The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2015. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.
Events
Notable events
January
Date | Event |
8 | Global News suspends Leslie Roberts, the anchor and executive editor of its local newscasts on flagship station CIII-DT, after a Toronto Star investigation reveals that he is also a silent partner in a public relations firm which was regularly placing its clients on his own programs.[1] |
26 | CTV suspends all scheduled broadcasts of the new season of its sitcom Spun Out, after cast member J. P. Manoux is arrested on charges of voyeurism.[2] |
February
Date | Event |
13 | The Quebecor Media-owned news channel Sun News Network ceases broadcasting.[3] |
March
April
Date | Event |
12 | Kevin Bazinet wins the third season of La Voix.I |
16 | Broadcaster Corus Entertainment announced that it had reached an agreement with the Disney–ABC Television Group to acquire long-term, Canadian multi-platform rights to distribute Disney Channel's programming library and associated brands. As a result, Canadian versions of Disney Channel in English and French would launch on September 1, 2015. |
May
Date | Event |
12 | Sarah Hanlon wins season 3 of Big Brother Canada. |
20 | Corus Entertainment announces that its three CBC Television affiliate stations in Ontario — CHEX-DT in Peterborough, CHEX-TV-2 in Oshawa and CKWS-DT in Kingston — will switch their affiliation to CTV effective August 31. Legally, the affiliation deal is described by Corus as a "program supply agreement" (the term "affiliation" has specific legal implications under CRTC rules), as Corus maintains editorial control over the stations' programming and the ability to sell local advertising, and is not delegating responsibility for CTV programs aired by the stations to Bell Media, CTV's parent company.[5][6] |
June
December
Date | Event |
11 | CHCH-DT announces that due to the bankruptcy of its production entity, Channel 11 L.P., created by Channel Zero, which in turned stemmed from the loss of federal subsidy and an inability to draw "national advertising revenue" to a local station, the station's news department would experience major cutbacks; the station's daytime rolling news blocks and all weekend newscasts were immediately canceled. The station's morning newscast (Morning Live) and its 6:00 and 11:00 evening newscasts will continue.[9] |
Television programs
Programs debuting in 2015
Changes of network affiliation
Programs ending in 2015
Television stations
Stations changing network affiliation
Network conversions and rebrandings
Deaths
See also
References
- ^ "Global TV anchor Leslie Roberts suspended". Toronto Star, January 8, 2015.
- ^ "How J.P. Manoux’s arrest put Spun Out behind bars: Menon". Toronto Star, January 29, 2015.
- ^ "Sun News Network goes off the air". Globe and Mail. February 13, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Screen Awards Unveil Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter, January 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Local TV landscape changes as CHEX strikes deal with CTV" Archived 2015-05-21 at the Wayback Machine. Peterborough Examiner, May 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2015-403". CRTC. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Cogeco announces bpm:tv's shutdown
- ^ Donovan, Kevin (June 9, 2015). "CBC host Evan Solomon fired after Star investigation finds he took secret cut of art deals". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ "CHCH TV suspends newscasts as company declares bankruptcy". Hamilton Spectator, December 11, 2015.
- ^ Greg David, "APTN’s Guilt Free Zone returns for raucous laughs and rockin’ talent". TV, eh?, May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Book of Negroes debuts Jan. 7 on CBC". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, November 27, 2014.
- ^ "HGTV’s ‘The Expandables’ helps create space for cramped homeowners". Global News, January 9, 2015.
- ^ "Sunnyside a surreal new Canadian sketch-com awash in ponies" Archived 2015-01-13 at the Wayback Machine. canada.com, January 7, 2015.
- ^ "How Eugene Levy convinced CBC to name his show ‘Schitt’s Creek’". Toronto Star, January 12, 2015.
- ^ "Calgary-shot Young Drunk Punk to get second run on CBC this fall in innovative deal between networks". Calgary Herald, January 9, 2015.
- ^ Brioux, Bill (December 31, 2014). "Canadian TV to watch for in 2015". The Canadian Press. Toronto Star. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ "Cameron Mathison Talks 'Game Of Homes' Anticipation". ET Canada, March 12, 2015.
- ^ "It's Game On for Daily Show's Samantha Bee". Toronto Star, April 29, 2015.
- ^ "Food Network to Launch Canadian Original Series" Archived 2015-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, July 31, 2015.
- ^ "Shaw Media Begins Production on New Documentary Series to Appear on Slice". Broadcaster, January 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "CBC-TV Unveils Fall Schedule" Archived 2016-01-07 at the Wayback Machine. Broadcaster, September 16, 2015.
- ^ "Chris Hyndman death prompts end of Steven and Chris show". CBC News, August 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Christopher Hyndman, co-host of CBC's Steven and Chris, dead. CBC News, August 4, 2015.
- ^ "CBC drops local TV affiliates in Oshawa, Peterborough and Kingston". Toronto Star. August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ Obituary for Don Harron from the Globe and Mail, 1/17/2015
- ^ "Jonathan Crombie, Anne of Green Gables actor, dead at 48". CBC News, April 18, 2015.
- ^ "Jim Perry, game show 'king', dies at 82". CTV News. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
External links
- List of 2015 Canadian television series at IMDb