Amanpour takes over for Charlie Rose
Veteran correspondent Christiane Amanpour will take over the interview slot on PBS previously occupied by Charlie Rose. PBS and WNET said Amanpour on PBS will air on an interim basis starting Dec. 11 at 11 p.m. It will also air on CNN International on weekdays.
Rose’s show, which PBS first aired in 1991, was eliminated on Nov. 21 following an extensive Washington Post report that detailed his alleged unwanted sexual advances toward women. He was also terminated by CBS, where he co-hosted CBS This Morning and was a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes.
Amanpour, who is CNN’s chief international correspondent, is one of the most decorated correspondents of her generation, having won 11 Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards and two George Polk Awards. The Washington Post
Awards buzz builds for Breadwinner
Canadian author Deborah Ellis is thrilled the big screen adaptation of her young adult novel The Breadwinner is getting major awards buzz. But she’s quick to divert credit to the film’s director and creative team. Director Nora Twomey and the animators “deserve all the praise that they’re getting” for the film’s success, Ellis said from her home in Simcoe, Ont., on Tuesday.
“It’s just really a phenomenal piece of work that they’ve created.”
First published in 2000, The Breadwinner tells the story of Parvana, an 11-year-old Afghan girl living under Taliban rule. She dresses up as a boy to help provide for her family while her father is wrongfully imprisoned by the Taliban.
The movie, a Canada-Ireland-Luxembourg co-production, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and counts Angelina Jolie among its executive producers.
Earlier this week it was nominated for10 Annie Awards, which celebrate animated work, trailing only Pixar’s Coco, which has 13 nominations.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association picked The Breadwinner over Coco for its Best Animation award. The Breadwinner is also one of 26 movies that have been submitted for consideration in the animated feature film category for the 90th Academy Awards.
Jeopardy! joins Hall of Fame
What’s “another accolade” for $400, Alex?
TV game show Jeopardy!, which has already won a Peabody Award and multiple Daytime Emmy Awards, is being inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame at its annual dinner in April in Las Vegas.
The series, which the association called “the top-rated quiz show on television,” is hosted by Canadian Alex Trebek, who’s been at it since 1984. He has won five Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and stars on both the Hollywood and Canada Walks of Fame.
Jeopardy! is in its 34th season of syndication and has 23 million weekly viewers, the broadcasters said in a news release.
Joining it in the Hall of Fame is another game show, Wheel of Fortune, which was created in 1975 and has more than 25 million weekly viewers. It’s hosted by Pat Sajak and Vanna White.
Both shows air in Canada on yes TV. Debra Yeo
CBC offers $4.99 streaming app
The CBC is testing the evolving viewing habits of Canadians with a new streaming app that offers access to its CBC News Network and a commercial-free library of shows for $4.99 a month.
But viewers don’t necessarily have to pony up to watch most of the content. A free version of the app removes access to CBC’s news channel but still streams the network’s TV shows with commercials.
The free app also provides access to live streams of CBC’s 14 regional local TV channels.
Richard Kanee, CBC’s executive director of digital, says the network intentionally priced the subscription app below Netflix and Crave TV.