CBC asks for $400M in increased government funding to go ad-free

Re:CBC asks for $400M in increased government funding to go ... by PierreRochard on Monday November 28, 2016 @09:15PM (#13060168)

$400,000,000 per year to produce audio content? Seems high. NPR is at $140,000,000.

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Re:CBC asks for $400M in increased government funding to go ... by Waterluvian on Monday November 28, 2016 @09:22PM (#13060217)

CBC is also a premium quality television channel and news/media website. I believe CBC Radio is already ad free. The only ads I hear on it are ads for its own programming.

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Re:CBC asks for $400M in increased government funding to go ... by criddell on Monday November 28, 2016 @09:31PM (#13060264)

> The only ads I hear on it are ads for its own programming.

I wonder if they would also eliminate their house ads?

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Re:CBC asks for $400M in increased government funding to go ... by Waterluvian on Monday November 28, 2016 @10:25PM (#13060523)

I hope not. They're not really ads so much as information. They're incredibly short and don't feel like ads. It's basically a, "Tonight at 8 we talk with some professor about some current event."

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Re:CBC asks for $400M in increased government funding to go ... by notatoad on Monday November 28, 2016 @09:30PM (#13060258)

CBC produces at least 4 radio streams (Radio 1/2/3 in english, and at least one in french), and at least three TV channels (CBC TV, CBC News Network, and Radio-Canada)

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Re:CBC asks for $400M in increased government funding to go ... by aroberge on Monday November 28, 2016 @09:41PM (#13060320)

To add to what you already have listed: there is a second radio stream in French (called Espace Musique) as well as a French equivalent to CBC News Network (called RDI for Réseau de l'information). There are also regional broadcast (in both French and English) as well as an international version.

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Re:CBC asks for $400M in increased government funding to go ... by remir on Monday November 28, 2016 @10:23PM (#13060513)

There's also ARTV and Explora (both in french).

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