. You know, hence the Skydance deal. Their movie business is a wreck (their highest grossing release this year will likely be a money loser), their streaming service is borderline irrelevant and their linear assets aren't much better. 

Roughly 90% of Colbert's linear audience were over the age of 50. Younger audiences might watch a clip on YouTube, but they are not sitting through the entire show. The format is antiquated. It was conceived when there were 3 or 4 linear TV channels. Now there's endless choice. If you want an interview with a celebrity or politician, you'll find them online with zero edits for time slots ... or you could follow those people on social media outright. If you want to hear music, you have no shortage. If news and political rants are your thing, there's also no shortage. Worse off for the traditional late night shows, that competition is produced for a fraction of the budget. How many of those have 200+ staffers, a dedicated paid band and have to pull enough money to justify all of that and the Ed Sullivan Theatre? I can't think of any. That's a mindset from decades ago and is completely unjustifiable in 2025 as this content holds zero long term value. No one's watching late night episodes from years ago. If this show really costs $100 million/year, that money is better spent on content with long term value. 

The genre is the issue, not the platform. Apple TV, Netflix and Peacock have all launched streaming-only talk shows and

TomTV wrote:

I would assume that he is making contingencies for a point when he might not be on Corus, due to budget cuts more than any other reason. Since he's yet another right-wing big mouth I don't personally want to give even a second of my time to, as most lefties won't, he's undoubtedly going to aim for becoming the Joe Rogan of the north. Enjoy listening to anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theoriests, since that is undoubtedly the direction he'll have to head in to cash in.

A conspiracy theorist crying about other conspiracy theorists is pretty funny.

I'm not familiar with DAB/DRM, but the lack of HD radio options from the generic Chinese radios makes sense. That isn't an open source industry standard, but closed technology that has to be licensed. I'm guessing there isn't enough demand to warrant reverse engineering that (and facing the potential legal issues) or paying Xperi for official use. The HD Radio site doesn't exactly list a wide range of at-home options.

No where in that article does it acknowledge that Tomlinson wanting to do standup results in dozens of people losing their jobs at a precarious time in media production.

It's almost as if this show wasn't actually picked up for a third season (otherwise, why not find a new host?) and this is instead a cover to save face.

They're been doing a few of these animated highlight shows over the last month:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-UXK3ThXvU

It looks like a Roblox-tier video game.

torontostan wrote:

Walter wrote:

Nobody will ever beat what he did in 72. 

In terms of player legacy, Crosby has. In terms of cultural supremacy, McDavid might've just tied him.

I think it's insulting to compare a gold medal game and the Summit Series to this. McDavid will undoubtedly be in the Hockey Hall of Fame, but this will likely be a footnote.

This tournament's a publicity stunt for the NHL and is less reflective of the best the sport has to offer than the largely throwaway IIHF tournaments held in the late spring. A certain country's lack of involvement due to actual real world strife means this isn't even the best the NHL has to offer. Two months ago it meant less than the World Cup of Hockey, which is saying something.

The only notoriety comes from real world politics, but the animosity is artificial. This isn't the Summit Series where people with very opposing ideologies met for the first times in their lives. These are all millionaires who are going to be playing on the same teams in a few days. Leafs management aren't going to have to separate Marner and Matthews.

You could argue this was good for the country's moral, but I'd argue a game doesn't change reality. Prior to this year, nationalism and pride in being Canadian had reached historic lows under our post-nationalist Prime Minister. This is a dead cat bounce. Those tariffs either come in and wreck things, they don't, or they get repealed after Trump's term is up. The outcome of a sporting event changes none of that.

None of the kids are old enough to where "aging out" would be a genuine concern. The show might've had to change as they became teens, but they're throwing in the towel before reaching that point. Family sitcoms have had no problem accommodating that in the past. 

I'd guess diminishing returns or Rath being an actual mother of two young kids herself are bigger issues.

As touched upon by a few other commenters, this isn't exactly a fair comparison. Other than OLN -> Bravo (which isn't included here despite that being another Corus v. Rogers fight), the Rogers channels aren't rebrands of existing services that have long-established distribution across Canadian pay-TV systems. If you aren't a Rogers/Shaw subscriber, it's not guaranteed your provider even carries these new channels. 

This also borders on a pyrrhic victory given the state of Corus' finances and the overall health of linear television. 

You know, when our Prime Minstrel called Canada "post-national," I don't think this is what he meant.

Their program page suggests they were doing two intakes a year for this. Unless the class size is in the single digits, I have to view that as a school exploiting the dreams of students. This is an industry that's been in decline for at least a decade now. Who was supposed to be hiring these graduates? The companies that have been consistently laying people off and cutting back on local production for years?

Truthfully, even in the "good" years that seems egregious. There's never been an infinite amount of jobs available. Radio and TV hosting gigs are limited. Those that get that work do it for decades. There's no mass annual retirements nor new companies sprouting up to justify a bunch of schools doing annual intakes. The behind-the-scenes TV production crews probably saw an increase in demand during the streaming bubble, but those days are now over.

They sent out this newsletter a few days ago previewing some of the channels included: https://mailchi.mp/newsletter.parrot.tv/early-birds-5111071

It's nothing too special. Channel Zero's assets, a Newfoundland broadcaster, some existing FAST channels, etc. It's kind of interesting to see the paid channels from Channel Zero and Allarco on there. You'd think that would make their value to the pay-TV providers, uh ... zero. That's assuming the Allarco stuff is accurate. They launched two FAST-only channels last year.

I don't know how this will standout from Pluto TV, Plex, Tubi, Roku and any other FAST provider in Canada. The multi-nationals are already established in this space and have apps on almost everything you'd reasonably expect to watch TV on.

I drive two vehicles made within the last decade (one's less than 5 years old) and neither were equipped with HD radios. One's manufactured in Canada. The other's from the U.S. I cannot afford luxury brands, but neither of these vehicles are low end, nor are they the base package. Admittedly, there are versions with HD radios (and if I really wanted to, I could swap out the centre console), but it seems like it's really easy to avoid this technology. Both of them have XM and CarPlay/Android Auto support.

It's obvious why adoption is so slow. As stated, very few broadcasters in Canada utilize the technology in any substantial way. Fewer promote that. This in turn means consumer awareness is undoubtedly low. I don't see how you increase that when even more capable technology (streaming) is common place. That creates a vicious cycle where manufacturers feel no need to pay Xperi for the hardware and licensing costs. You see this with the at-home HD radio market, which isn't really a market. Sangean appears to be the only one currently making any that aren't aimed exclusively at audiophiles. At this point, general consumers are probably better off just buying an internet radio or pairing apps from their phone to a Bluetooth speaker.

paterson1 wrote:

=12pxThanks for commenting Retaw.  First off I am not totally disagreeing with your post.  However, watch some of Tucker Carlsons posts and comments on this and tell me he is not passing along misinformation and misleading the audience watching.

I'm not going to argue on the specifics of what Carlson did or didn't say because I don't watch his show or really, any talking heads. My issue is with claiming misinfo regarding things that at least in your characterization, didn't seem all that inaccurate with what other outlets had reported.

Truthfully, I've found the federal government's response to this protest to be abhorrent long before they brought out an act whose last incarnation was only used once in peacetime in response to a terrorist group who kidnapped and killed people. I don't know what to say when I read things like this. If these restrictions are meant to protect people then ... I must be too dimwitted to understand the science.

paterson1 wrote:

=12pxFox News predictably has been misinforming Americans both on air and on their website. Trudeau controls Canadians bank accounts!  Horses trample protesters in crowd! Martial Law declared in Canada! Canadian government takes freedoms away on a whim! Canadian State News (CBC) suggests Russian forces behind trucker convoy! Canadian state media (CBC) hiding information from Canadians!   And many more.  Fox News many opinion hosts like Tucker Carlson have been salivating about this story for weeks now.

Trudeau and Freeland have outright said they would seize the bank accounts of the protesters. That's a big part of them pushing the Emergency Act. Trampling is maybe an overstatement, but people were clearly hit by a horse. The police themselves have confirmed a woman has suffered serious injuries as a result. CBC's Nil Koksal did ask on-air if Russians could be behind the protest. They were smart enough to not republish that elsewhere (suggesting it might've been a conspiracy of Nil's creation alone), but that doesn't mean it didn't happen. Outside of Martial Law (no one's being gunned down), the rest of what you're claiming is misinfo is going to vary by personal opinion. 

betaylored wrote:

https://twitter.com/Gray_Mackenzie/status/1495226976847728640?t=coQKGoT_8XzXt25FXVcaBg&s=19

is it time for every media corporation to get serious and come up with a good strategy about the personal safety of reporters and production teams when they're on the job?

It should've been time when Global's reporters were physically assaulted by the left-wing "protesters" years ago. Verbal abuse is nothing new and frankly, shoul