Radio / Television News

OMNI fills news holes with lifestyle series

TORONTO – After cutting more than 100 jobs and dropping its third-language newscasts earlier this year, OMNI unveiled its Fall schedule Friday, which includes seven new original titles ranging from Italian cooking to Kama Sutra.The Rogers-owned over-the-air multilingual/multicultural television system also announced six newly acquired series and six returning favourites, which include the second season of Bollywood Star and the return of Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition.  OMNI said that it is also readying its first original Chinese language crime series, called Blood & Water, which will premiere this Fall.“OMNI’s revamped schedule boasts the best mix of informative lifestyle programs, coveted...