Articles Tagged ‘CBC’

CBC Sports gets pool side seats with four-year deal
The pubcaster will air FINA and Swimming Canada content through 2020.

Fall TV: What’s all the complaining about?
Media industry experts air their grievances. Broadcasters respond.

ICYMI: CBC and Twitter ink Olympic deal, plus people moves
Plus: Breakfast Television will welcome a new West Coast host.

The nitty gritty of the Heritage Committee report
All the major recommendations the government must now consider.

The 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, by the numbers
Even as the Canadian teams dwindled, audiences did not, with the final’s AMA up 18% over last year.

Senators’ final game breaks ’17 Playoff record
The match marked the most-watched post-season game in franchise history.

ICYMI: Bell Media kicks off French Open coverage; The CBC gets hip again
TSN will kick off the summer with 500 hours of tennis content, while CBC will do so with a re-broadcast of The Tragically Hip’s final show.

CBC goes for the X factor with OTT service
GM and CRO Jean Mongeau on the pubcaster’s upcoming English-language OTT service.

A closer look at CBC’s dramatic slate
Why the pubcaster went dark for its fall schedule, what competition shows will face and how it’s changing the narrative for Sundays.

Upfronts 2017: CBC gets dramatic
New originals on the pubcaster’s fall/winter lineup include Burden of Proof and Allan Hawco-starring Caught.

ICYMI: CBC sets Alias Grace premiere date, GroupM launches new content company
In case you missed it: Smak has also hired Amanda Ploughman and Cineplex is opening another Rec Room.

Ratings stay strong for Sportsnet and CBC in round two
While the number of Canadian teams in the playoffs have dwindled, the ratings on Sportsnet and CBC still held strong, with round two pulling in a higher average audience than round one.

Stanley Cup playoffs round one: The media impact
The country’s hockey fever has led to more than nine billion minutes of playoff hockey watched across Sportsnet and the CBC and new records for Sportsnet.

CBC to air Junos through 2023
A deal with CARAS sees the pubcaster broadcasting the 47th annual awards from Vancouver next March.