So the listing showed Friday Night Lights did indeed take House's 8pm slot. I could accomodate that – I just canceled my evening arrangements. But then Global in their infinite wisdom (sic) put Standoff where House was advertised to be.

Stupid stupid. They didn't even advertise Standoff! Standoff is good! Yet how many people missed it because it wasn't advertised?

And Friday Night Lights? Try selecting it from the drop down for Global Shows A-Z. Currently (7:52am, Weds 4th Oct) this goes to http://community.canada.com/globaltv/globalshows/fridaynightlights/index.html which results in a 404 not found.

Global: your website sucks. And as you syndicate your listings, everyone that carries your listings is also affected by your out-of-dateness. Do bare in mind that any site (e.g. yahoo.com) paying for your listings has reasons to sue if you can't keep to your word as to what's on. You are misleading us all.

And your viewers, like these above, can go elsewhere for their entertainment. Like bittorrent, for example, where they can skip your adverts and timeshift as they please.

Finally, Global, the field of competition will open up. Your competition will no longer be just the Canadian providers. As internet TV streaming comes into play we, the public, will be able to get programming from providers around the world. Like the BBC, or Fox TV.

Global takes value from being an intermediary. It is in your interests you remain a value-added one.

Lastly I wonder… what's Google Video and YouTube.com offering in this space? Does Global have a coherent actionable strategy to ensure no loss of viewers to the competition?