TV
Content
As a creator, producer
and director of TV content, Jim Nicholl has made a career
of
developing local Canadian talent in his work. His TV experience reflects both
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production and management side of broadcast television. Based on this innovative
approach to local television, he is now acts as a consultant on CRTC licence
applications,
and provides design, production, and director services for TV content broadcast
or webcast.
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MVBC -
Vancouver, BC 2001
Broadcast Consultant |
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Jim Nicholl wrote
the core TV application document that won the ethnic licence for MVBC
awarded for Vancouver with Decision CRTC 2002-39 on February 14, 2002.
He was also responsible for writing, producing and directing the licence-winning
video.
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Craig Broadcast Systems - Calgary,
Alberta 1999-2000
Executive
Vice-President
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As a Victoria/Vancouver
broadcast consultant, Jim Nicholl helped design and direct the Craig local
"A-Channel on the Island" service for Victoria and Vancouver Island
presented to the CRTC in 2000. |
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BCTV - Victoria,
BC 1988 - 1997
Vice-President, Vancouver Island Operations
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As a BCTV Vice-President,
Jim Nicholl managed the operation of CHEK-TV on Vancouver Island including
the station image, community relations, CRTC accountability and meeting
of bottom-line expectations of the shareholders. |
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In 1996, CHEK-TV
introduced digital, disc-based technology that made it the first station
in Canada to provide over-the-air broadcasts of its TV content from server-based
computer hard drives. |
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In 1994,
CHEK-TV originated 103 hours of live coverage of the XV Commonwealth Games
from Victoria for TV New Zealand's "One World of Sport" broadcasts
to nations of the Pacific Rim.
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As
a daily (Monday - Friday) half-hour local program, "CHEK Around"
used roving cameras to provide TV content for viewers that showed what was
new and interesting in the Victoria/Vancouver Island market. |
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CHEK-TV locally
produced 65 original episodes of the "Home Check" series
of renovation programs and these were sold across Canada in syndication
and as a series of home improvement videos. |
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CHEK-TV - Victoria,
BC 1974 - 1997
General Manager (1987 - 1997)
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CHEK-TV locally produced award-winning TV content in the form of news, syndicated
programming, commercials and corporate video. As the station General Manager,
Jim Nicholl was creator and executive producer on these projects, providing
in-house programming for
WIC Television. |
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"Time Exposures" put
Victoria people and locations in a dramatic series that
was locally-made and starred a cast of Victoria-area actors, writers, and
crew in a 26 half-hours that was sold across
Canada. |
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The "BC Music Project"
with Vancouver Island's own Valdy, showcased exciting new BC performers
in a 13 half-hour rock video series that won the CAB Gold Ribbon Award
for Canadian Talent Development.
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Production
Manager (1979 - 1987)
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As Production Manager,
Jim Nicholl established a higher-end quality of local TV content that
was produced in-house and sold in syndication to TV stations across Canada
and to cable systems in the United States.
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"Body Moves"
was a TV exercise series, created and produced for local broadcast and distributed
in Canada, New York and Saudi Arabia for a ten year period, generating syndicated
sales of over $1.3 Million. |
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"High
Band" was an award-winning, 13-episode series of original late
night comedy, written and produced at CHEK-TV for local broadcast and
sold in syndication to TV stations across Western Canada. |
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"Foufouli"
was a 13-episode children's fantasy series produced at CHEK-TV
for local broadcast using in-house talent and resources, and sold in syndication
to independent TV stations across Canada. |
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As Production Manager,
Jim Nicholl also worked on the design and look of the CHEK-TV local news
package that achieved an unprecedented 54 share of Victoria CMA (Central
Market Area).
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Commercial
Production Manager (1974 - 1979)
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Among the achievements
of the CHEK-TV Commercial Production Department was a 1,750%
growth in local retail sales over six years and two "Top 10" TvB awards
for best TV commercials in Canada. |
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