Ombudsman was a Canadian television programme which sought to investigate and resolve disputes between people and government or business systems. When the series began, government ombudsman offices were only available in a few Canadian provinces. The initial Ombudsman episodes began mid-season in January 1974 and were broadcast fortnightly, sharing its Sunday night time slot with In the Present Tense. Beginning with the fall 1974 season, CBC aired the series most weeks.
Lawyer Robert M. Cooper was the program's host until 1979 when he shifted his attention to film production. Kathleen Ruff was his successor in the final season. By the time CBC cancelled the series, nearly all Canadian provincial governments had opened ombudsman offices.
The Grid, hosted by podcasting and public radio host, Jesse Thorn, is an American fifteen-minute weekly rundown of what's trending in Indie Culture. Each week on IFC, The Grid recommends movies, music, games, and gadgets of interest. Joining Jesse are an array of up-and-coming comedians, offering their own opinions on what’s trending now. The Grid airs every Thursday at 7:45pm EST, 4:45 PST on IFC. Various segments from the weeks episode can be viewed online at IFC.com and on social networking websites.
European Market Watch was a business news programme aired on CNBC Europe between 10 am-noon CET. The programme was originally based on the CNBC U.S. morning programme Market Watch, which was later replaced by the programme Morning Call. Just like its US counterpart, European Market Watch presented viewers with the latest market information and in-depth analysis of the stories making business.
Business Center is business network CNBC's flagship primetime show that aired in 5 to 7PM ET timeslot, hosted by Ron Insana and Sue Herera, and it was replaced by Bullseye on December 5, 2003.
Close-up Gendai, is a social affairs television show on NHK. The program is broadcast Monday through Thursday 19:30 - 20:00, 24:10 - 24:36. It is also broadcast on NHK World and NHK World Premium.
Sunday was an Australian current affairs, arts and politics program, broadcast nationally on Sunday mornings on the Nine Network Australia. The program covered a range of topical issues including local and overseas news, politics, and in-depth stories on Australia and the world, plus independent film reviews, independent arts features, and independent music reviews. Its final show was aired on Sunday, 3 August 2008.
FYI Daily is a daily entertainment news round up broadcast on ITV2, and occasionally on ITV3 and ITV4, it airs mid-way through films. It is on air for 60 seconds and airs a maximum of twice a day. Prior to 2010 it was simply branded as Entertainment News.
Sky News with Dermot Murnaghan is a programme on Sky News which currently runs between 10:00am and 1:00pm and is presented by Dermot Murnaghan and Colin Brazier
Joystickers it is a program produced and broadcast by MTV Latin America at its headquarters in Mexico, in which previews, news and other topics of a similar nature are presented video game, technologies and other advances that have to do with the world of entertainment. Advances in technology of the latest are also showngadgets", the music that sets the mood for games, news, trivia, among others. It also has the presence of guests from the world of music and entertainment, who talk about their favorite video games.
The show premiered on March 11, 2006 and its sixth season is expected. It is driven by him VJ alternate of MTV Latin America,Habacuc. It also shows tournaments from the well-known series Guitar Hero presented by Habacuc.