TORONTO – Facing a Fraser Institute report that accuses the CBC of anti-American bias this morning, the broadcaster responded this afternoon, dismissing the report as one that had its conclusion set in stone before it began.
"The Fraser Institute set out to prove a position they had already reached,” said the CBC statement. “Not surprisingly, they claim to have discovered the evidence they were looking for. We do not find their conclusions credible, and we reject them categorically.”
“CBC News takes fairness and balance very seriously. Our rigorous policies and practices ensure that we live up to the highest…
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SO THE CBC IS GOING to pursue ratings after all.
After years of downplaying its ratings (and sometimes lack thereof) in favor of talking about an overall strategy as a public broadcaster that offers programming of value to the Canadian public – and not necessarily ratings blockbusters – the CBC has decided to change course.
With executive vice-president of CBC television Richard Stursberg firmly at the helm now (he had barely begun his tenure during the run-up to the fall 2004 season), the shift at the CBC has begun, where ratings mean far more than they had.
Shows on…
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CALGARY – Right-wing think-tank the Fraser Institute said today that the CBC suffers from a “Garrison Mentality” which leads to an anti-American bias, which is especially apparent in its news coverage.
The CBC’s television news coverage of the United States is consistently marked by emotional criticism, rather than a rational consideration of U.S. policy based on Canadian national interests, according to the study released today by the Fraser Institute.
This anti-American bias at the CBC is the consequence of a "garrison mentality" that has systematically informed the broadcaster’s coverage of the U.S., continues the study.
Garrison mentality was a…
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TORONTO – “This is a significant step forward, and it’s only the beginning,” says Richard Stursberg, executive vice-president of CBC Television on the launch of this fall’s slate of programming.
“Over the next three years, we hope to increase by 50% the hours devoted to Canadian dramatic series, while increasing comedy by 10%. Our goal is to double the amount of prime time Canadian dramatic programming on CBC, delivering the high-quality, popular shows that Canadians want to see.”
CBC Television today announced a renewed commitment to high-quality Canadian drama, produced in Canada and made for Canadians. In the first…
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TORONTO – CanWest MediaWorks this morning announced the appointment of Kenton Boston as senior executive producer, Global National and News Specials.
In this position, Mr. Boston will be responsible for the overall operations of Global National with Kevin Newman, which is now airing seven days a week with anchor Tara Nelson hosting on the weekends.
"Kenton has distinguished himself as one of the best producers in the country,” said Steve Wyatt, senior vice-president, news and information. "His experience and strong leadership skills will be a tremendous asset as we build on the success of Global National."
Boston joined Global…
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TORONTO – The Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) honoured Canada’s top English-language children’s programs at the 2005 Awards of Excellence Gala last night.
The jury of industry creators and craftspeople selected the following award winners:
Grand Prize for Best Program – All Categories, sponsored by CBC: This Is Daniel Cook, produced by marblemedia and Sinking Ship Productions, broadcast by Treehouse TV, TVOntario, Knowledge, Access and SNC.
Award of Excellence, Animation, Ages 3–5, sponsored by Zone3: Peep and the Big Wide World, produced by 9 Story Entertainment Inc., broadcast by TVOntario.
Award of Excellence, All Genres, Ages 3–5, sponsored…
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KELOWNA – The Radio-Television News Directors Association of Canada presented its British Columbia regional awards at its confab in Kelowna last weekend.
The 2004 TELEVISION winners are: Bert Cannings Award – Best Newscast CFJC-TV – Kamloops, BC – "TV 7 Evening News" (Small Market) CIVI-TV – Victoria, BC – "VI NEWS" (Medium Market) BCTV News on Global – Burnaby, BC – "News Hour, April 15, 2004" (Large Market)
Charlie Edwards Award – Spot News Citytv Vancouver – Vancouver, BC – "Port Moody Shooting"
Dan McArthur Award – In-depth/Investigative BCTV News on Global – Burnaby, BC – "Eurohealth" CIVI-TV -…
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WINNIPEG – While his announcement that Shaw Communications’ VOIP launch in Winnipeg is imminent got some headlines after a speech last week, company CEO Jim Shaw used the forum to pound away at one of his favorite topics: transforming government policy.
After saying in the prepared text of his speech to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce that he expected Shaw to launch voice over Internet protocol telephony in Winnipeg, “in the next few weeks,” he went on to outline his vision of a lighter regulatory regime for the telecom and TV industry.
Broadcast, telecom, it doesn’t matter, all areas…
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CREIGHTON, ONT. – Broadcasting from two kilometres inside the Canadian Shield just might have set a world record, says the cbc.ca web site today.
“Points North, CBC Sudbury’s afternoon radio show, broadcast from Inco’s Creighton mine Tuesday. It took host Dan Lessard and others nearly 40 minutes to reach their destination: the broadcast was conducted from the part of the mine known as "the deep" – located underground at a depth of about four times the height of Toronto’s CN Tower,” says the story.
The show properly prepared for the stunt, filing the right paperwork and finding out…
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TORONTO – CanWest Mediaworks made a pair of new hires last week, bringing Zev Shalev and Christine Shipton on board to boost Global Television’s content offerings.
Shalev is CanWest’s new senior executive producer in charge of entertainment and information program development. In his new role, Shalev will be responsible for building the company’s entertainment franchise. This will include the development and launch of a new daily entertainment program for the fall schedule.
Shalev has over a decade of experience in the media industry, and was most recently executive producer for Toronto 1. There, he was responsible for the company’s…
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