Following the debut of Apple’s Vision Pro virtual reality headset last Friday, Radioplayer announced the availability of its app specifically designed to leverage the capabilities of the spatial computing platform. Launching in... Continue Reading
CBC and Lionsgate announced Tuesday principal photography has started on the fourth season of hit original comedy series Son of a Critch in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The new season of 13 half-hour episodes will... Continue Reading
Rogers Sports and Media said Tuesday Sportsnet’s coverage of Monday night’s Stanley Cup Final Game 7 delivered the sports network’s most-watched broadcast ever with an average minute audience of 7.55 million across... Continue Reading
Northern Super League, Canada’s new professional women’s soccer league, announced Tuesday a multi-year media partnership with Bell Media’s TSN/RDS and CBC/Radio-Canada. Starting with the league’s inaugural season in April 2025, TSN will... Continue Reading
By Connie Thiessen The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) says it’s concerned commercial broadcasters – the largest employer of journalists in Canada – aren’t represented on the new collective chosen by Google to... Continue Reading
Canadian Heritage has announced the appointment of Marc Beaudet to the board of directors of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the re-appointment of Marie Wilson and Guillaume Aniorté, all for five-year terms expiring May... Continue Reading
Foreign streamers say base contribution will make collaborations more difficult By Ahmad Hathout Foreign and standalone online streamers that make $25 million or more will be required to contribute five... Continue Reading
CBC/Radio-Canada last week released the first progress report on its 2023-2025 National Accessibility Plan, Breaking Barriers. Launched in May 2023, the three-year plan provides a framework for the national public broadcaster to better... Continue Reading
By Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada
In 2022, CBC/Radio-Canada asked hundreds of people with disabilities: If you had a magic wand to make accessibility barriers disappear in one area, which one would it be?
Employment? Built environment? Transportation? Any of the other seven priority areas in the Accessible Canada Act to make Canada barrier-free by 2040?
The answer? None of the above.
Canadians living with disabilities said that attitudes were the greatest barrier they face to full and equal participation in society. Few people understand what life is like with a disability, and many hold incorrect assumptions…
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CBC Kids announced Thursday it has greenlit a new preschool series, Go Togo, from award-winning Toronto-based production company Gazelle Automations. Comprised of 27 five-minute episodes, the series will introduce preschoolers aged... Continue Reading
