Entertainment

September 22nd 2021 at 13:50

2021 CBC NONFICTION 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 2021 CBC Nonfiction Prize.

September 22nd 2021 at 7:00

2021 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE WINNER CELEBRATION DETAILS ANNOUNCED: EXCLUSIVE BACKXWASH PERFORMANCES

Details have been announced for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize Winner Celebration, taking place live at CBC Toronto’s Studio 211 on Monday, September 27

September 22nd 2021 at 2:04

CBC IS CANADA’S CHOICE FOR ELECTION COVERAGE

CBC sets a new record for the public broadcaster’s highest single-day digital reach ever, with 9.4 million unique visitors spending 2 million hours on CBC digital properties on Sept. 20

September 17th 2021 at 19:19

CBC Sports becomes exclusive English-language digital broadcaster of U SPORTS National Championships through 2025

U SPORTS and CBC Sports announced Monday a four-year agreement that will see the public broadcaster become the exclusive English-language digital home of U SPORTS National Championships

September 17th 2021 at 13:33

CBC AND PARAMOUNT+ ORDER NEW SCRIPTED MEDICAL ADVENTURE SERIES “SKYMED”

From Piazza Entertainment, and created by Julie Puckrin, the 10-Episode, Hour-Long, Drama Follows a Group of Heroic Young Pilots and Nurses in the Canadian North, Where Help and Survival are Thousands of Miles Away.

September 16th 2021 at 13:47

Canadian Hockey League announces 2021-22 CBC broadcast schedule

The Canadian Hockey League announced today that six games from the upcoming 2021-22 regular season schedule will be televised by CBC as part of the CHL’s new multi-platform, multi-year broadcast rights partnership

September 16th 2021 at 13:04

Newcomers And The News

Based on a sample of over 4,000 respondents, this special dual release gives you exclusive insights into newcomers' trust in national and international news sources, their news consumption habits, their favourite platforms and devices to stay informed, and much more

September 15th 2021 at 15:57

YOU DOUGHNUT WANNA MISS THE TEN NEW AMATEUR BAKERS JOINING SEASON 5 OF THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW, PREMIERING OCTOBER 17 ON CBC AND CBC GEM

CBC today revealed the ten amateur bakers who will participate in the upcoming fifth season of THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW, premiering Sunday, October 17 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC and the free CBC Gem streaming service. Ten Canadians from across the country will bake off in the iconic tent and put their culinary chops on display in an attempt to win The Great Canadian Baking Show title.

September 15th 2021 at 13:24

THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION ANNOUNCES NEW PRIME-TIME BROADCAST SPECIAL TO MARK THE FIRST NATIONAL DAY FOR TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION

Produced by NCTR in collaboration with Insight Productions, “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation” will broadcast nationally September 30 on APTN and CBC/Radio-Canada. NCTR is asking First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples to share a ‘Welcome’ video in their native language to be potentially included as part of the September 30th broadcast or highlighted on the NCTR website.

September 8th 2021 at 16:30

SEAN VANDERKLIS NAMED NEW HOST OF CBC RADIO SUPERIOR MORNING

CBC Thunder Bay today announced that Sean Vanderklis has been named as the new host of SUPERIOR MORNING, weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. ET on CBC Radio One and the CBC Listen App. Vanderklis will assume hosting duties mid-fall.

September 7th 2021 at 15:24

CBC MUSIC WELCOMES NEW OPERA AND CLASSICAL MUSIC HOSTS DANIEL BARTHOLOMEW-POYSER, MARION NEWMAN AND FRÉDÉRICKA PETIT-HOMME, AS BELOVED HOST BEN HEPPNER ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT

CBC Music is welcoming new voices to its airwaves as Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser (CENTRE STAGE), Marion Newman (SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA) and Frédéricka Petit-Homme (CHORAL CONCERT) join CBC following the retirement of renowned opera tenor Ben Heppner, host of SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT THE OPERA and BACKSTAGE WITH BEN HEPPNER

September 2nd 2021 at 14:00

CBC ANNOUNCES FALL 2021 PODCAST LINE-UP FEATURING SIX POWERFUL NEW SERIES ACROSS MULTIPLE GENRES

CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster and #1 podcaster, today shared details about its original podcast slate for fall 2021

August 26th 2021 at 18:36

New to CBC Gem in September 2021

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

August 20th 2021 at 18:23

THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA PRODUCES UNDISRUPTED, A FOUR-EPISODE SERIES PREMIERING AUGUST 27 ON CBC/RADIO-CANADA

The ground-breaking series reimagines the orchestral experience on screen with Canadian visionaries Measha Brueggergosman, Shawnee Kish, Nicole Lizée, and Ana Sokoloviċ who each curated a 30- minute episode using the power of music and imagery. UNDISRUPTED will be available on CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV beginning August 27; and broadcast on ICI ARTV beginning December 2021.

August 19th 2021 at 17:12

CBC/RADIO-CANADA ANNOUNCES COMPLETE SCHEDULE AND BROADCAST DETAILS FOR THE TOKYO 2020 PARALYMPIC GAMES

CBC/Radio-Canada, Canada’s Paralympic network, today announced details of its coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

August 10th 2021 at 11:29

CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 reaches record numbers on digital

From the Opening Ceremony on July 23 to the Closing Ceremony on August 8, Canadians tuned into the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020 in record-breaking numbers.

August 10th 2021 at 9:32

CBC MARKS RECORD-BREAKING DIGITAL AUDIENCES FOR TOKYO 2020, WITH CBC ALSO RANKING AS THE MOST-WATCHED TV NETWORK IN CANADA THROUGHOUT THE GAMES

Canadian audiences engaged on all CBC television, streaming and digital platforms to cheer on Team Canada and athletes from around the world during the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, with CBC marking record high digital audiences and also ranking as the most-watched TV network in Canada throughout the Games

July 29th 2021 at 16:02

CBC AND LIONSGATE REUNITE WITH EMMY WINNING® SCHITT’S CREEK PRODUCER ANDREW BARNSLEY AND PROJECT 10 FOR MARK CRITCH’S ORIGINAL COMEDY SERIES “SON OF A CRITCH”

CBC, Canada’s public broadcaster, and global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) are partnering with “Schitt’s Creek” Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning producer Andrew Barnsley and comedian-actor-writer Mark Critch to bring “Son of a Critch” (13x30) to audiences in Canada, the U.S. and around the world. Created by Critch and Tim McAuliffe (“The Office,” “Last Man on Earth,” and the upcoming “MacGruber” series) and based on Critch’s award-winning, best-selling memoir Son of a Critch: A...

July 29th 2021 at 13:32

New to CBC Gem in August 2021