The public broadcaster is committed to take audiences on a lifelong journey
June 24, 2019 - Today, CBC/Radio-Canada welcomed a jury of leaders in the kids’ media industry as an official host of the semi-final round of judging in the prestigious 2019 International Emmy® Awards competition. The jury met at the Toronto Broadcasting Centre to review programming submissions in the categories of Kids Factual, Kids Non-Scripted Entertainment and Kids Fiction.
“Hosting the round of judging for this category provides an opportunity to build relationships with other key players in the kids’ space and to strengthen youth content in Canada and abroad. As the public broadcaster, we want to create a cultural touchstone for the next generation,” said Catherine Tait, President and CEO, CBC/Radio-Canada.
Already a leader in children’s programming, CBC/Radio-Canada recently expanded its commitment to serve a wider range of young audiences in Canada with more high quality, trustworthy, and entertaining content including original and acquired French and English-language programming from Canadian creators for CBC Kids and Radio-Canada Jeunesse. The public broadcaster’s goal is to double the amount of content for young audiences on the CBC Gem streaming service over the next year to match the amount of content already available on ICI TOU.TV.
The jury participants were as follows:
Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy
Vice President, Scripted - Marblemedia
Agnes Augustin
President & CEO Shaw Rocket Fund
Rachel Marcus
VP Creative Development, Guru
Marie McCann
Senior Director, CBC Kids
Daniel Bourré
Executive Producer, Kids - Bristow Global Media
Deirdre Brennan
Content Executive
Nathalie Chamberland
Directrice, Émissions jeunesse
CBC/Radio-Canada
Nancy Chapelle
Executive Director Bell Fund
Jonas Diamond
Executive Producer, Smiley Guy Studios
Andrea Gabourie
President / Executive Producer Forte Entertainment
Mitch Gabourie
Partner / Executive Producer Forte Entertainment
Michael Hirsh
CEO, WOW Unlimited
Christin Simms
Writer / Executive Producer, Sinking Ship Entertainment
Brandon Lane
Development Producer, NELVANA
Marney Malabar
Director Kids TV - TVO
Shabnam Rezaei
Co-Founder & President, Big Bad Boo Studios
Gia DeLaney
VP, Global Sales & Licensing, Boat Rocker Media
Linda Simensky
Vice President, Children’s Programming
PBS
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About CBC/Radio-Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Through our mandate to inform, enlighten and entertain, we play a central role in strengthening Canadian culture. As Canada’s trusted news source, we offer a uniquely Canadian perspective on news, current affairs and world affairs. Our distinctively homegrown entertainment programming draws audiences from across the country. Deeply rooted in communities, CBC/Radio-Canada offers diverse content in English, French and eight Indigenous languages. We also deliver content in Spanish, Arabic and Chinese, as well as both official languages, through Radio Canada International (RCI). We are leading the transformation to meet the needs of Canadians in a digital world.
For additional information, please contact:
Sarah Goddard
CBC Public Relations
Tel: 416-205-2983
sarah.goddard@cbc.ca
