Radio / Television News

CMF should focus on prime time shows, says CBC

OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada offered its congratulations to the new appointees to the board of the Canada Media Fund (CMF), and wished them well as they set to tackle the “formidable” challenges ahead. “The Canadian television industry is at a critical juncture. The model for conventional broadcasting is broken and the future of high-quality Canadian programming is at risk”, read CBC/Radio-Canada’s statement on Wednesday.  It went on to express confidence that the CMF “will play a central role in ensuring the continued viability of Canadian programming”. The statement also stressed the need that the principles laid out earlier this year by the Government -- a...