Entertainment
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
February 22nd 2022 at 13:36
7 IN 10 CANADIANS TUNE IN FOR BEIJING 2022: AUDIENCES SPENT MORE TIME WITH CBC DURING BEIJING 2022 THAN ANY OTHER NETWORK IN CANADA, WITH DIGITAL VIEWING SURPASSING PYEONGCHANG 2018
Audiences spend more time with CBC during Beijing 2022 than any other network in Canada, with digital viewing surpassing PyeongChang 2018
February 15th 2022 at 17:51
CBC/RADIO-CANADA CELEBRATES 295 CANADIAN SCREEN AWARD NOMINATIONS
CBC/Radio-Canada and its production partners have received 295 nominations from the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards, reflecting the public broadcaster’s commitment to Canadian content, creators and communities. The awards will be presented during Canadian Screen Week, April 4 through April 10, 2022, including the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards show, which will broadcast on CBC and CBC Gem on Sunday, April 10 at 8 p.m. (9 AT/ 9:30 NT).
February 9th 2022 at 15:04
MORE THAN HALF OF ALL CANADIANS HAVE WATCHED CBC/RADIO-CANADA’S COVERAGE OF BEIJING 2022 TO DATE, WITH CBC RANKING AS THE MOST-WATCHED PRIMETIME NETWORK AMONG AUDIENCES 25-54 AND VIEWERS STREAMING MORE CONTENT ON CBC GEM
Since the beginning of the Games, more than half of all Canadians (56 percent) have watched television coverage on CBC/Radio-Canada, with 21 million viewers tuning in on either an English or French TV network to date
February 3rd 2022 at 14:42
CBC OFFERS AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES NEW OLYMPIC-THEMED CONTENT ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS FOR BEIJING 2022
With less than 24 hours to go until the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony, CBC is providing Canadians with everything they need to cheer on their favourite athletes
February 2nd 2022 at 11:57
INTERNATIONAL SENSATION SIMU LIU TO HOST THE 2022 JUNO AWARDS IN TORONTO, LIVE ON CBC
The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and CBC announced today that Simu Liu, Marvel Studios star of Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, is returning to his hometown to take on a new role: host of The 2022 JUNO Awards Broadcast.
February 1st 2022 at 14:23
BLACK HISTORY MONTH ON CBC
Throughout February 2022, CBC will offer audiences original storytelling and news content on all platforms in recognition of Black History Month
January 31st 2022 at 20:50
New to CBC Gem in February 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
January 31st 2022 at 15:34
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM AND LISTEN TO CBC’S LIVE COVERAGE OF THE OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES BEIJING 2022
This Friday, CBC invites audiences across the country to mark the official start of the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 with live coverage of the Opening Ceremony beginning at 6:30 a.m. ET (3:30 a.m. PT) on CBC, CBC News Network, TSN and Sportsnet
January 26th 2022 at 20:49
CBC HIRES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY LEAD TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES IN THE CANADIAN MEDIA INDUSTRY
CBC has appointed Leaticia Kaggwa Environmental Sustainability Lead, a new role created to support the national public broadcaster’s new carbon footprint requirement announced in November 2021.
January 26th 2022 at 14:22
CBC'S CANADA READS RETURNS IN MARCH FOR ITS 21ST EDITION, WITH THE THEME ‘ONE BOOK TO CONNECT US’
CBC’s great Canadian book debate, CANADA READS, returns for its 21st edition, Monday, March 28 through Thursday, March 31. Hosted by Ali Hassan, a panel of celebrity advocates will champion Canadian books that speak to the theme, “One Book to Connect Us.” The CANADA READS 2022 debates will broadcast each day at 11 a.m. (1 AT, 1:30 NT) on CBC Radio One and 1 p.m. ET ( 2 AT, 2:30 NT) on CBC TV and CBC Gem, and stream live at 11 a.m. ET (8 a.m. PT) on CBC Listen and CBCbooks.ca. Each day of the...
January 25th 2022 at 15:00
SHEILA NORTH NAMED HOST OF CBC WINNIPEG NEWS LATE NIGHT
Sheila North is the new host of CBC Winnipeg News Late Night, bringing viewers everything they need to know about the day’s events each weeknight on CBC Television.