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A conversation with ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ director Jim Hoskinson

Jim Hoskinson (‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ director): ‘If he’s not going to blow his top, then it’d be pretty embarrassing for me to blow my top’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
“If he’s not going to blow his top, then it’d be pretty embarrassing for me to blow my top,” reveals “The Late Show” director Jim Hoskinson about working for Stephen Colbert. For our recent webchat he …

The streaming wars are over
New York (CNN Business) — In November 2019, Disney debuted Disney+, kicking off the so-called streaming wars and prompting companies across the media world to spend billions of dollars to launch services to take on Netflix.Netflix was seen as the existential threat to the legacy media industry, so...

Rogers-Shaw Merger ‘Should Now Be Approved’: Freedom Sale to Quebecor Signed • iPhone in Canada Blog
Rogers, Shaw and Quebecor announced on Friday they have signed a deal for the sale of Freedom Mobile to the latter, making their initial $2.85 billion agreement from mid-June now official.The deal is …
We hadn't spoken in years. But this is how I'll choose to remember you: The boundless energy. The ambition. The ability to light up any room. You gave so many of us our start, and fuelled us with the same...

VETERAN CBC NEWS REPORTER AND FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT STEVEN D’SOUZA TO JOIN THE FIFTH ESTATE AS A NEW CO-HOST THIS FALL - CBC Media Centre
CBC News today announced the appointment of Steven D’Souza as a new co-host of CBC News’ award-winning investigative documentary program, THE FIFTH ESTATE. D’Souza joins veteran journalists and co-hosts, Bob McKeown, Gillian Findlay, and Mark Kelley to deliver compelling in-depth stories, and ...
Glorious.

Why authentic abortion stories in TV and film are a sign of the times in post-Roe era | CBC News
With abortion bans expected in roughly half of the U.S. states after the overturn of landmark ruling Roe v. Wade in June — and some Canadian advocates worried about the procedure's destiny here — scholars and filmmakers say that abortion must evolve to accurately reflect real-life experiences.

Rogers Called Anti-Competitive by OneSoccer for Refusing to Carry Streaming Service • iPhone in Canada Blog
According to The Globe and Mail, sports streaming startup OneSoccer has filed an official complaint against Rogers with the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications (CRTC).OneSoccer alleged in …
'We really haven't been able to be funny as Native actors': Canadian Sarah Podemski praises 'Reservation Dogs' Season 2
Now that the hit FX show Reservation Dogs has returned for Season 2, Canadian actor Sarah Podemski, who plays Bear’s mom Rita on the show, stresses that the success of the first season has allowed the …

Gorillaz Enter a New Dimension with "Cracker Island ft. Thundercat" Music Video
Formed in 1998, Gorillaz were not the first virtual band (see Alvin and the Chipmunks, 1958) but certainly the coolest and now, almost 25 years later, the quartet moves into a new phase with this mix of 3D and live-action directed by co-founder Jamie Hewlett and Nexus Studios’ Fx Goby. [Watch]

Hot Tub Streamer Amouranth Is Using A Bikini To Build An Empire
The idea of people going online to watch NSFW material isn’t anything new. For decades, viewers have been covertly opening incognito tabs on their laptops, firing up sites like YouPorn and Pornhub, and consuming adult entertainment from the comfort of their own homes. But for those in the sex work...

It’s the end of late-night as we know it, and maybe that’s good
Television criticThere’s so much going on, it’s hard to find a pattern. The cancellation of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee has been the attention-grabbing manoeuvre and yet it’s unclear what it means. While cable channel TBS says it is simply changing its programming strategy, almost all cover...
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