Entertainment
June 28th 2023 at 13:28
THE BLACK ACADEMY AND CBC SET THE LEGACY AWARDS FOR SEPTEMBER 24 WITH HOST AND MULTI-HYPHENATE KESHIA CHANTÉ, LIVE FROM HISTORY IN TORONTO ON CBC AND CBC GEM
Shamier Anderson and Stephan James, Scarborough, ON, natives and co-founders of The Black Academy, alongside CBC, Insight Productions, and Bay Mills Studios today announced that award-winning TV host and singer Keshia Chanté is set to anchor the second edition of The Black Academy’s award show, The Legacy Awards.
June 27th 2023 at 14:21
HOW AND WHERE TO EXPERIENCE CBC’S CANADA DAY 2023 PROGRAMMING
On Saturday, July 1, the daytime CBC NEWS SPECIAL: CANADA DAY 2023 will broadcast live on CBC, CBC News Network, CBC Gem and CBC News Explore from LeBreton Flats Park in Ottawa, hosted by David Cochrane and showcasing Canada’s remarkable creative talent
June 23rd 2023 at 13:34
New to CBC Gem in July 2023
CBC’s summer season includes the exclusive English Canada premiere of 2023 Hot Docs Audience Award-winning docuseries LAC-MÉGANTIC - THIS IS NOT AN ACCIDENT (July 6 and 7) from Oscar™-nominated director Philippe Falardeau, as well as the third seasons of competition series RACE AGAINST THE TIDE (July 16) and east coast family drama MOONSHINE (July 16), and season 13 of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW (July 16)
June 22nd 2023 at 19:18
WIFT TORONTO ANNOUNCES RECIPIENTS OF CBC BUSINESS OF BROADCASTING MENTORSHIP
Women in Film & Television (WIFT Toronto) is thrilled to announce the recipients of 2023’s CBC Business of Broadcasting Mentorship. The two Toronto producers, Zeynep Güler-Tuck and Paula Sanderson, completed their exclusive mentorship in May.
June 15th 2023 at 12:45
RACE AGAINST THE TIDE RETURNS FOR SEASON 3 ON CBC AND CBC GEM JULY 16, WITH 12 OF THE BEST SAND SCULPTING TEAMS FROM CANADA AND THE WORLD
CBC today revealed the 12 world-class sand sculpting teams, who will compete in the third season of RACE AGAINST THE TIDE (10X30), premiering Sunday, July 16 at 8:30pm (9 NT) on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service. Also announced today, the hit competition series will return for a fourth season in 2024, with production beginning later this summer on New Brunswick’s iconic New River Beach, on the Bay of Fundy.
June 14th 2023 at 16:12
The 2023 Polaris Music Prize Long List Is Here
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has revealed its 40 album Long List. This year’s Long List is presented by Canada Council for the Arts.
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June 14th 2023 at 14:00
CBC MARKS NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY & NATIONAL INDIGENOUS HISTORY MONTH
As part of the public broadcaster’s ongoing commitment to reflect Indigenous communities across Canada, CBC is recognizing National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day with a broadcast, streaming and audio lineup of original and special programming that showcases First Nations, Métis and Inuit perspectives and experiences. This meaningful spotlight on Indigenous storytelling comes as CBC/Radio-Canada prepares to release its anticipated National Indigenous Strategy, in...
June 13th 2023 at 17:56
MANFIFESTO ANNOUNCES WEEK-LONG LINEUP OF EVENTS TO CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF HIP HOP AUGUST 7-13
The Manifesto festival of music, arts and culture delivers a historic week-long lineup of events August 7th-13 that celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop through an African diasporic lens, anchored by a blockbuster live concert experience powered by The Block on Friday, August 11th at RBC Echo Beach in Toronto. With a full lineup of performers across two stages, headliners for Manifesto Presents: The Block Party are rap star Aminé and Canadian rap icon Saukrates.
June 12th 2023 at 12:00
CBC LAUNCHES NEW INVESTIGATIVE TRUE CRIME PODCAST THE BANNED TEACHER
CBC today announced the launch of a new investigative podcast, The Banned Teacher, hosted by award-winning journalist Julie Ireton.
June 11th 2023 at 23:30
CANADA’S LEADING MEDIA COMPANIES ANNOUNCE CANADIAN BROADCASTERS FOR SUSTAINABILITY, A HISTORIC FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND GROUP COMMITTED TO REDUCING CLIMATE IMPACT
Announced today at the Banff World Media Festival, 22 Canadian broadcasters have united to form Canadian Broadcasters for Sustainability, a group which is committed to working together to increase environmentally sustainable change.
June 7th 2023 at 14:00
CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE RENEWED BY CBC FOR SECOND SEASON, NATIONWIDE CASTING CALL CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
It’s Game time! As announced on Thursday by CBC as part of its programming slate announcement, CANADA’S ULTIMATE CHALLENGE, the reality competition series that transforms the country into an epic obstacle course, will return for a second season. The national public broadcaster has kicked off a nationwide search for energetic Canadians seeking the adventure of a lifetime.
June 1st 2023 at 16:33
CBC Unveils 2023–24 Programming Slate Featuring Over 40 Original Series from Canadian Storytellers
CBC today announced its 2023-24 programming slate for CBC TV and CBC Gem, featuring over 40 new and returning original series from Canadian creators, producers and storytellers and more than 4000 hours of new programming spanning all genres.
June 1st 2023 at 14:18
CBC TORONTO TO HOST SIX-CANDIDATE MAYORAL DEBATE ON JUNE 6
With less than one month until election day, CBC Toronto will host a six-candidate mayoral debate on June 6. The debate will air live from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET on CBC Radio, and will stream live on cbc.ca/toronto, CBC Gem, CBC Listen, on CBC News YouTube and from CBC Toronto’s Facebook account.
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May 29th 2023 at 20:00
CBC/RADIO-CANADA LAUNCHES NEW NATIONAL ACCESSIBILITY PLAN TO BETTER SERVE AND REPRESENT CANADIANS WITH DISABILITIES
First-ever National Accessibility Plan, Breaking Barriers, will position Canada’s national public broadcaster to be an industry leader in accessibility
May 24th 2023 at 17:03
New to CBC Gem in June 2023
In honour of National Indigenous History Month, the Indigenous Stories Collection includes award-winning miniseries POUR TOI FLORA (DEAR FLORA) (June 2) commissioned by Radio-Canada and APTN, feature film RUN WOMAN RUN (June 2) from Zoe Leigh Hopkins (Little Bird, Kayak to Klemtu), and documentary EVER DEADLY (June 16) about Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq
May 23rd 2023 at 14:18
SUPERCOLLIDER JOINS WITH IDRIS AND SABRINA ELBA TO UNCOVER MUSIC INDUSTRY INJUSTICE IN NEW DOC SERIES FOR CBC AND BBC
Premium TV and brand-led content label Supercollider, part of Zinc Media, is joining with Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and Sabrina Elba’s Pink Towel to make PAID IN FULL: The Battle for Payback (w/t) for public broadcasters CBC and BBC.
May 15th 2023 at 15:10
PARTICIPANTS ANNOUNCED FOR 2023 EDITION OF CBC NEW INDIGENOUS VOICES
Today, the National Screen Institute welcomed 10 emerging Indigenous creators as they began their training through the CBC New Indigenous Voices program.
May 15th 2023 at 13:42
SHELAGH ROGERS TO STEP DOWN AFTER 43 YEARS WITH CBC RADIO
A familiar voice to Canadians across the country, Shelagh Rogers, announced on Saturday that she will step down after 15 years as host of CBC’s THE NEXT CHAPTER, at the end of this season. Since 2008, Rogers has hosted and produced the program that is devoted to Canadian writers and songwriters, elevating new voices alongside literary icons. Her final show will be available Saturday, June 24 on CBC Radio and CBC Listen.
May 9th 2023 at 18:42
CO-SHOWRUNNERS JENNICA HARPER & NELU HANDA TO “RUN” RUN THE BURBS
Longtime collaborators Jennica Harper (JANN) and Nelu Handa (SORT OF) will co-showrun Season 3 of the popular, hit CBC original comedy, RUN THE BURBS. Created by writer and actor Andrew Phung (KIM’S CONVENIENCE) and filmmaker Scott Townend (The Secret Marathon), RUN THE BURBS follows the Phams, a young, bold Vietnamese-South Asian-Canadian family taking a different approach to living life to the fullest, while changing the way we think about contemporary family values and life in the burbs.
May 8th 2023 at 13:27
CBC’S HEARTLAND KICKS OFF SEASON 17 PRODUCTION WITH ITS 250TH EPISODE
CBC’s original family drama HEARTLAND starts production on its 17th season this week in Alberta. Season 17 features 10 one-hour episodes, the first of which will be the 250th episode of the series that started in 2007. Produced by Dynamo Films and SEVEN24 Films, Season 17 will premiere exclusively in Canada on CBC and CBC Gem this fall.