Starting today, I’m going to change a little bit of the editorial focus of this blog. I’ve had lots of feedback from within and outside CBC and people seem to want more about the people and events at the Corp, and less acting as a news aggregator of stories about the CBC.
As a result, there will be fewer (but, hopefully, more interesting!) posts here.
I’d love to know your feedback on story selection over the next few weeks.
However, I know many of you really like having a place that aggregates stories about the CBC so I’ll be ramping up posting links to stories elsewhere in the “Elsewhere” section of the sidebar.
- If you read this by visiting here directly, it’s over there on the right in the grey box under “Elsewhere.”
- If you read this through an RSS feed, you’ll get these links once daily.
Here are some recent stories posted to the Elsewhere section:
- Emmy-winning producers to create show for MySpace
MySpace social networking site has a deal to obtain exclusive rights to TV series Quarterlife, which it describes as the first “network quality” program to be shown exclusively on the internet.
- Multi-Platform Variations on Gould Airs on CBC
Streaming video, multi-media presentations, live relays between venues and other media platforms will be used to celebrate the life, legacy and lasting inspiration of music virtuoso Glenn Gould with Variations on Gould a 10-day radio festival…
- Drabinsky looks to elevate reality TV
Some critics believe that our national broadcaster shouldn’t even go near reality shows. Triple Sensation is only the latest in a series from the Ceeb that also includes the successful Dragon’s Den, the forthcoming No Opportunity Wasted…
- Canadian TV could face American invasion
There was a lot of gnashing of teeth among Canadian television honchos yesterday. A few garments may even have been rent. The cause of all this angst was a report that calls for changes that could shake the Canadian TV business to the core…
- Net radio pact may be near
Listening to radio over the Internet is easier than ever, as high-speed connections proliferate and online offerings become more sophisticated. Now the legal aspects may be falling into place too.
- Change rules to promote Canadian drama, CRTC told
Two prominent communications lawyers asked to review broadcast policies for the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission say the rules should be changed to promote more Canadian drama on prime-time TV.
- Media merger wave has passed, Corus chief says
The wave of consolidation that has washed over the media industry in the past year - with more than $5-billion worth of deals in the broadcast sector alone - is starting to subside, executives say.
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We come here FOR stories about the CBC. We thought thats whY it was called INSIDE the CBC dot calm.
We thought this blog was about stuff concerning the CBC.
Frankly.. We’d love to know more about how Andy Barrie is doing… To us….He’s the carrot on the stick .
If it wasn’t for Andy…we wouldn’t get out of bed for work most days. We’ve tried sleeping in, but a day isn’t a PROPER-day without Andy. We spend the whole day feeling like something is missing…Its just not worth it…we’d rather go to work sick… Andy is the man ,the myth, the legend and the engine for us.
And on the drive home…We wonder if Barbara Budd is as sexy as she sounds?
Also..Is Matt Galloway as cool as he sounds?
Here’s a crazy idea.
How bout CBC cater to its CORE audience for once….?
and have Captain Strombo interview some of cbc radio’s allstars?
You dont even have to put it on TV….us cbc geeks will just watch it on the interweb.
throw us a bone FFS!
WE dont think it’s too much to ask really….arnt you amazed people even log on here to post on your message board?
Cuz we are….. :p
are we talking about this blog now?
Am I on topic if I talk about this blog?
And I will avoid all personal attacks in order that my comment get posted.
I’ll even be polite.
And put it this way - I would be quite interested in seeing original and interesting stories posted on this blog.
I would be pleased to see a demonstration of your skills at coming up with better stories.
I do enjoy the news article headlines.
Kind of like Drudge Report of the venerable Corporation.
But I think that it should be laid out differently, and given primary prominence, actually leaving the blog part out altogether.
The CBC Blog should be communal, and more of an expression of free speech.
And comments flat out for freedom - let them fight it out verbally themselves.
After all, what does the CBC have to be afraid of anyway?
It certainly isn’t afraid to let Tod Maffin run a website as he wishes, in accordance to his own wishes.
Let it be a place for all voices, all committed CBC bloggers with any degree of responsibility, and talent.
Make it the National Inquirer and Walrus and Boing of the free thinkers of and about the CBC.
So put blog voices up, presented in a graphically interesting way, along with all the professionals.
Then I think you’d have a website about the CBC that was free thought, and compelling, and reliable.
And of course, my own commentaries would always warrant being showcased.
I’d love to see some attention paid to the travesty that is the CBC’s (non-)coverage of the 2007 Women’s World Cup. The last two World Cups were broadcast *on television* in their entirely by private networks. The taxpayer-supported CBC is only broadcasting 9 of the 32 games, plus 3 on Country Canada. The rest are being “broadcast” in very poor quality online video (that is, poor quality compared to other online video at the CBC). What’s more, the video player is not even functioning properly, so it is in fact not possible to see the games at all in Canada. This is a major failure and needs to be looked in to for the good of women’s sports in Canada.
yes, I agree that your blog needs to be less…less what…less mechanical ? and perhaps a bit more anecdotal (without diminuishing it). I read it on a regular basis but to be honest some of the others “out there” make me think more…yours is “useful” - there’s …more passionate ? Your blog reads a bit humourless. Dead Things, Running with Eyes Closed, Ken Levine etc. bring more humanity and emotion to their posts. And I mean all of this in a constructive way. I’m a former CBC producer who’s been working in the indie world for the past 14 years now, and your blog has spurred me to enter the blogosphere myself - I’m going to give it a shot for a while to see how it goes. I call mine “Damaged Goods” - which is about as honest an assessment as I can give of my time in this wonderful / terrible business. I’m going to write about both my time at the CBC as I moved onwards and upwards…juxtaposed somehow with my present gunt-wrenching and stressful life as the owner of a Canadian production company. Not sure how if anyone will feel it has much value..but it won’t be boring I can tell you that.
don