UPDATE: Kines leaves Much/MTV

TORONTO - CTV announced late Tuesday that David Kines has stepped down from his post as senior vice-president, Much MTV Group, effective this Friday. Kines’ name was synonymous with MuchMusic for nearly a quarter century and he came over to CTV with the sale of Much owner CHUM in 2006. He “has led a long and prominent career at the intersection of television, music, and pop culture beginning with The New Music on Citytv almost 25 years ago,” said the CTV press release. The 46-year-old Kines told Cartt.ca in an interview that he hasn’t yet decided what he’s going to...