Radio / Television News

CBC strives for deeper connection with Canadians; hopes it won’t have to go to “Plan B” without NHL


By Greg O'Brien TORONTO – The topics of change and evolution dominated CBC/Radio-Canada’s fifth annual public meeting Wednesday at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto while in the backs of many minds were thoughts of ice, pucks and sticks. Noting that the public broadcaster was at the midpoint of its five year strategy ‘2015: Everyone, Every way’, president and CEO Hubert Lacroix said that CBC/Radio-Canada is now “more present in the regions, more connected with our audiences” than at any point in its history. “We’re changing, we’re evolving. We’re challenging the status quo. We want to create a one-on-one relationship...