CBC: From looming shortfalls to his rising cable bill, CEO Lacroix updates the state of the CBC

ST. JOHN’S - Cutbacks, concentration of ownership, reimagining public media, and even the cable bill of president and CEO Hubert Lacroix were all up for discussion at CBC’s 4th annual public meeting. Ahead of its CRTC renewal hearing scheduled for November 19, executives also called for a regulatory framework that will enable the public broadcaster to maintain a presence “no matter what degree of industry consolidation may happen, or how fast technology and demographics might evolve.” But before they got to the CBC’s numbers, Lacroix, whose future at the CBC remains unclear as his five-year contract expires this December, took...