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© 2013 by Wade Rowland In a decision that Commission Vice-chairman Tom Pentefountas calls “crazy,” the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has decided by…
© 2013 by Wade Rowland Hockey Night in Canada, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, is by far the network’s most watched show. When…
© 2013 Wade Rowland As someone who teaches media studies to second year university students, I spend a deal of time each new semester explaining…
News on public service broadcasters like Canada’s CBC that feature advertising cannot avoid sacrificiing journalistic integrity ito ratings and audience share.
The modern Olympics, a commercial juggernaut par excellence, has now become the CBC’s tar baby.