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CBC ends performance bonuses for senior executives

Media | 05/15/2025 1:18 pm EDT

The CBC studio in downtown Ottawa is pictured on March 11, 2024.

CBC/Radio-Canada has decided to terminate the program whereby senior executives at the Crown corporation received performance bonuses. The program had come under fire from opposition politicians before the recent election. On May 14, the board of directors of the public...

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CBC, foreign ministry both deny considering ‘transfer’ of international broadcaster as outlined in department memo

Media | 02/13/2025 6:26 pm EST

The CBC studio in downtown Ottawa is pictured on March 11, 2024.

This article originally appeared on The Hill Times Although a recently released document says that Canada’s public broadcaster pitched a “reimagining” of its...

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Heritage Committee urges changes to bonuses for CBC executives

Media | 12/17/2024 5:23 pm EST

CBC CEO Catherine Tait appearing at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage's meeting on Oct. 21, 2024.

The House of Commons Canadian Heritage committee has made a half dozen...

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Incoming CBC head non-committal on bonuses as she takes the helm, pledges to listen to Canadians

Media | 11/28/2024 5:43 pm EST

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The incoming president and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada...

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Marie-Philippe Bouchard to take over from Catherine Tait at CBC

Media | 10/22/2024 10:04 am EDT

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TV5 CEO Marie-Philippe Bouchard has officially been named the next...

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CBC head Tait grilled once again on executive pay, exit package

Media | 10/21/2024 6:16 pm EDT

CBC CEO Catherine Tait appearing at the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage's meeting on Oct. 21, 2024.

Outgoing CBC/Radio-Canada CEO Catherine Tait has once again been grilled by...

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Public broadcasters formally commit to addressing disinformation, news availability

Media | 10/11/2024 5:11 pm EDT

Public broadcasters formally commit to addressing disinformation, news availability

Public broadcasters from around the world are pledging to fight disinformation and hold social media platforms accountable in ensuring the free flow of reliable news. The...

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Canada needs more Indigenous voices in broadcasting, summit told

Media | 10/08/2024 4:43 pm EDT

Canada needs more Indigenous voices in broadcasting, summit told

GATINEAU, Que.–Canada needs to incubate more Indigenous content creators...

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CBC reports it could have new CEO, mandate within a month

Media | 10/07/2024 1:42 pm EDT

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CBC/Radio-Canada could have a renewed mandate and a new president/CEO...

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CBC CEO Catherine Tait not worried for broadcaster’s longevity

Internet and Governance | 08/06/2024 4:25 pm EDT

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre has made slashing CBC/Radio-Canada’s...

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Dasko seeks survey data from CBC in Senate

Media | 06/07/2024 7:24 pm EDT

Dasko seeks survey data from CBC in Senate

An Ontario senator is wondering why the Department of Canadian Heritage is looking at the future of...

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CBC still facing scrutiny in both chambers of Parliament

Media | 05/10/2024 5:25 pm EDT

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CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Thursday. The...

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Conservatives attack CBC in House and Senate

Media | 05/09/2024 12:11 pm EDT

Tories seek committee hearings on Rogers-Shaw deal

The Conservative Party launched attacks on CBC/Radio-Canada Wednesday after several days of the Bloc...

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Bloc continues to hammer CBC integration plans

Media | 05/06/2024 7:36 pm EDT

Big telecoms fight calls for an ‘ISP tax’, pitch new OTT rules

Monday the Bloc Québécois continued its assault on plans for CBC/Radio-Canada to merge some of its...

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St-Onge appoints committee to look for new CBC president

Media | 03/01/2024 3:50 pm EST

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Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced Friday an...

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Foreign streamers a problem for all Canadian broadcasters, CMPA hears

Media | 02/05/2024 4:39 pm EST

Foreign streamers a problem for all Canadian broadcasters, CMPA hears

OTTAWA–Foreign streamers will be a prickly problem for mainstream broadcasters in the years to come, the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) was told Friday. A...

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Tait attacked for taking trip to Australia as CBC cutbacks loom

Media | 12/13/2023 5:30 pm EST

Marie-Philippe Bouchard to take over from Catherine Tait at CBC

CBC/Radio-Canada continued to come under fire in Parliament Tuesday with...

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St-Onge refuses to say if she will fire CBC president Catherine Tait

Media | 12/11/2023 1:19 pm EST

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Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge would not take the bait when the...

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CBC announces 600 jobs cut, decrease in programming

Media | 12/04/2023 6:48 pm EST

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Canada's public broadcaster is cutting 10 per cent of its workforce and slashing some programming to deal...

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Catherine Tait reappointed as president of CBC/Radio-Canada

Media | 06/01/2023 5:04 pm EDT

Marie-Philippe Bouchard to take over from Catherine Tait at CBC

The government has extended the term of Catherine Tait as president and CEO...

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Senators call for CBC to keep traditional broadcasting model

Media | 03/09/2023 2:22 pm EST

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Members of the Senate are calling on the CBC/Radio-Canada to maintain its current broadcasting regime, saying it is necessary for those in areas with limited internet access. On Feb. 7 CBC president and CEO Catherine Tait said in an interview with the Globe and Mail...

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CBC’s Tait says IP ownership has to remain front and centre of CanCon rules; Amazon disagrees

Media | 02/03/2023 5:14 pm EST

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OTTAWA– An Amazon Inc. Prime Video executive has...

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Tait again calls for digital flexibility

Media | 02/09/2021 4:30 pm EST

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CBC/Radio-Canada president Catherine Tait doubled down on its request for greater flexibility to spend on...

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CBC defends its digital switch, terms of trade reluctance

Media | 01/28/2021 6:01 pm EST

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On the final day of three weeks of CRTC hearings into CBC/Radio-Canada's...

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Tait defends Tandem initiative at CRTC hearing

telecom | 01/18/2021 11:20 am EST

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On the final day of the first week of CBC/Radio-Canada's license renewal hearing before the CRTC, CBC...

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COVID impact on CBC not as significant as expected, Tait says

Media | 01/11/2021 6:20 pm EST

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The COVID-19 pandemic dropped CBC/Radio-Canada’s revenues by 11 per cent,...

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CBC employees pen open letter, petition gov. seeking CRTC investigation of branded content

Media | 12/09/2020 5:38 pm EST

CBC board postings extended

Impatient with the progress of a month-old Part 1...

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Broadcasters sign up to BIPOC hiring directory

telecom | 10/05/2020 6:41 pm EDT

Canada’s largest broadcasters have committed to making the use of a Black, Indigenous, and people of colour (BIPOC) hiring database a prerequisite to giving original productions the green light. The broadcasters are...

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CBC suspends local newscasts during COVID-19 pandemic

Media | 03/19/2020 4:28 pm EDT

CBC/Radio-Canada has temporarily suspended its English-language local TV newscasts in all locations bar the North, as it opts to consolidate programming into one national news program during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a...

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Without independence, CBC would be ‘state broadcaster’: Tait

Media | 05/31/2019 2:36 pm EDT

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OTTAWA — The spectre of past Conservative government cuts to CBC/Radio-Canada and potential future policy to force changes to CBC news coverage was the undercurrent at the House heritage committee Thursday afternoon during an appearance by CBC president Catherine Tait....

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Shaw Rocket Fund wants CBC to broaden children’s programming

Media | 03/01/2019 4:54 pm EST

The Shaw Rocket Fund wants CBC/Radio-Canada to expand its focus on children’s content to reflect a broader age range and is asking for new communications legislation to ensure it has the funding...

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Monique Marcotte retiring from CBC

Media | 02/28/2019 2:25 pm EST

Monique Marcotte retiring from CBC

Marco Dubé will take over the vice-president of people and culture position at CBC/Radio-Canada when...

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Barbara Williams joins CBC

Media | 02/06/2019 4:46 pm EST

Barbara Williams joins CBC

Corus Entertainment Inc.’s former chief operating officer, Barbara Williams, will be CBC/Radio-Canada’s new executive vice-president of CBC. Williams, who retired from Corus last year, will start the Toronto-based job on May 1, CBC said in a press release Wednesday. Michel Bissonnette,...

Former CBC president Lacroix joins law firm

Media | 02/04/2019 12:59 pm EST

Former CBC president Lacroix joins law firm

Former CBC/Radio-Canada president Hubert Lacroix has joined the business law firm Blake, Cassels &...

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CBC president likens Netflix to colonialism

Media | 01/31/2019 4:27 pm EST

CBC president likens Netflix to colonialism

OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada’s president Catherine Tait compared Netflix Inc.’s worldwide presence to the damage done by European colonialism, comments she made at a high-profile industry event Thursday where representatives from every sector of Canadian...

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Daniel Boudreau moves from TVA to CBC

Media | 01/21/2019 2:54 pm EST

Daniel Boudreau, previously vice-president of TVA productions, operations and technology, is leaving the Quebecor Inc. broadcasting division to become executive vice-president of media technology and infrastructure services at...

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Michel Bissonnette to be interim CBC vice-president

Media | 11/28/2018 5:02 pm EST

Michel Bissonnette to be interim CBC vice-president

Michel Bissonnette, the executive vice-president of Radio-Canada, has been named interim head of CBC,...

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Heather Conway leaving CBC

Media | 11/05/2018 1:18 pm EST

Heather Conway leaving CBC

CBC/Radio-Canada’s executive vice-president of English-language services, Heather Conway, is leaving the public broadcaster next month, the Crown corporation announced...

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CBC names new ombudsman

Media | 11/02/2018 5:22 pm EDT

CBC names new ombudsman

CBC/Radio-Canada has named Jack Nagler its new English services ombudsman. Nagler, who is currently CBC’s senior director of journalism, replaces Esther Enkin in the...

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Luce Julien named executive director of Radio-Canada news

Media | 05/25/2018 3:24 pm EDT

Luce Julien named executive director of Radio-Canada news

Luce Julien, a 23-year veteran of CBC/Radio-Canada, will become...

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New CEO’s content background indicates shift at CBC: experts

Media | 04/03/2018 5:19 pm EDT

Marie-Philippe Bouchard to take over from Catherine Tait at CBC

OTTAWA — Catherine Tait’s appointment as head of CBC/Radio-Canada is...

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