This is a DAB station that got a cume of less than 66k in a market of almost 8 million.   That's a .7 share... AKA: a rounding error.   

Tomlinson makes more doing standup and TikTok videos.  Plus, the show that was re-upped for a third season expressly included her.  So, it would be easier for CBS to "cancel" and launch something new than work within the constraints of that contract agreement.   (BTW...the staff is mostly contract so technically no one "lost their job").  Also, CBS is in the process of changing hands and the last thing the new owners want is for the old bosses to determine the next 3 years of programming.  

Oh, and anyone who thinks network TV with a union staff and Hollywood studio rent can be ''cheap as chips' needs to have actually spent at least a minute budgeting a network show in the 2020s, when it's hard enough finding advertisers for primetime.  

Why the hell does everyone on CP24 say "Welcome back" after a break?  I didn't go anywhere, you did!  If anything, they should say "I'M BACK!".  

This is less about getting rid of those channels and has more to do with the future of Peacock and NBC Universal's streaming business.   Bravo and NBC's shows do well in OTA services.  And if, say, they were trying to merge with Disney+/Hulu or Paramount+ (or both), it would make way more biz sense to lob those other channels off of a potential 3-way marriage and just negotiate with what makes them the most money.  

RadioActive wrote:

Rotating hosts? To me, that's even worse! You may like one, hate the other, and you may never know which one is on. I like the idea of a single anchor because at least you know what you're going to get, even if you're not a big fan.

 
It seems to be working for the Daily Show. 

RadioActive wrote:

My prediction: it will last a year or two or three, and then they'll blow it up again. 

Maybe that's the point?...

BowmanvilleBob wrote:

Another annoying quirk was their insistence on referring to politicians as "Mister" or "Ms." rather than by their last names alone. 
 

Yup!  This was still part of standards until very recently.  Some of the saltier vets still use 'Mr Biden' or 'Mr Trump' on second reference but it's not enforced the way it used to be.  There were other weird practices like: you couldn't play a portion of the national anthem, it had to be all or nothing.  So once, during the 2004 presidential campaign when GW Bush was caught saying something dumb, on a hot mic, during the anthem, the executive editor insisted the anchor play the entire thing and not talk over it. The VP of news vetoed that when stations complained.  

And, yes, CBS still makes stringers lock out by saying 'For CBS News...".  The exception was if the reporter worked for an o&o (like WCBS, before Audacy bought it).  

Anyone remember the old checks they used to pay stringers with?  I kept a few, uncashed, from ages ago.  They were covered in CBS eye logo watermarks.  Pretty cool.  

The studios say it would only apply to 'background' actors (basically extras and non-speaking roles).  I've got a lot of actor friends who live off those jobs and who the hell is desperate enough to sign away their likeness for 535 bucks?   As for the networks, this is actually good for their corporate bottom lines.  They'll make a killing on reality and competition shows, which is basically their main source of revenue now.   The longer this goes, the better it'll be for CBS (Paramount+), ABC (Disney+), NBC (Peacock) and the rest.  

The pandemic made TV a distant second to streaming and as long as people have access to 'Friends' and 'The Sopranos', they'll forget all about 'Chicago Fire'.   As for re-runs from the 70s?... don't hold your breath. 

The quarter hour ratings still count for something and sports headlines aren't exactly a tune-in factor on an all-news station.  WCBS figured this out in 2019 and it helped.  That same PD went on to all-newsers in Philly and now LA, and has spread his winning philosophy along the way.  More than anything, it's about adjusting the clock so they can do headlines at the quarter and sweep through to the bottom of the hour with more relevant local content.  

In 2008, New York's WPLJ was looking for an Exec Producer and I was looking for something new, so I applied.  2 weeks later, the phone rings and - I sh*t you not - it's SCOTT SHANNON!  He told me the job was awful and only paid about 55K (which wouldn't even cover rent in NYC), but said it was mine if I wanted it (not a great salesman).   I passed but I still kinda regret it. That call and his honesty stayed with me.  Years later, I was talking to a new colleague who had done the rounds in New York Top40 radio and she recounted the same damn story!  Difference is, she went on to co-host with him for a summer.  I think the moral here is: only apply for jobs where Scott Shannon is working.

There's nothing quite like watching your stack of 16 carts tumble to the ground 7 seconds before the start of your newscast.   CBS was still using carts until about 2012.  We had a cluster of 6 machines in each studio and about 300 carts we'd been recycling since the 1980s.  The late Dave Barrett was a genius at mixing sound live on air.  Even harder than it sounds when you're also counting the seconds down to your hard out time.  Jim Cauchon was brilliant too.  He'd also roll a reel-to-reel during the talk shows at 640, then pull clips and produce a recap of the craziest moments heading into spots.  Who remembers sticking scraps of paper into the reel to mark what you wanna edit? 

LOSat wrote:

With the CBC getting ready to launch a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) News Service it might be a bit of a coup for them to sign Lisa LaFlamme as a marque anchor.  It would certainly guarantee CBC a lot of free publicity for the upcoming service should this come to pass.  Every news outlet and social feed would be full of the story should they sign her and instant eyeballs for the service.

...except then they'll be stuck paying her salary after the 9 minutes of interest the story gets.  Why would the CBC do that and not give the next gen a shot?  And what's with everyone needing to resurrect this career?!  She's rich!  She was a monumental success, by any media standard.  How many news people do you know who make it to 58 without getting laid off, fired, cancelled or removed on a stretcher? ... Or work 35 years for the same company?  She had to her time.  Thanks a million... next! 

Radiowiz wrote:

Mavridis wrote:

Unless someone dies, there's no reason why local newscasts should be doing sports. 
 

That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read in my entire life. 
If anything, CTV Toronto news should be going to sports from the TSN sports desk instead of the news anchor having to do sports. That also adds the benefit of free plug for TSN while they're at it.

 

Really?  THAT'S the most ridiculous thing you've ever read in your life?  

Tell me, what's the benefit for CTV to run a TSN update?  Because CTV ain't gonna make a penny from it.  In fact, all that's doing is keeping you from flipping over to TSN to watch a little Sports Centre, and maybe make it part of your routine.  What is the point of a 'free plug' if you're not actually getting eyeballs on that channel.  It's not like TSN is new and needs a 'plug'.  But hey, you're apparently the programming genius here who has never read a more ridiculous thing.  Dying to know how you'd make money from this.  
And remember, they don't give a crap about servicing you.  They just want your time and money.  OK, Go!  

 

'Prodigal Son' will be available for streaming on Paramount+ sometime over the summer, most likely ahead of the season 5 premiere.   No fanfare.  Just keep checking.   

Just a Radio Fan wrote:

=12pxHe was allowed to keep working and made millions.  He's almost retirement age so it's not like this is gonna ruin him.  He'll still sit court-side at the Raptors games and drive a really nice car and probably keep getting freebies.   I totally disagree.  Companies and organizations will run and hide.  All will collapse around him and no one will go near him.   It is over.  He is now toxic.

 You know we're talking about the world of Q107 here, right?   Do you really think he won't be able to find a golf buddy?   Or that the Raptors and Leafs won't accept his money?  I bet most of his fans don't give a crap about how he treats a female coworker anyway. My point is that he had his time,  Unabridged.  He made MILLIONS while others were cast off and suffered.  And I doubt he's living paycheck-to-paycheck.  

No one's going to jail here.  And it's not like he's gonna need to find a real job or move in with his mom like that other radio idiot.  Those women aren't gonna get to travel back in time and relive those opportunities without him.  Punishment won't erase the damage those years have done.  

This should have happened decades ago.  Instead, the guy was celebrated.  Shame on all of us.  

Hansa wrote:

I think Corus will have to suspend Derringer and then fire him after an investigation.  

Please!  NOTHING is gonna happen.  It's not on anyone's radar.  Bell and Rogers pretend like no other media companies exist, so they won't cover it (unless he gets fired first).  Q's audience isn't exactly the social justice type.  The only paper that might touch it is the Star and, let's face it, it's not exactly their audience.  And Corus isn't worried because they control their own messaging.  

If you're expecting someone to leave, you're probably going to have to wait for a retirement announcement.  And it'll come with an honorary street-naming.

Congratulations, radio industry!  You're Number 1 at acting like it's still 1986!