As the world’s political and economic leaders descend on Toronto, CTV’s #1 local newscast CTV Toronto and CTV’s all-news channel CP24 join forces to deliver unprecedented coverage of the of the summits. Bringing together news, youth and entertainment, CTV enlists all of its channels and resources to deliver superior coverage of the G8 Summit in Huntsville, ON, Thursday, June 24 and Friday, June 25 and the G20 Summit in Toronto on Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27.
CTV News has been breaking G8 and G20 stories for weeks and beginning Monday, June 21 in the days leading up to both events, CTV and its family of channels and programs ramp up the coverage, leaving no story untold. Led by Canada’s #1 national news team, CTV News with Lloyd Robertson, Canada’s #1 local newscast, CTV EVENING NEWS, along with its other premiere news outlets, CP24, BNN, CTV News Channel, CTV.ca and Canada AM, CTV delivers widespread coverage of the events, their impact, the protestors, the outcome, and the recovery.
“As the world is watching Toronto, Canadians will be watching CTV News for unprecedented coverage of the most important meeting of world economic leaders in Toronto,” said Robert Hurst, President, CTV News. “From CTV’s special coverage inside the wire to original content on CTV.ca, to business analysis on BNN, viewers will get the Canadian perspective on not just the official meeting, but the effects of this meeting on Toronto and Canada.”
Detailed broadcast information below:
CTV Toronto
With the G20 happening in Toronto, CTV Toronto has been busy breaking stories and delivering essential news about the impact of the summit on the city, its residents, businesses, and resources. All week leading up to the G8/G20 Summit, CTV Toronto delivers news Torontonians can actually use to understand the summit and how it relates to them, including how to avoid getting caught in a security zone and what to do to make the G20 experience in Toronto work for them.
CP24 / CP24 Radio 1050 / CP24.com
Traffic delays, city closures, protests, and of course G20 weather forecasts. Beginning June 23, CP24 becomes the G20 station. With the summit happening right in CP24’s backyard, CP24 delivers wall-to-wall coverage until the G20 is over. In fact, no station in Toronto will deliver more G20 coverage than CP24. In addition, special correspondent Craig Kielburger from Free The Children joins the CP24 News Team with his unique activist perspective on all things G20.
CTV National News
With special coverage airing nightly at 11 p.m. ET, CTV NEWS WITH LLOYD ROBERTSON and CTV NEWS WITH SANDIE RINALDO deliver Canadians the most important stories from the summits. Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife provides the political stories that matter to Canadians and National Affairs correspondent Lisa LaFlamme is inside the wire reporting the key stories of the day on the effects of the summit on Canadians, including the protestors, the effect on tourism and the city’s international profile.
CANADA AM
Hosted by Beverly Thomson and Seamus O’Regan, Canada AM will ramp-up their coverage beginning Monday, June 21 with in-depth coverage of the summits from both news and lifestyle perspectives, including lifestyle features about the fashion of the first wives, and what the G8 delegates are doing in Muskoka, including who is cooking their meals. CANADA AM also sits down with Dr. Mark Wainberg and Stephen Lewis to discuss what would be on their “Dream Agendas” at the summits. Viewers will also learn what it’s like to live inside the wire, and what the delegates think of Canada, including the beautiful cottage country where the G8 is being held.
CTV News Channel
CTV News Channel offers around-the-clock coverage of both the G8 in Huntsville and the G20 in Toronto. With in-depth coverage of the issues at the summit – EU financial turmoil, a World Bank tax, and an initiative to improve maternal health in poorer nations – CTV News Channel also hosts a special Summit edition of POWER PLAY with Tom Clark, talking to security consultants, diplomats and politicians both past and present. CTV News Channel will also have a team of correspondents on the streets of Toronto covering the numerous expected protests and the reaction of RCMP-led Integrated Security Unit.
BNN
BNN provides in-depth coverage of both summits beginning June 23 when HEADLINE and SQUEEZEPLAY delve into the key issues. On both Saturday and Sunday as the meetings continue in Toronto, BNN will be on the air beginning at 9 a.m. ET with special SUMMIT 2010 coverage. The network maintains a sharp focus on the major business angles, including the sovereign debt crisis and proposed new controls on the global financial system. Top business leaders, financial experts and G8 sherpas will help provide context and analysis. BNN’s coverage plans are outlined in detail at www.BNN.ca/summit2010.
ETALK
Beginning June 22, ETALK delivers the entertainment angles on the G20 including a First Ladies fashion roundup with FASHIONTELEVISION’s Jeanne Beker; a look at Stephen Harper’s celebrity connections; what the world leaders could learn from Justin Beiber’s security; and the effect that the lockdown of Toronto is having on the entertainment industry. ETALK also speaks with Craig Kielburger about the celebrity causes at the G20, including environmental-lovers Sean Penn and Wyclef Jean on Haiti, and Rachel McAdams and James Cameron on the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and Bono, Oprah, and Madonna on Africa.
CTV.ca
CTV.ca will have extensive coverage of the summits, with breaking news alerts and video summaries. For local residents, CTVToronto.ca will offer detailed reports on traffic and other disruptions. And citizen journalists are able to file video and photo reports to MyNews.ctv.ca through G8 and G20 summits to deliver additional first-hand accounts of the events. Other online features include interactive maps of the G20 security zones and protest sites, a calendar of protest events, profiles of the G8 Leaders, and economic profiles of the G20 nations.
MTV
MTV’s eco-correspondent Emily Hunter will be on-hand to cover the news of the summit at ground level. Known for her reporting on the world of eco-activism, she is well-positioned to deliver stories from inside the activist trenches. Her reports can be found on MTV.ca.
CTV News is Canada’s most-watched news organization both locally and nationally and has a network of national, international and local news operations including nine foreign and seven domestic network news bureaus. CTV News operations include CTV Newsnet, Report on Business Television and information programming, including CTV News with Lloyd Robertson, CTV News with Sandie Rinaldo, Canada AM, W5 and Question Period. With a perspective that is distinctly Canadian, CTV News brings Canadians the international and domestic news stories of the day and is the number-one news organization in Canada.
