Innovative new look for CTV.ca

Jonathan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:29:15 +0000

Wow, CTV.ca has really gone in a new direction with their home page. Look how much information they are able to fit on a single page. That really is a timesaver when it comes to navigation. I even see a few full articles on there. It looks like they are going for some sort of 3D effect too, by layering content on top of other content.

Time will tell if the public embraces this new innovative look, but one thing’s for certain, this definitely reflects the spirit of that company.

Why CTV is in financial trouble

Jonathan — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:53:14 +0000

The news yesterday that CTV is in for some layoffs and budget cuts was hardly surprising given what’s been going on at the other networks in Canada. I feel bad for my friends who still work there, but CTV really brought it on themselves. Here’s a list of some of the places they’ve spent their money in the past year:

Remodeling the entire 5th floor of 299 Queen St. W for a few million (estimate)
Purchase of the Hockey Night in Canada theme song for approx. $2.5M
Buying up all the real-estate between Queen-Richmond & John-Duncan for approx. $2M
2010/2012 Olympic games broadcast rights for approx. US$90M (CBC had paid $73M for 2006/2008 Games)
Purchase of CHUM Limited for $1.7B

I’m no fancy economist, but the millions they spent on the HNIC theme song and the remodeling alone would probably float their payroll for a while.

CTVgm is a privately-owned company so there’s no way to know how bad they are in a red. But if they are in need of cash, I predict a sell-off of a couple of their satellite properties in the coming months. In particular, The Globe and Mail or TSN. Since Rogers is the only “media” company that’s doing well at the moment, I’d bet I can guess who is going to buy them up

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Innovative new look for CTV.ca

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