Today was the first day of the new CBC News at Six hour-long regional newscasts.
But oddly, the B.C. edition kept calling itself Canada Now (the name of the national/regional hybrid show formerly in that time slot). Did Vancouver miss the cancellation memo? Likely not, as Canada Now’s national show originated from Vancouver. Plus, a bumper voiceover said “You’re watching Canada Now. Where B.C. news comes first.”
B.C. bureau chief Liz Hughes explained to me that B.C. decided to stay with Canada Now in Vancouver because, “for the audience, nothing much changed in Vancouver. The show always had an hour of local, national and international news hosted by Ian [Hanomansing] and Gloria [Macarenko].”
As many of you know, CBC is planning some big changes for television news, so the name change will likely roll-out when all of that is ready.
Anywhere, here’s a taste of what day one looked like in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, and Vancouver. (Personally, I think the Calgary graphics kick sweet arse.)
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From what I understand, Vancouver didn’t rebrand their show. They decided to call it Canada Now instead of News at Six.
Just like how Newfoundland and Labrador called it “here and now”.
You can, of course, watch all of the shows at http://www.cbc.ca/video/
Vancouver has been doing an hour long blended local/national show since day one, so for them there’s nothing different. It’s always been known as Canada Now, and I suspect they will keep it that way until their new show pops out of the incubator in a couple months.
We know Ian will be hosting the local Vancouver show, what about Gloria?
Did anyone else catch the debut of “Around the World” on Newsworld?
Talk about rough around the edges. Sound problems. Anchor looking at the wrong camera. Awkward pauses. Sarika Sehgal jittery as a crack addict and tittering nervously.
But the calibre of journalism still shone through. Very impressive.
Here’s hoping they fix the glitches quickly.
I hope Calgarians get the alert about tuna on an upcoming newscast!