CBC's Layfield is optimistic

TORONTO – The CBC put out a press release Monday strongly backing up its fall programming decisions saying the launch of CBC’s fall season "so far contains definite bright spots despite significant competition from heavyweight American content." “We ended last season with a 7.3 percent audience share and this year so far have moved that up to 7.6 percent,” said Kirstine Layfield, executive director of network programming, in the release. “Naturally, we have programs we would like to see with bigger audience numbers, but our objective this season has been to rebuild our schedule as a whole and we’re off...