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CBC Radio Comes to the iPad
This is a copy and paste of an article on the internal employee portal from this afternoon. I’m copying it here because I thought it would be of interest the wider public: November 4, 2010 – CBC Radio...
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A Whole Bunch of Hardware
Dan Tavares, senior producer for digital content at CBC sports, poses with the hardware on Tuesday night. I stole the image from Facebook, he said in the caption “Winning a Gemini as part of a great...
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Scott Moore to Leave the CBC
Scott Moore, a dynamic executive who wore two hats at the CBC, is leaving. Since the departure of Dave Scapillati in 2009, Moore has been serving as the Executive Director of CBC Sports and the General...
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Supporting Military Families Has Never Been Easier For CBC Staff
By simply sending an email, CBC employees can support military families that have been afflicted by war. To support a family all you have to do is send an email to remembrance.souvenir@cbc.ca with your...
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CBC News Releases New Journalism Guidelines
In an effort to address the “the challenges of the social media universe,” as Esther Enkin, the executive editor of CBC News, put it, CBC News has released new guidelines for all of its journalists....
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Another Round Between the CBC and Sun Media
Norman Spector, Brian Mulroney’s former chief of staff, says Sun Media is waging a war against the CBC. In a piece in the Globe’s blog today, Spector says to the long running feud between Quebecor and...
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Movember Photo Shoot
A bunch of CBC employees are taking part in Movember, which according to Wikipedia is “an annual month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November… to raise awareness...
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CBC Releases Tens of Thousand of Records
Today the CBC posted tens of thousands of documents released under the Access to Information Act since 2007 to its corporate website. The index of all the documents is available here. Posting the...
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CBC.ca Launches New Home Page
CBC.ca launched a new home page today this is way different from the last design. The massive image rotator that used to consume the top of the screen is gone replaced by much more news and sports...
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22 Minutes Drawing Big Numbers
Despite having been cut back to half a season, the CBC comedy series 22 minutes is drawing big audiences this fall. As Bill Brioux, the Canadian Press television critic, said on his blog, last week’s...
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A Movember to Remember
Several CBC employees recently took part in Movember, a mash up of November and mustache. According to Wikipedia Movember is “an annual month-long event involving the growing of mustaches during the...
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The CBC Fights Back Against Quebecor Media
For the first time, the CBC has responded publicly to Quebecor Media’s campaign against CBC-Radio Canada. This media slap-fest has been ongoing for a while, and it’s about the dullest fight in town....
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Second Quarter Update, Submit Your Question
Kirstine Stewart, executive vice-president, English services, is hosting the CBC’s second quarter update this afternoon. The presentation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 at the Glenn Gould studio in...
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Vintage CBC Buttons
If you’re like me and you’re way behind on your Christmas shopping, you may be interested in these vintage CBC buttons for that special loved one in your life. The description on the Etsy posting says...
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CBC Ombudsman Gets All Social Media on Your Ask
The new CBC Ombudsman, Kirk Lapointe, has set up a blog, a Twitter account, and an RSS (really something something) feed as he ushers in a new era of social media transparency to his office. Now don’t...
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The Best Thing in the Whole World
If this isn’t the best thing in the whole world, I don’t know what is. It’s a Peter Mansbridge snow globe. There’s also a George snow globe, a HNIC snow globe, and a Being Erica snow globe, but none...
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Live Right Now!
Hi guys, sincere apologies for not having posted in a while. I’ve been knee deep in the development of the new CBC initiative called Live Right Now. It’s a massive initiative, straight across the...
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The Age of Persuasion – Now Available as a Podcast
The Age of Persuasion, a fascinating radio program about the black art of marketing, is finally available as a podcast. The show, which uses tons of TV and Radio clips from ad campaigns has been...
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Kirstine Stewart Formally Appointed as Boss of CBC English
Kirstine Stewart was formally appointed as the new executive vice-president for CBC English Services today. Stewart had been filling the role on an interim basis since the former vice-president,...
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