A day after CBC/Radio-Canada announced it plans to slash its staff by about 10 per cent to address mounting budget troubles, the company's executives went before the broadcasting regulator with a request that could pump more money into the system.
Canada s broadcasting regulator considering requests to investigate CBC s use of branded content A former CRTC vice-president says the commission may be limited in what it can do. They can do a little bit of what we used to call regulation by raised eyebrow though
Author of the article: Christopher Nardi
Publishing date: Dec 09, 2020 • December 9, 2020 • 4 minute read • CBC is using its resources to help advertisers trick Canadians. They call what they produce ‘paid content’. And it’s insidious, a letter from more than 500 current and former CBC and Radio-Canada employees reads. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post/File
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