Lloyd Robertson leaving CTV National in 2011
Lloyd Robertson, the chief anchor and senior editor of CTV’s national evening newscast, has announced he will step down from his anchor in 2011.
North America’s longest-serving network news anchor, Robertson will share anchor duties with his successor and immediate backup throughout the following 12 months.
Comedy Gold Channel launches August 2nd
CTV has announced it will launch a new digital specialty channel on August 2nd called Comedy Gold.
The station will air situation comedy shows from the 70s, 80s and 90s such as The Mary Tyler Moore Show; The Bob Newhart Show And Newhart; Murphy Brown; Night Court; SCTV; and The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.
Tops TV shows in Canada are all American
The 2009 / 2010 television season in Canada is now complete and BBM Nielsen Media Research reports that the top ten most watched primetime shows in Canada were produced in the United States and rebroadcast in Canada.
With the exception of Hockey Night in Canada, which ranked 19th overall, none of the top twenty most watched shows in Canada were Canadian made.
W5 asks “What’s The True Cost of Saving Lives?”
On CTV’s W5 this Saturday Victor Malarek scrutinizes the pharmaceutical industry’s long-standing claim that developing each new drug costs a billion dollars and asks the question “What’s The True Cost of Saving Lives?”
The one hour show also examines the claim by governments who say they simply can’t afford to pay for every new treatment no matter how vital to patients lives.
CTV to broadcast closing ceremony of Paralympic Games
CTV has announced that it will now broadcast live coverage of the Closing Ceremony from the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games this Sunday.
Taking place in Whistler, BC, the Closing Ceremony will air across Canada on Sunday, March 21 at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET in English on CTV and in French on RDS.
Spectacle with Elvis Costello returns to CTV
The second season of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with.. continues on CTV on March 20th at 10:00 p.m. ET, the network said today.
Guests on the show for this season include Ron Sexsmith, Sheryl Crow, Lyle Lovett and a two part show with rock legend Bruce Springsteen.
Bell releases Mobile TV app for iPhone
Bell has announced Mobile TV, a new Apple iPhone app which gives Bell Mobility customers access to live TV programming.
Available from the iTunes Canada app store, the program lets subscribers watch programming on CBC, CTV, Muchmusic, TSN, SportsNet, the Weather Network and more.
Day 13 Olympic TV Highlights: Canada vs. Russia
Today is what all Canadian Hockey fans have been waiting to see, a showdown between Canada and Russia in Men’s Hockey. According to the hockey experts, the showdown was supposed to be in the gold-medal final on Sunday but now its takes place today at 4:30pm Pacific time.
Other highlights today in include all four men’s’ quarter final hockey games, Women’s 5000m speed skating, Women’s Giant Slalom, Women’s Bobsleigh, Women’s short track 3000m relay and Women’s aerials.
