{"podcast":{"title":"CANADALAND","slug":"canadaland-317958","podcast_index_feed_id":317958,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6","website_url":"https://www.canadaland.com/shows/canadaland/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/1743698771719-50c87864-d5ab-4617-8806-05f66a4e5c26.jpeg","author":"Jesse Brown","episode_count":1611,"summary":"The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast. Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else. Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T10:17:59.362732+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958"},"episode":{"title":"The End of the True Crime Industrial Complex?","slug":"the-end-of-the-true-crime-industrial-complex","published_at":"2026-07-03T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/the-end-of-the-true-crime-industrial-complex","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958","url":"https://shows.acast.com/canadaland/episodes/6a4740c78890f0eef3e7978e","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/6a4740c78890f0eef3e7978e/media.mp3","summary":"You might not be super familiar with the name Corus Entertainment, but you definitely know their work: Global News, Teletoon, YTV, Treehouse, Showcase etc. Since 1987 Corus has dominated Canadian media across TV and radio, but just last month (June 2026) they reported a $36.5-million loss in the third quarter! With yet another Canadian legacy media company, Corus Entertainment, at risk of being taken over by a private company, we’re lamenting the state of ownership across Canadian media, and what it means for the future of bingeable true crime.  Disclosure: At one point, host San Grewal refers to the $500 million deal that the government reached with Google through the Online News Act. Canadaland does receive money through this payout. Details can be found here : https://cjc-ccj.ca/en/funding-recipients/ Host: San Grewal Credits: Andrea Varsany (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), imogen sayers (Mixing and Mastering), Tristan Capacchione (Senior Production Supervisor), Jesse Brown (Publisher) Guest: Morgan Campbell Additional music by Audio Network Further reading:  Quebecor pushes for debt discount as it seeks to acquire Corus Entertainment - Globe and Mail CORUS ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES RECAPITALIZATION TRANSACTION - Corus Ent Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2026-103 - CRTC Corus lenders revisit a well-worn restructuring path - Globe and Mail Corus reports $36.5-million loss in third quarter as revenue falls - The Globe and Mail Some analysts are now saying Global’s owner is headed for bankruptcy — can Corus be saved? - Toronto Star Corus announces recapitalization deal as it seeks relief from its debt burden - Toronto Star   Sponsors: Douglas : Douglas is giving our listeners a FREE Sleep Bundle with each mattr…","meta_description":"You might not be super familiar with the name Corus Entertainment, but you definitely know their work: Global News, Teletoon, YTV, Treehouse, Showcase etc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1498,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canadaland-317958/episodes/the-end-of-the-true-crime-industrial-complex/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/the-end-of-the-true-crime-industrial-complex.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}