It’s final. The CBC news renewal process has ended and as of Monday, October 26th CBC NN will be unveiled. What’s this all about? Well, CBC Newsworld will be rebranded as the CBC News Network, a 24/7 all-news channel with a revamped schedule, new format, and a fresh new look. The aim of the news renewal process was to integrate radio, television and online news into a single operation. Will the CBC be successful in providing instant breaking news coverage across multiple platforms to Canadians? I really do hope so. That said, this big change came with a price. In recent months, CBC has cut 800 jobs.
Having worked at CBC News and CBC Newsworld for six years- I really want the public broadcaster to succeed this time around. If there’s one lesson to be learned from all of this is for CBC managing directors to stop with the cuts already and start investing in people first (producers, journalists, editors, camera).
Here’s short list of show programs to look out for; The Lang & O’Leary Exchange with Amanda Lang and Kevin O’Leary, Connect with Mark Kelly and Power & Politics with Evan Solomon.
