Entertainment
April 21st 2022 at 13:18
2022 CBC SHORT STORY PRIZE FINALISTS ANNOUNCED
CBC BOOKS, CBC’s online home for literary content, together with its partners the Canada Council for the Arts and Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, have announced the finalists for the 2022 CBC Short Story Prize.
April 20th 2022 at 13:03
CBC/RADIO-CANADA ENGAGING WITH INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS CANADA ABOUT BETTER REFLECTING INDIGENOUS CULTURES
Twenty engagement sessions will be part of the development of the national public broadcaster’s new Indigenous strategy
April 7th 2022 at 14:51
CBC MARKS EARTH WEEK 2022, APRIL 18-22
CBC is offering a week-long slate of programming in recognition of Earth Week 2022, running from April 18-22 and culminating on Earth Day, the largest civic observance in the world now in its 52nd year, on Friday, April 22. CBC will offer Canadians thoughtful and engaging original content about the environment and climate change for all ages across multiple platforms, in addition to its year-round commitment to cover the latest environmental developments under the banner of Our Changing Planet.
April 5th 2022 at 14:01
RUGBY CANADA AND CBC SPORTS ANNOUNCE TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF PARTNERSHIP
Rugby Canada and CBC Sports today announced a milestone extension to their partnership agreement that ensures Canada’s Olympic Network will remain the home of international rugby sevens in Canada for the next two years.
March 31st 2022 at 16:52
MICHELLE GOOD'S FIVE LITTLE INDIANS WINS THE 21ST EDITION OF CBC’S CANADA READS
CANADA READS, CBC’s annual book debate, concluded today with a live elimination vote, and Five Little Indians by Michelle Good has been voted Canada’s must-read book for 2022. Over four days of spirited debate, moderated by six-time host Ali Hassan, five celebrity panellists championed their chosen Canadian books that speak to the theme, ‘One Book to Connect Us.’ Each day of the competition, one book was eliminated by the panellists until Good’s acclaimed novel was crowned the winner, in a br...
March 23rd 2022 at 11:27
ROBERT HERJAVEC RETURNS TO THE DEN FOR SEASON 17 OF DRAGONS’ DEN
CBC today announced that globally recognized business and cybersecurity leader Robert Herjavec will return for Season 17 of DRAGONS’ DEN after a decade away from The Den.
March 22nd 2022 at 13:53
CBC SPORTS TO PROVIDE EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE OF THE 2022 ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS, MARCH 23–27
CBC Sports is bringing the ISU WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2022 to audiences across Canada, offering more than 40 hours of exclusive Canadian coverage across broadcast and streaming platforms. Viewers can watch as events unfold in Montpellier, France from Wednesday, March 23 - Sunday, March 27, with live streams of every event available on the free CBC Gem streaming service, cbcsports.ca/figureskating and the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices. Extensive coverage will also be p...
March 21st 2022 at 17:37
New to CBC Gem in April 2022
CBC Gem is Canada’s streaming service, offering more than 6500 hours of live and on-demand Canadian programming and a curated selection of acclaimed, best-in-class content from around the world, including more than 800 documentaries, 400 hours of ad-free content for kids and tweens, and a collection of over 150 Canadian feature films. CBC Gem is available free as an app for iOS and Android devices and online at CBCGem.ca, and on TV screens via Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV and A...
March 9th 2022 at 17:09
ABC AND CBC ANNOUNCE THE KINDRED ABC/CBC ANIMATION COLLABORATION
National public broadcasters ABC and CBC today announced the KINDRED ABC/CBC ANIMATION COLLABORATION, a joint initiative designed to nurture and support the kids’ production industry by funding new children’s animated projects in Australia and Canada. Building on ABC and CBC’s existing creative and commercial collaboration to enhance the reach and impact of their content, the two public broadcasters are now partnering in the search for world-class, unique, creatively ambitious animation ideas...
March 8th 2022 at 15:32
STUFF THE BRITISH STOLE TV SERIES COMING TO ABC AND CBC
Walkley award-winning journalist Marc Fennell (Mastermind, The School That Tried To End Racism, The Feed), will take audiences on a global adventure during Stuff The British Stole, a new six-part series based on his acclaimed, chart-topping ABC Podcast also launched by CBC Podcasts in fall 2021
March 7th 2022 at 16:00
CBC REBOOTS STREET CENTS FOR A NEW GENERATION
CBC today announced the return of STREET CENTS in a new format, led by a group of dynamic content creators
March 7th 2022 at 13:24
CBC’S MUSIC DEBATE SERIES CANADA LISTENS RETURNS THIS APRIL, IN SEARCH OF THE ONE ALBUM CANADIANS NEED TO HEAR
CBC today announced the return of CANADA LISTENS , the music debate series modelled after the popular, long-running CANADA READS format, broadcasting this April and hosted by CBC Music’s Saroja Coelho
March 4th 2022 at 19:59
CBC/RADIO-CANADA STATEMENT ON REPORTING IN RUSSIA
CBC/Radio-Canada is very concerned about new legislation passed in Russia, which appears to criminalize independent reporting on the current situation in Ukraine and Russia.
March 3rd 2022 at 20:14
APTN AND CBC/RADIO-CANADA TO COLLABORATE MORE CLOSELY ON INDIGENOUS CONTENT CREATION
APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada today announced a new collaboration to create more Indigenous content for all Canadians. The agreement will enhance both networks’ abilities to create First Nations, Inuit and Métis programming, increase access to and awareness of this new content, and connect people, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous, across the land.
March 2nd 2022 at 18:20
BROADCAST AND DIGITAL COVERAGE TO BRING ALL THE ACTION FROM BEIJING 2022 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES TO AUDIENCES ACROSS CANADA, MARCH 4-13
With Canada’s Paralympians looking forward to competing at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the Canadian Paralympic Media Consortium, including primary broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada, today announced broadcast, live streaming, and digital coverage plans for the event, taking place Friday March 4 – Sunday March 13
March 1st 2022 at 18:02
CBC KIDS WELCOMES NEW EXECUTIVE SWIN CHANG
CBC announced today that former development director Swin Chang has joined the CBC Kids content team as Executive in Charge of Development and Production, working with the independent production community to seek out, create and curate preschool and tween content for CBC TV and CBC Gem. Reporting to Marie McCann, Senior Director, Children’s Content, CBC Kids, Chang will focus on development and acquisitions, and oversee production of selected projects with independent producers as well as in-...
February 28th 2022 at 15:58
CBC RENEWS NEW ORIGINAL COMEDIES RUN THE BURBS, SON OF A CRITCH AND STRAYS
Continuing its commitment to nurturing world-class Canadian comedic talent, CBC today announced the renewal of new original series RUN THE BURBS, SON OF A CRITCH and STRAYS for their second seasons on CBC and CBC Gem
February 25th 2022 at 18:00
CBC AND HBO MAX RENEW SORT OF FOR A SECOND SEASON
CBC and HBO Max have renewed SORT OF for a second season, it was announced today. Created by Bilal Baig (Acha Bacha) and Fab Filippo (Save Me), the critically acclaimed CBC and Max Original comedy debuted on HBO Max in November 2021 following its Canadian premiere on CBC Gem in October 2021. The series was an official selection of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival and made The Hollywood Reporter, The Globe and Mail and Vanity Fair’s Best TV Shows of 2021 lists. SORT OF also leads t...
February 24th 2022 at 16:54
New to CBC Gem in March 2022
CBC Gem is Canada’s streaming service, offering more than 6500 hours of live and on-demand Canadian programming and a curated selection of acclaimed, best-in-class content from around the world, including more than 800 documentaries, 400 hours of ad-free content for kids and tweens, and a collection of over 150 Canadian feature films
February 23rd 2022 at 14:00
MTM Fall 2021 Data Analyzes Canadian Media Habits Including Canada’s Diverse Populations
MTM’s latest Sneak Peek Report highlights content discoverability, Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) service stacking, favourite SVODs, media subscription costs and accessibility, media consumption patterns among diverse Canadians, devices used for gaming and playing online with others and more