TORONTO – CBC has wrested the Juno Awards back from CTV after inking a new six-year exclusive broadcast partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS).
The 47th annual Juno Awards will air live on CBC from Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on Sunday, March 25, 2018, following Juno Week celebrations which are scheduled to kick off March 19.
CBC said that it will also launch new music programming initiatives and special events throughout the year in partnership with CARAS, including covering a more diverse range of genres and musicians and investing in educational programs to support the next generation of artists. Further details will be announced by CBC Music in the coming weeks.
“By bringing the JUNOS back to Canada’s public broadcaster and investing in new music programming initiatives, we’re furthering our commitment to make CBC the home for Canadian music all year round,” said CBC English Services’ EVP Heather Conway, in Wednesday’s news release. “Last summer’s CBC broadcast of The Tragically Hip’s Kingston concert shows that music has the power to bring us together as a nation. We look forward to partnering with Allan and the CARAS team to nurture homegrown artists and bring Canadian music to new heights in this country.”
“We are excited to embark on our partnership with the CBC. As our official broadcaster, their vision to wrap themselves with ongoing JUNO programming throughout the year, aligns with our continued efforts to elevate the JUNO experience engaging Canadians from coast to coast to coast,” added Allan Reid, president and CEO of CARAS/The JUNO Awards and MusiCounts. “As we look forward to this new chapter, we also want to thank CTV for their extensive support over the past 16 years. They have been an invaluable partner in growing the JUNOS to the national celebration that we know today.”
