Articles Tagged ‘CBC’
Dragons’ Den teams with Shell Canada for special episode
Shell Canada is giving one Canadian entrepreneur $100,000 for their energy idea on the special this Sunday.
CBC sports fans not amused by While the Men Watch
News that the public broadcaster would be teaming up with the “girl talk” sports webstream show during Hockey Night in Canada has led to an online backlash from sports fans.
The CBC is first out of the gate with its fall slate
Alan Dark, exec director at CBC’s Revenue Group, tells MiC the pubcaster wanted to beat industry fatigue by getting its 2012-2013 preview out before the NYC upfronts.
Union Hearing sends a piercing message of concern
The Toronto health centre has placed ads on CBC and Classical FM with a warning to those over the age of 50 to get their ears checked.
The Big Bang Theory takes top spot: BBM, April 23 to April 29, 2012
The CTV comedy came in at #1 for the week, while the NHL Playoffs topped the weekly averaged show list.
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! not returning to CBC fall lineup
The network says it no longer needs the US game shows, which had pricey licence fees, to drive audiences to its primetime Canadian lineup.
CBC, Rogers Media and Shaw Media partner to launch RTB exchange
Jeff Thibodeau from MediaCom Canada comments on the impact the launch will have on the Canadian online ad market.
CBC TV schedule takes $21.2 million hit
The pubcaster confirms its afternoon shows, including Steven and Chris and Best Recipes Ever will be back this fall.
Amazing Race takes a hold of the top spot: BBM, April 9 to 15, 2012
The CTV show had the most viewers for a single show, while the NHL Playoffs snagged first position on the weekly averaged show list.
TV CEOs speak out
The TV Day panel agreed that TV is still a strong medium, and that reaching digital audiences and advertisers on emerging platforms needs new revenue models.
Arctic Air, Dragons’ Den, Doyle to return to CBC
The broadcaster looks beyond recent budget cuts, promising that the 2012-13 season will be successful.
Torstar Digital president launches with a Dragon
Tomer Strolight is stepping down to start Arlene Dickinson Enterprises, a start-up focused on entrepreneurs across Canada.
Rogers launches mobile app that streams live sports
The app, which was launched to coincide with the round one kick-off of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, streams CBC-broadcast games.
CBC has its pulse on playoff promotion
The pubcaster has launched Hockey Night Playoff Pulse, a Pinterest page and a national ad campaign spanning print, TV and OOH.
CBC English services to cut 256 jobs
In the wake of federal government cuts, the CBC has cancelled Connect with Mark Kelley and Dispatches with Rick MacInnes-Rae.
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