Etiket: CBC
Minister St-Onge fears a rapprochement between CBC and Radio-Canada
The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Pascale St-Onge, is not particularly keen on the idea of a rapprochement between the English and French services of CBC / Radio-Canada that the senior…
Merger between CBC and Radio-Canada | “It would be a disaster,” warns Lacombe
(Quebec) If the senior management of CBC – Radio-Canada commits to a plan to bring the French and English services of the public broadcaster closer together, particularly in terms of…
A plan to bring CBC and Radio-Canada closer together
A plan aimed at bringing together the French and English services of Radio-Canada is currently occupying the senior management of the public broadcaster, we have learned The Press from three…
CBC must take risks in its shows, say its stars
The latest plans by the CBC, the English-speaking counterpart of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, to cut costs by reducing its staff and programming, raise pointed questions about what awaits it.…
Ottawa discusses possible aid to CBC / Radio-Canada
Ottawa is considering coming to the aid of CBC / Radio-Canada as the public broadcaster plans major cuts, including the elimination of 10% of its workforce, in order to make…
No New Year’s Eve on CBC TV
New Year’s Eve will be very different this year on Radio-Canada’s English television, even if this tradition was less anchored than in French with the Bye. The public broadcaster told…
“Financial pressures” | CBC cancels New Year’s Eve
(Toronto) New Year’s Eve will be very different this year on Radio-Canada’s English television, even if this tradition was less anchored than in French with the bye. Posted at 5:09…
CBC forced to cancel New Year’s Eve special
Citing financial constraints, CBC said Friday it was canceling its New Year’s Eve special. Posted at 1:51 p.m. The program will be replaced by a special broadcast of Just For…
When CBC threatens Radio-Canada | The duty
The future of Radio-Canada made headlines this week as the Crown corporation announced major layoffs following declines in its advertising revenue. And as is often the case, reality was experienced…
Doubt about its indigenous origins | Buffy Sainte-Marie responds to CBC
Buffy Sainte-Marie responds to a report that questions her Indigenous heritage, saying she has never lied about her origins. Posted at 10:03 a.m. Kelly Geraldine Malone The Canadian Press The…
Buffy Sainte-Marie | CBC defends report that disputes its Indigenous ancestry
The CBC says the birth certificate of legendary Canadian musician and activist Buffy Sainte-Marie as well as other documents and testimonies from members of her family contradict the singer’s claim…
War between Israel and Hamas | Conservative accuses CBC of siding with Hamas
(Ottawa) “Extremely serious”, “appalling”, “incendiary”: conservative MP Rachael Thomas has attracted the opprobrium of elected officials from all political parties by accusing CBC of being in the Hamas camp. Posted…
Linguistic controversies | Top bosses of CBC and RCMP summoned to parliamentary committee
(Ottawa) The big bosses of CBC/Radio-Canada and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) were in turn summoned before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday to explain linguistic controversies. Published at 6:55…
Prayer to the CBC is enough!
Sunday prayer has always been the rhythm of Radio-Canada television programming without really questioning its relevance. It’s like yet another cover of Beautiful stories from the countries above which fills…
CBC Twitter account: ‘Government-funded media’ mention removed
U-turn at Twitter, which on Thursday removed the mention “government-funded media” for the CBC account, which sports a new label “Media and News Industry Company” The label “government-funded media” was…
At the CBC, we are colonized or we are not!
The last Prix Ecrans gala, broadcast Sunday evening on the CBC, is a superb example of “happy colonized”. It was not strictly speaking a gala, since it was extracts from…
CBC Twitter account | The mention “government funded media” removed
Twitter removed labels describing global media organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated. Posted at 6:15 a.m. Barbara Ortutay Associated Press The move came after the platform owned by US businessman Elon…
CBC Twitter account | The mention “government funded media” removed
(Washington) Twitter has removed the controversial mentions “media affiliated with the State” and “media financed by government funds” from the pages of major media such as the American NPR or…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Poilievre and his contradictory obsession with the CBC
After the BBC and NPR, CBC has also been given the label of “government-funded media” on Twitter. This classification was made after the Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre himself made the…
[Analyse] Poilievre’s war on CBC threatens his conquest of voters in Quebec
The Conservative war on the CBC has escalated. It is no longer enough for Pierre Poilievre’s party to vow to stop funding the public broadcaster, in the hope that it…