\u201cWe noticed in our audience research that the vast majority of viewers were watching our program entirely muted anyway, so this just seemed like the logical step,\u201d said Bell Media president Mary Ann Turcke as CP24\u2019s multi-streamed news cacophony silently glared from a screen in the bar where she was taking her lunch break.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike most people, I had only watched it in silence from whatever dentist office or subway platform I happened to be frequenting. When I finally did listen to it unmuffled I was horrified. What the anchors were talking about had nothing to do with anything written on the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n

The network said the benefit of such a move will include reduced costs, less awkward banter between hosts, and increased odds of landing politicians for high-profile interviews now that talking will not be required.<\/p>\n

Employees said they were looking forward to the change.<\/p>\n

\u201cManagement doesn\u2019t want to compromise CP24\u2019s trademark visual style, so we\u2019ll still be there silently mouthing at the screen to make sure that the channel\u2019s elegant feel is maintained,\u201d said anchor and bowtie platform Stephen LeDrew. \u201cFor those lip readers paying attention, I\u2019ll be mouthing a series of delicious soup recipes to try at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Turcke already knows how she will invest the savings from the channel\u2019s silencing. \u201cWe need to think of the future,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019ll all be going towards a new ticker, taking us up to twelve!\u201d<\/p>\n

At press time, have you heard about that fun spring fair at Cedarvale elementary?<\/p>\n