OTTAWA – It looks as though Hubert Lacroix will remain CEO of CBC for a while longer as the federal government has re-opened the job posting.
Lacroix’s official term came to an end on December 31st, but the government announced on December 19th (when five new members of the CBC board of directors were officially appointed), that Lacroix would stay on past the end of the year until a replacement was announced.
It was thought the federal government had winnowed down its choices and was very close to a decision, but instead decided to re-list it. According…
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TORONTO – CBC/Radio-Canada has named Telelatino Network Inc. (TLN) as an official licensed broadcaster for coverage of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, allowing Canadians to enjoy coverage of the Olympic Games in more languages.
During PyeongChang 2018, TLN will provide Canadians access to one game per day from the men’s or women’s ice hockey tournament in two languages (Italian and Spanish) as well as daily encore broadcasts in prime time and daily highlights from the Olympic Games. It’s coverage will begin Friday, February 10 at 7:00 AM ET with the women’s hockey game featuring…
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OTT leader climbs into top five favourite TV brands
TORONTO – New research shows that American streamer Netflix has climbed into the top five favourite TV brands among English-speaking Canadians – and is number one among millennials.
A survey done in the fall by Toronto’s Solutions Research Group asked 1,000 English Canadians for the TV channels they watch most often. The group surveyed in the report “TV Brands, Who’s On Top?” were not given a list but were asked for their unaided favourites and for all Canadians aged 12+ the top 20 were:
1. CTV2. CBC3. Global4. Netflix5….
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TORONTO – Broadcast and music industry veteran and philanthropist Gary Slaight will receive the 2018 Humanitarian Award at this year’s Juno Awards.
Given out annually, the Humanitarian Award celebrates and recognizes the philanthropic efforts made by Canadian artists or industry leaders who have made a positive impact on social welfare worldwide. It will be presented at the Juno Gala Dinner & Awards on March 24, 2018 in Vancouver.
Slaight personifies the essence of the award through his devotion to Canadian music and emerging Canadian artists as well as his philanthropic support of health care, social service, culture and at-risk youth at…
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GATINEAU – Thanks to two CBC.ca news stories in late 2017 which allege some unsavoury, high pressure sales tactics are being deployed by Bell Canada, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre is calling on the CRTC to launch a formal inquiry.
“Recent media stories in late 2017 have revealed disturbing practices by agents of at least one major Canadian telecommunications and TV service provider, including “upselling” and overselling, as well as allegations of misleading sales practices. Many of these aggressive sales practices appear to have targeted vulnerable consumers, including…
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OTTAWA – Hubert Lacroix, the outgoing president and CEO of CBC-Radio-Canada, will remain in the role he took on 10 years ago as the search continues for his successor.
He was due to step down from the role on December 31, but the public broadcaster reported that an agreement was reached allowing him to stay in his position "until a replacement is found."
Lacroix (pictured), 62, took on the president and chief executive role on January 1, 2008.
The report quotes a spokesperson for Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly who said that the government is giving its advisory panel "the time it…
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TORONTO – Rogers Media and CBC have inked a new seven-year sub-licensing agreement for English-language broadcasts of Hockey Night in Canada and the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The new deal, announced Tuesday, will begin with the NHL's 2019-20 season and run through the end of the 2025-26 season which is when Rogers’s 12-year, $5.2 billion national broadcast rights deal with the NHL is due to expire. It follows a previous four-year sub-licensing deal and one-year extension.
As part of the new deal, CBC will continue to air nationally-televised regular season games on Saturday night plus all four rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Hockey…
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Search continues for new CEO
GATINEAU – Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly named five new directors to the CBC/Radio-Canada board of directors on Tuesday.
The new members are:
− Harley Finkelstein (Ontario), mandate effective immediately
Mr. Finkelstein is an entrepreneur, lawyer and chief of operations for Shopify. He is a member of C100's board of directors and advises Felicis Ventures, which makes him involved in two organizations that promote innovation. He was also one of the dragons on CBC's Next Gen Den. Mr. Finkelstein was a recipient of the Order of Ottawa in 2016 and recently received Canada's Top 40 Under 40 award.
− René…
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OTTAWA – CBC/Radio-Canada has doubled its digital reach two and a half years ahead of schedule.
Quoting comScore data, the public broadcaster said Monday that it received an average of 18 million unique visitors to its digital sites each month between April and October 2017, a target that it had forecasted to hit in 2019-20. In addition, three-quarters of these visitors are now reaching the Corp through their mobile devices.
“This shows that programs and services on our digital platforms are resonating with Canadians,” said CBC/Radio-Canada’s president and CEO Hubert Lacroix, in a statement. “We will keep building on this success….
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MONTREAL — “I’ve gotten such great press lately,” Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly joked to break the ice in a speech Friday to Montreal’s board of trade. But despite mounting pressure, especially in Quebec, to impose sales taxes on foreign over-the-top services like Netflix, Joly had no new announcements to make, sticking to repeating the promises made in the Creative Canada plan released in September.
“I hear you,” she told the crowd present, including board president Michel Leblanc, who said during his introduction that he expected Joly to explain the government’s position on this issue. She repeated several times that she’s…
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