THE TV news Ottawa-Gatineau, one of Radio-Canada’s last remaining hour-long regional newscasts, will be shortened to 30 minutes next season. A new half-hour national public affairs program produced from Ottawa will air at 6:30 p.m. in regions where the TV news lasts only 30 minutes.
This change should not lead to cutbacks within the Ottawa-Gatineau regional station. Radio-Canada made the announcement to employees on Thursday, we learned The duty. During this meeting, there was also talk of a new public affairs program hosted by Mathieu Nadon, the current anchor of the Ottawa-Gatineau regional bulletin, which will focus on national news.
This will be broadcast from 6:30 p.m., not only in the federal capital region, but also in all those where the news bulletin already lasts only 30 minutes. In 2014, following cuts under the Conservative government of Stephen Harper, Radio-Canada reduced the broadcast to 30 minutes. TV news 6 p.m. in most areas.
During the last season, Economy Zonehosted by Gérald Fillion, took over on air after the TV news in these stations. Mathieu Nadon’s new show will therefore replace Economy Zonewhich will however continue to be broadcast on RDI.
“We are in fact considering a new proposal for the autumn which would be broadcast in all regions of the country where the T.J. is 30 minutes instead of Economy zone, who will keep his slot on the airwaves of ICI RDI,” confirmed the management of Radio-Canada by email.
This “new proposal” will not be broadcast, however, in the regions of Montreal and its surroundings, Quebec and Acadia. The latter are for the moment keeping their one-hour news bulletin.