Barrie’s TV news station is likely to be among the many local newscasts impacted by Bell Media’s announcement Thursday morning that it’s cutting both jobs and programming.

According to an internal memo, signed by Dave Daigle, vice-president of local TV, radio and Bell Media Studios, and Richard Gray, vice-president of news at Bell Media, weekday noon newscasts at all CTV stations, except Toronto, will end . The company says it is also scrapping its 6 pm and 11 pm newscasts

The CW has found its new programming exec.

NBCUniversal alum Ryan Sharkey has joined the Nexstar-controlled broadcast network as senior vp programming and content strategy. Sharkey will report to CW president of entertainment Brad Schwartz and fill the void created by the June departure of Kevin Levy.

Levy, who was with The CW since its launch in 2006, had served as exec vp program planning, scheduling and acquisitions. While Sharkey’s title differs from Levy’s, the role is effectively the same. Sharkey will lead scheduling and acquisitions teams and be based in New York while also spearheading the network’s growth and