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Thanks Canada! More Than One Million Canadians Agree -
Global National Is Officially The Country’s Most-Watched National Newscast
Global National’s Momentum Continues Since Moving to 5:30 p.m.
(VANCOUVER - March 9, 2006) Global National has raised the bar to become Canada’s most-watched national newscast since moving to 5:30 p.m. four weeks ago. Over the four-week period, Global National has averaged more than one million viewers.
Here are the average weekday ratings for the three major national newscasts since February 6th. These numbers confirm that Global National is undeniably now Canada's #1 national newscast, ahead of the #2 newscast by 130,000 viewers.
*All data BBM, February 6 - March 5, 2006, P2+ total Canada, Monday to Friday:
Global National: 1,006,000
CTV National News: 876,000
CBC National: 770,000
“We are thrilled that our audiences have responded so enthusiastically to our strategy in moving Global National to an earlier 5:30 p.m. supper-hour time period,” says Steve Wyatt, senior vice president of news and information for Global Television. “This strengthens and supports our commitment to deliver an exceptional international and national news package that effectively leads into each of our local News Hour newscasts for Canadians to enjoy at supper time.”
The Global National team is currently working on a series of unique, feature reports uncovering major issues that affect Canadians:
· “Pulse of Canada" examines everything from East to West, money to sex and everything in between. Each day this series takes a candid look at what real Canadians have to say… Do Canadians prefer to have a good night’s sleep or a night of sex? Are kids safe at their own school? Do mothers prefer to stay at home and look after their kids or stay in the workforce?
· “Everyday Heroes” Global National anchor and executive editor Kevin Newman travels throughout the country to discover and unveil four exemplary Canadians who are accomplishing extraordinary feats that are making a difference in the world every Friday in March.
About Global National:
Global National with Kevin Newman is Canada’s most-watched national newscast, reaching Canadians coast-to-coast (www.globalnational.com). The multi award-winning half-hour newscast is broadcast live seven days a week at 5:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in the Maritimes) from its national news centre in Vancouver, B.C. with news bureaus and correspondents in every major city in Canada, as well as Washington, D.C. Global National provides an early evening national news alternative for Canadians with a distinctive voice and approach to the day's top stories.
About Global Television:
Global Television is owned by CanWest MediaWorks Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp, (CanWest) (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS.SV and CGS.NV, http://www.canwestglobal.com). CanWest, an international media company, is Canada’s largest media company. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, CanWest is Canada’s largest publisher of daily newspapers, and also owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, Web sites and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
For immediate release
Thanks Canada! More Than One Million Canadians Agree -
Global National Is Officially The Country’s Most-Watched National Newscast
Global National’s Momentum Continues Since Moving to 5:30 p.m.
(VANCOUVER - March 9, 2006) Global National has raised the bar to become Canada’s most-watched national newscast since moving to 5:30 p.m. four weeks ago. Over the four-week period, Global National has averaged more than one million viewers.
Here are the average weekday ratings for the three major national newscasts since February 6th. These numbers confirm that Global National is undeniably now Canada's #1 national newscast, ahead of the #2 newscast by 130,000 viewers.
*All data BBM, February 6 - March 5, 2006, P2+ total Canada, Monday to Friday:
Global National: 1,006,000
CTV National News: 876,000
CBC National: 770,000
“We are thrilled that our audiences have responded so enthusiastically to our strategy in moving Global National to an earlier 5:30 p.m. supper-hour time period,” says Steve Wyatt, senior vice president of news and information for Global Television. “This strengthens and supports our commitment to deliver an exceptional international and national news package that effectively leads into each of our local News Hour newscasts for Canadians to enjoy at supper time.”
The Global National team is currently working on a series of unique, feature reports uncovering major issues that affect Canadians:
· “Pulse of Canada" examines everything from East to West, money to sex and everything in between. Each day this series takes a candid look at what real Canadians have to say… Do Canadians prefer to have a good night’s sleep or a night of sex? Are kids safe at their own school? Do mothers prefer to stay at home and look after their kids or stay in the workforce?
· “Everyday Heroes” Global National anchor and executive editor Kevin Newman travels throughout the country to discover and unveil four exemplary Canadians who are accomplishing extraordinary feats that are making a difference in the world every Friday in March.
About Global National:
Global National with Kevin Newman is Canada’s most-watched national newscast, reaching Canadians coast-to-coast (www.globalnational.com). The multi award-winning half-hour newscast is broadcast live seven days a week at 5:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in the Maritimes) from its national news centre in Vancouver, B.C. with news bureaus and correspondents in every major city in Canada, as well as Washington, D.C. Global National provides an early evening national news alternative for Canadians with a distinctive voice and approach to the day's top stories.
About Global Television:
Global Television is owned by CanWest MediaWorks Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp, (CanWest) (NYSE: CWG; TSX: CGS.SV and CGS.NV, http://www.canwestglobal.com). CanWest, an international media company, is Canada’s largest media company. In addition to owning the Global Television Network, CanWest is Canada’s largest publisher of daily newspapers, and also owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, Web sites and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The time-of-day factor is still an issue in whether or not GN is actually first, but, yes, if you take it this way, GN is the most-watched.