MONTREAL – A union representing CBC workers in Moncton, NB and Quebec wants Parliament to help it resolve an alleged wage disparity of more than 6% between its employees and those who do the same job for CBC in other parts of Canada.
The Syndicat des communications de Radio-Canada (SCRC) represents 1,600 members in the province of Quebec and in Moncton. In a video unveiled Friday in both English and French, union president Alex Levasseur claims that the CBC and the SCRC signed a letter of understanding in 2009 that management would study plans to bring the wages of Quebec and…
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TORONTO – Renowned Canadian astronaut Colonel Chris Hadfield will try his hand at broadcasting when he joins CBC News starting January 20, the public broadcaster announced Friday.
Hadfield will offer “regular contributions” on The National and CBC Radio One. In an upcoming segment focusing on the Olympics, for example, Col. Hadfield will “draw from his own experiences and explore what it takes to be at the top of your game and achieve ultimate success”, reads the announcement.
“Chris Hadfield will bring his legendary passion and drive for science, space, and life to CBC News,” said Jennifer McGuire, general manager…
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OTTAWA – While seniors have typically been slow to adopt new technology in this Internet connected world, that trend may be changing, according to a new report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
For the purposes of this report, the Senior Generation is defined as those aged 68 years and older. While they’ve seen the introduction and advancements of traditional television and radio, they’ve not grown up with publicly available Internet and wireless technologies. Seniors have been slow to adopt and find a place for these advancements in their daily lives.
Highlights from Seniors’ MediaTechnology Adoption and Use include:
– Seniors are heavy…
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TORONTO – With the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games less than a month away, CBC/Radio-Canada and its specialty partners TSN, TSN2, Sportsnet, and Sportsnet ONE will offer Canadians 1519 broadcast hours (for both English and French).
That coverage will be available on five platforms – TV, radio, online, tablet and mobile. Through the soon to be launched CBC Olympic App, Canadians will also be able to stream live coverage directly to their smartphone or tablet for the first time, and CBC is promising a “second screen experience” during its primetime show.
CBC’s coverage starts on Thursday, February 6 at 6:00 AM ET,…
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TORONTO – Bell Media announced Monday it has hired Lucy Collin as vice-president, marketing and innovation – integrated sales for English Canada. Reporting to Luc Sabbatini, president, Bell Media Sales, Collin (a former Rogers executive, most recently as the former publisher of Marketing Magazine), will oversee the marketing strategy for Bell Media Sales, as well as advise on Bell Media Sales’ brand execution, the company said.
“Marketing and innovation are at the core of our integrated sales team’s strategy, and having a highly skilled professional like Lucy join our ranks will help solidify our business vision,” said Sabbatini. “Her great…
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By Etan Vlessing
ANN ARBOR – Inside a production truck around 100 yards from Michigan Stadium, known to many as “The Big House” on the campus of the University of Michigan, CBC Sports director of production Joel Darling is making rapid-fire decisions about how the 2014 Winter Classic between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings game will be captured for Canadian TV.
"It's the biggest show we do all year," Darling tells Cartt.ca as he directs an army of behind-the-scenes CBC staffers in front of computer and TV screens finalizing graphics, video clips and statistical nuggets to broadcast when…
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OTTAWA-GATINEAU – Canadians will soon be able to subscribe to any homegrown news service they want, either in theme packs or a la carte, the CRTC announced Thursday.
“Canadian news services are an important part of our democracy,” said CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais, in a statement. “With the rules we are announcing today, Canadians, as citizens, will have access to the news services that are of interest to them and will therefore have an opportunity to be exposed to a variety of opinions on matters of public concern.”
The move is like Christmas coming early for struggling Sun News Network which…
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By Greg O’Brien
AS A YOUNG CANADIAN growing up in Timmins (hometown of NHL legends Frank and Peter Mahovlich, among several others) Saturday night hockey on TV was as regular, or normal, or expected, as church on Sunday. As reliable and loved as our family’s dog.
Hockey Night in Canada wasn’t just a staple. It was as much a part of life as eggs and cereal for breakfast or snow on the ground in the winter. We had a single-dial television in the mid-1970s that caught the few stations we had off-air. I was my dad’s remote control, standing by the…
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OTTAWA – Canadians self-identifying as visible minorities spend more time with online audio and TV than other Canadians, according to a new report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM).
Since its inception, the MTM has looked at how language, region, gender and age affect the adoption and use of media technology. For the first time this year, however, MTM added a new report on how visible minority status contributes to the way Canadians interact with technology.
The Visible Minorities and Media Consumption report profiles Canadians who identify themselves as visible minorities and their ownership and use of media technology. Highlights from…
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FOR A YEAR NOW, Sam Norouzi has been working tirelessly toward getting a new conventional television station on the air.
It's not something you see much these days. Unlike specialty channels, where applications come in by the bucketload (but are launched by the thimbleful…), the number of conventional television stations has only shrunk over the past decade. In 2006, there were 101 private commercial stations in Canada, according to the CRTC. By 2012, after the bottom had fallen out of the advertising market, that had dropped to 91.
Even tougher for Norouzi, his station, dubbed ICI, is an ethnic station –…
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