On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 10:54 AM, Ed Dravecky <[email protected]> wrote: > > TORONTO – Canada's version of "American Idol" won't be produced in > 2009 because of the slowing economy. > > "Canadian Idol" is being put on the shelf, CTV says. The program > finished its sixth season this fall and remained a Canadian TV ratings > success. It scored an average of 1.47 million viewers in September. > > However, CTV decided to not produce the costly reality show in a year > when advertising revenues are expected to drop sharply.
How is it costly? It is three hacks as judges, a set/studio, and a bunch of morally lacking singers. It is a high school talent show, minus the talent. If music licensing fees are too high, have contestants sing songs in the public domain, or (here's a novel idea) cast contestants who write their own songs. -- Kevin M. (RPCV) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
