CBC cutbacks

Posted March 26th, 2009

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CBC RADIO

Cut:

  • The Inside Track
  • Out Front
  • In the Key of Charles
  • The Point
  • The Signal (weekend edition)
  • La Ronge SK bureau (one person)
  • Thomson MB (one person)

Reduced:

  • Music recordings (by 50%)
  • Live-to-air music recordings
  • Radio drama
  • The Current (by 10%)
  • Radio 3 consolidated (single feed of satellite and online programming)
  • Staffing in Windsor, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Quebec City, Moncton, Saint John, Sydney, Gander, Corner Brooks and Grand Falls will be downsized. Thunder Bay, for instance, to lose 4-6 positions out of 13.

CBC TELEVISION

Cut

  • Steven and Chris
  • Fashion File
  • “One-off shows” like Test the Nation
  • Media sales and marketing
  • Regional “Living In…” shows
  • 80 jobs in English news

Reduced

  • This Hour Has 22 Minutes (fewer episodes and reduced budget)
  • Little Mosque on the Prairie (fewer episodes and reduced budget)
  • The Border (fewer episodes)
  • Online extensions of some shows
  • Fifth Estate (budget restrictions)
  • Marketplace (budget restrictions)

FRENCH-LANGUAGE

  • In Windsor, the French radio morning show and Saturday show will be cancelled, to be replaced by regional inserts into  Toronto programming;
  • Overnight French network music programming currently produced out of Windsor, Edmonton and Vancouver will be eliminated;
  • French Regional radio noon shows will be replaced by a new national show – it’s not yet known where this program will originate;
  • On the French Services TV side, the regional noon news program out of Ottawa will be cancelled;
  • The French supper-hour regional Téléjournal program will be reduced from 60 minutes to 30 for the summer season The program Zeste will be put on hiatus.

BOOSTED or MAINTAINED

  • CBC.ca web site – More priority
  • More media sales people
  • More commitment to regional news
  • Commitment to no more U.S. shows on television
  • No ads on radio

Comments (7)

Hanne
March 26th, 2009

Apparently all “Living…” shows across the country have been cut, not just reduced. And only the weekend edition of “The Signal” has been cut; Laurie Brown’s weekday edition will continue.

Katie
March 26th, 2009

Just to clarify — only the weekend edition of the Signal is being cancelled (Fri/Sat/Sun nights)

Kimm
April 3rd, 2009

I know people who have worked/working for cbc (both radio and tv).

We all knew it was gonna happen as every company has been doing cut backs but it was just a matter of when it was gonna happen.

Kimm’s last blog post..C4AC #2 – Dragon Boating with MS

Tawcan
April 3rd, 2009

It’s so sad that they have to cut programming at CBC.

Here via Tanya.

Tawcan’s last blog post..Weekly Words Challenge 78

Gordon
May 23rd, 2009

I’m really going to miss Out Front. I heard some of the most touching and emotionally evocative personal documentaries on that show. I think the combination of citizen developed content paired with professional production was wonderful.

NW
June 1st, 2009

Steven and Chris is still officially on ‘hiatus’ with rumblings of a return in the future.

Joel
June 3rd, 2009

Out Front was really innovative–very sad to see it go. And while I am generally sad about these cuts, I don’t think Fashion File will be missed.


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