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CTV exec Michael Melling to take leave amid fallout from Lisa LaFlamme's departure from Bell Media

Good. This is the likely precursor to him being shown the door.

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Here is the email

'Spending time with the family'.

[housewife]

He’ll be back as soon as this blows over. As already noted it’s not like corporate didn’t know how he operated they put him into the position because of his reputation not despite it.

Hopefully it had nothing to do with her hair choices. That’s probably just a convenient rallying cry for upset people. I’m sure they didn’t like the fact she had power in the news room. It’s usually about power though there could be some women shouldn’t have power thinking. I doubt it was a single issue decision. Though I’m sure that the backlash has taken them by surprise and will damage their brand for a while.

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Open letter to Bell says LaFlamme ousting shows sexism, ageism women face at work

Oh, I don't think so. This guy is done. They are going to axe the axe man in a heartbeat and pretend this didn't happen. Move in a 'new direction', watch.

[housewife]

Even if they axe the axe man it still doesn’t change the fact that they hired him because of his past performance. What ever the goal was they miscalculated and now have to pretend to care about what we think. As soon as they think they have stabilized the brand they will be back to whatever the original plan was just more carefully executed.

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He was always expendable and any 'issues' they had prior to this embarrassment was simply working as intended. You don't hire nice axemen, you need them to be distant assholes like why you don't name your heard animals before slaughter.

If anything this just saves them a step because after he was done cutting and they sold everything they would have fired him as well and moved on with someone at half his wage managing a much leaner company.

[housewife]

Yeah I guess that’s probably the plan. With so many ditching cable they do have to figure out a new normal. Not at all surprising that they would sell off and axe large parts. But most people will quickly forget and go back to watching them.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2zY8b1MyQ

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Laflamme wars

Jesse's take on this it on target. The CRTC mandates that Bell has to have a news division in order for it to get cable and cell market access that provides them BILLIONS in revenue that we all know they provide shitty service at INSANE rates. So if they can't git rid of the news (as they clearly aren't intending on competing) then they cut as much as they can get away with. Scapegoating Mike isn't going to work now that the backlash has struck a cultural nerve. I don't see the board blinking on this as long as they are making bank off of the cell service. Only the CRTC changing the terms of the deal will correct this.

[housewife]

She’s now been hired by rogers for the special coverage of the Queen’s death

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Michael Melling reassigned at Bell Media after Lisa LaFlamme fallout