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Giving Voice program launches third edition

Documentary Organization of Canada exec director Lisa Fitzgibbons talks to Playback Daily about the importance of an apprenticeship program that builds capacity in the doc sector.

February 7, 2012

CRTC postpones licence renewals for CBC

In a Jan. 31 letter to the Commission, the CBC requested that license renewals be postponed to allow for sufficient time to establish its operating budget, after the upcoming federal budget is announced.

February 6, 2012

AToMiC: CBC takes off with a new narrative

In its first-ever multi-episodic interactive story game, the broadcaster launches an interactive game for its show, Arctic Air.

February 1, 2012

CBC acquires Titanic miniseries from De Angelis Group

The 12-part series comes from the same production team behind The Tudors and Camelot, which the pubcaster also acquired.

January 27, 2012

Republic of Doyle nabs its biggest season premiere yet

CBC continues a strong week of million-plus audience premieres, with the Allan Hawco-starrer grabbing 1.36 million viewers.

January 13, 2012

Arctic Air premieres to over a million

The CBC show starring Adam Beach nets almost as many viewers as Mr. D on Monday night.

January 12, 2012

Yowza signs TV deal for Chirp

The Toronto-based animation studio is collaborating with CBC Television and Chirp mag publisher OwlKids to develop the preschool TV series.

January 11, 2012

Mr. D kicks off to 1.2 million viewers

The pubcaster’s winter season sees strong ratings, including Marketplace‘s highest rated show in a decade.

January 11, 2012

CBC’s mid-season TV campaign targets ‘every Canadian with a pulse’

The pubcaster is betting big on its winter schedule, promoting Mr. D, Redemption Inc. and Arctic Air with mass-reach media and experiential stunts.

January 9, 2012