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Canada: CBC launches Q with Tom Power FAST channel

CBC has announced the launch of the Q with Tom Power free ad-supported streaming channel, featuring in-depth conversations with arts and entertainment stars and rising talent. The new FAST channel is available in Canada on CBC Gem and the Q with Tom Power YouTube Channel. The channel joins CBC’s entertainment portfolio of FAST channels including CBC Comedy, Heartland, Murdoch Mysteries, and Schitt’s Creek. “Tom’s […]

July 7, 2026

CBC/Radio-Canada becomes full Member of EBU

CBC/Radio-Canada is now a full Member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), following a vote at the EBU’s 96th General Assembly in Prague on June 25th. As an Associate Member of the EBU since 1950, CBC/Radio-Canada has collaborated with European public broadcasters on journalism, standards and technology, and built productive partnerships with leading EBU Members. […]

June 26, 2026

Canada: 30.5m watch Winter Olympics

CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 reached 30.5 million viewers in Canada across its English and French television networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS. CBC/Radio-Canada’s digital platforms drew a total of over 89 million streams on CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV, the CBC News app (iOS / Android) and the Radio-Canada Info app (iOS / Android), […]

February 24, 2026

Canada: 16m watch Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Canadians turned out in large numbers across all CBC/Radio-Canada platforms for the kickoff of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on February 6th. Some 16 million viewers in Canada tuned in to CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony on CBC and Radio-Canada networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS, with an additional 1.1 million streams […]

February 9, 2026

CBC further expands local news coverage

CBC has announced another significant expansion of local news coverage under the proximity pillar of CBC/Radio-Canada’s new five-year strategic plan. This year, CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus in communities underserved by CBC, increasing its footprint from 66 to 77 local stations and bureaus to deliver more trusted news and information across Canada. This […]

January 14, 2026

Canada: CBC launches CBC Kids streaming channel

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has announced the launch of a new 24/7 commercial-free CBC Kids streaming channel, available now to stream on CBC Gem and the CBC Kids YouTube channel. The streaming channel features a variety of CBC Kids animated and live-action series for kids aged two to 10, including preschool favourites Dino Ranch, […]

October 28, 2025

Canada Games, CBC/Radio-Canada strike partnership

The Canada Games Council (CGC) has announced a multiyear partnership with CBC/Radio-Canada, making Canada’s public broadcaster the National Media Partner for the Canada Games from 2025 through 2031. This long-term commitment ensures that audiences across Canada will have more access than ever before to the Canadian multi-sport event for elite young athletes, and to the […]

August 1, 2025

ZDF’s Himmler chairs Global Task Force for public media

ZDF Director-General, Norbert Himmler, has succeeded CBC/Radio-Canada President and CEO Catherine Tait as Chair of the Global Task Force for public media. Established in 2020, the Global Task Force promotes and defends the values of public media — access, accuracy, accountability, creativity, impartiality, independence and high standards of journalism — all of which seek to […]

December 20, 2024

Boat Rocker green lights Dino Ranch: Island Explorers

Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global entertainment company, today announced that it has greenlit Dino Ranch: Island Explorers, a spin-off of its hit preschool animated series Dino Ranch, with CBC/Radio-Canada and Warner Bros. Discovery onboard as broadcast partners. The new animated series (52 x 11 mins) will air on CBC, CBC Gem, CBC Kids YouTube, […]

November 5, 2024

Popular programmes on Canadian nighttime television

Nighttime television offers a source of entertainment for those who want to be transported to a different world, with gripping plots and interesting characters they can emotionally invest in. The popularity of nighttime television can be seen in Canada with many Canadians rallying around the TV screen with their loved ones to bond over a […]

October 4, 2024