By Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada
In 2021, more than 7.7 million Canadians watched Julia Grosso put away the game-winning goal to clinch gold for the Canadian women’s soccer team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
It was an incredible moment that united Canadians from coast to coast to coast. But as any athlete can tell you, an Olympic or Paralympic medal comes only after years and years of less-than-glamorous effort that often goes unnoticed. What we don’t see makes these athletes who they are.
And that’s why the public broadcaster does sports differently. We show you today’s athletes but…
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By Connie Thiessen
A cross-section of Canadian media advocacy and culture groups are taking issue with what was “missing” from last week’s federal budget, ranging from a lack of AI protections to allocating a bigger share of the federal advertising spend to local broadcasters.
Earlier this year, Stingray and a coalition of 20 independent broadcasters that included Central Ontario Broadcasting, Dougall Media, Durham Radio, Evanov Communications, Golden West Broadcasting, Pattison Media, and Vista Radio, appealed for a greater share of the $86M federal advertising spend to go to local media. Right now, more than 70 per cent is spent with digital…
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By Connie Thiessen
The 2024 federal budget includes support for media and the cultural industries, with a focus on bolstering publicly-funded broadcasting, fortifying the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI), and championing diverse storytelling in film and television.
Budget 2024, released Tuesday, proposes to provide an additional $42 million in 2024-25 for CBC/Radio-Canada news and entertainment programming, on top of its $1.4-billion public funding allocation.
CBC President and CEO Catherine Tait said in a statement that the one-time funding would help the corporation “manage its financial challenges in a more stable manner.”
“This is welcome news. This investment, together with the steps we have taken…
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CBC/Radio-Canada announced Monday highlights of its planned coverage of the upcoming Olympic Games being held in Paris this summer from July 26 to Aug. 11.
“CBC’s comprehensive coverage of Paris 2024 will feature live broadcasts from every venue and include every Canadian medal-winning moment, totalling more than 3000 hours of live content across the public broadcaster’s multiple platforms,” reads a CBC press release.
Team Canada will be among the approximately 10,500 athletes (5,250 women and 5,250 men) representing 206 countries taking part in these Olympic Games.
“As we mark our 24th Olympic Games as Canada’s official broadcaster, we look…
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While traditional TV remains popular among Canadian children, they are more likely to watch video content on other sources such as YouTube and SVOD services like Netflix and Disney+, according to a new MTM Jr. report from CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitor.
In Canada, 70 per cent of anglophone kids watch traditional TV every month, while 62 per cent watch it weekly and 33 per cent daily, MTM’s report says. The numbers are reportedly higher for francophone kids, with 77 per cent watching traditional TV monthly, 70 per cent weekly and 36 per cent…
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By Connie Thiessen
Longtime National Screen Institute (NSI) CEO Joy Loewen is joining the Canada Media Fund (CMF) as its new vice president of growth and inclusion.
Loewen announced she’d been stepping down from the helm of NSI last May after serving in the CEO role for almost five years and more than 12 total with the Winnipeg-based not-for-profit, off and on since 2005. Prior to joining NSI, she held programming positions with Vision TV, the Women’s Television Network (WTN) and CBC Manitoba.
“Joy’s thirteen-year track record at the National Screen Institute—including five at its helm—speaks for itself. A transformative leader, she…
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CBC/Radio-Canada announced Thursday that it will provide Inuit TV with the rights to air CBC News: Igalaaq to broaden the reach of its broadcast and preserve and promote Inuit languages.
The public broadcaster expects the rights will “increase access and reach of CBC’s Inuktitut-language supper-hour news broadcast to new audiences,” it said in a release.
The program will air on Inuit TV, the Nunvaut government’s educational broadcaster focused on Inuit culture and language, starting April 3, 2024 at 1 pm EST and repeat at 5:30 pm from Tuesday to Saturday.
The program normally runs live each weekday at 6 pm EST from…
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As Canadians’ movie viewing habits have evolved, more than half stream films on SVOD services such as Netflix and Disney+ on a weekly basis, while a third watch on TV and only 3 per cent go to the theatre weekly.
That’s according to a new, free infographic made available Tuesday by CBC/Radio-Canada’s Media Technology Monitor.
Francophones are more likely than anglophones to watch movies in theatres or on TV, while anglophones are more likely to rely on streaming services for movie viewing, according to MTM.
There is little difference between men…
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During CBC’s broadcast of the Juno Awards on Sunday night, Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced the federal government is renewing and boosting the Canada Music Fund to help Canadian music creators.
Federal funding of $32 million will be delivered over the next two years (2024-25 and 2025-26) “to keep supporting initiatives that enhance the careers of Canadian artists, while strengthening the competitiveness and stability of the Canadian music sector,” says a press release Sunday from Canadian Heritage.
The funding will be administered by the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR)…
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By Catherine Tait, president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada
What would your life be like without music?
Humans communicate in many languages but we all understand music. It is a universal language and without it, our lives and cultures are impoverished. That’s why the public broadcaster has been supporting Canadian musicians, songwriters, composers and performers for decades. Music is one of the ways we know who we are as Canadians.
During the pandemic, Canadians couldn’t hear music live. Music venues were forced to close their doors and artists to cancel their tours. According to the Canadian Live Music Association, the average loss of…
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