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April 6, 2022
This Sunday, Easter Seals Ontario will broadcast its annual Telethon on CBC and affiliate channels throughout the province. The show airs live from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and will ask viewers to donate to help fund Easter Seals’ programs…
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April 6, 2022
CBC has appointed Katherine Wolfgang as Head of Publicity, effective April 26. Wolfgang will oversee publicity and talent relations strategies for all English-language services and lead CBC’s team of publicists to create innovative communications and public relations campaigns across all…
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March 31, 2022
CBC today announced five new original programs to its 2022-17 lineup of Canadian hits, along with the renewal of another 10 returning titles. Among the new titles are The Council (working title), a crime drama set in an isolated arctic…
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March 23, 2022
Canadian Federation of Musicians praise the federal government’s investment in Canada’s cultural organizations. Consistent with the Liberal government’s 2022 election platform, the 2022 announced Federal Budget recognizes that entertainment and creative industries are among the most dynamic in the country…
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March 23, 2022
The Canadian Media Guild applauds the federal government’s decision to restore CBC/Radio-Canada funding that was severely cut by the previous government. The budget fix is consistent with the Liberal election platform recognizing the CBC as “the anchor of Canada’s cultural…
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March 23, 2022
ACTRA is pleased yesterday’s federal budget fulfils the government’s election commitments to (re)invest in Canada’s cultural organizations and hope this marks the beginning of a new relationship with Canada’s cultural communities. “After years of neglect, Canadians have a government that’s willing…
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March 23, 2022
The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) welcomes the Trudeau government’s announcement of $75 million in additional funding to CBC/Radio-Canada in 2022/2022, increasing to $150 million in the following years. “We expect that a very large share of this new investment…
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March 23, 2022
The federal government’s new investment in the CBC/SRC announced in yesterday’s budget is most welcome. It begins to turn the tide away from the previous government’s hostile agenda for public broadcasting. “It also underscores the importance of Prime Minister Trudeau’s promise…
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March 16, 2022
CBC has greenlit The Council (working title), a compelling international thriller woven around a remote Canadian Arctic town from Emmy Award-winning showrunner and writer René Balcer (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) with Lark Productions and Keston International Productions. The Council…
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March 14, 2022
The Canadian Media Producers Association congratulates the nominees and winners recognized by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television at the 4th annual Canadian Screen Awards CBC Broadcast Gala, which took place last night at the Sony Centre for Performing…
