CBC and Radio-Canada under same head?
There’s a notion afoot to bring anglo CBC and Radio‑Canada closer together. It’s a terrible idea. One of the things that sparked this blog was noticing that the two sides of the public broadcaster were so different. It’s always interesting to see which aspects of a story are felt to be more important in French or in English. It’s not that one side is better or more accurate than the other – it’s an aperçu of the cultural differences that go into making Quebec distinctive. Flattening that out will not improve the broadcaster.
jeather 09:18 on 2024-05-02 Permalink
It’s a terrible idea but I would be delighted to see who they think would be a good choice to lead both sides. What a huge fight that would be.
Mr.Chinaski 13:46 on 2024-05-02 Permalink
When the big hype on the CBC is a reality show about sand castles, you know there’s a problem. Their biggest non-hockey/sports rating was friggin Murdoch Mysteries last year.
Meanwhile, SRC has about a dozen TV shows that have 10% reach of Québec population every year, and a complete set of in-house daily programming that’s not stuff bought from elsewhere (UK / Australia mostly)
jeather 15:52 on 2024-05-02 Permalink
That sandcastle show is still going? I tried but got annoyed during the first season.
Tux 23:55 on 2024-05-03 Permalink
After “Trans Express” I can do entirely without Radio Canada, thanks
Kate 12:51 on 2024-05-04 Permalink
Radio-Canada does good news reporting and sometimes very good investigative journalism, and sometimes they dip into their vast archive for interesting bits of history. I know their work only through the website – I don’t listen to their radio shows or watch TV. I was not aware of Trans Express.
FKA Orr 16:41 on 2024-05-04 Permalink
imo each should have mandatory subtitles (easy bc it’s all digital TV today) in the other language. It would being the two solitudes together.