You may have noticed several job ads posted by CTV for Western Canada. Stations from Winnipeg to Vancouver are expanding their morning news programming by up to 3 hours per day.
Western Canadian viewers seem to think Canada AM is a Toronto morning show and the ratings aren't where CTV would like. Morning news has become a real battle ground in Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver and the network is revamping. At the upcoming RTNDA convention in Halifax (June 23-26) one of the sessions will examine the growth in morning television news.
That means jobs. Jobs like we haven't seen in many years. 18 hours of news programming will be added to the CTV western Canadian lineup with Canada AM moving over to CTV Newsnet in the fall (on Western stations).
It's great news for budding journalists as CTV is looking for chase producers, writers, reporters and anchors in all Western Canadian markets. Many of these jobs are being filled by those in smaller markets and the trickle down effect is great for our students in Broadcast Journalism.
In addition, Rogers posted several job ads for their new all-news TV station in Toronto to compete with CP24. Global has also committed to a new mornings news program philosophy. CHCH-TV in Hamilton has just announced their morning news will begin at 4:00am.
It's probably not a coincidence these jobs are coming available the same week the CRTC releases a report that conventional television revenues are increasing.
Regardless of how it happens, we're happy at Fanshawe College that our students will have new opportunities. Polish those resumes and demos and send them to:
Paul Rogers, Senior Vice President CTV News | t 416.384.7120
paul.rogers@bellmedia.ca
9 Channel Nine Court Scarborough, ON M1S 4B5
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