Kevin M. wrote: > 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. > Meh. By Canadian standards its costly. Recall that Canada doesn't produce much stuff. And if it does, it is likely historical drama and highly subsidised by broadcast funds (CTF), or real cheap crap.
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