CBC Boss Slams Harper over budget cuts

[mentalfloss]

CBC boss disputes Harper comment about broadcaster's low ratings

The head of the CBC is hitting back at Conservative Leader Stephen Harper over comments the national broadcaster is floundering because of low ratings rather than a lack of funding.

CEO Hubert Lacroix says the CBC has healthy ratings, but is crippled by a broken funding model.

"It's not about a lack of audience," he said after the CBC's annual general meeting in Winnipeg on Tuesday.

"It's about a broken finance model that doesn't work, that used to be built on advertising revenues supporting a drop in parliamentary appropriations. In this environment, it doesn't work anymore."

The 2012 federal budget cut CBC's funding by $115 million over three years. Last year, the broadcaster said it faced a $130-million shortfall — compounded by the loss of broadcast rights to NHL games — and was cutting 657 jobs.

http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/man...ent-about-broadcaster-s-low-ratings-1.3249477

 

[B00Mer]

Which sorta proves that CBC is the talking head for the Liberal Party.

Why is it Global, CTV and other Canadian Television stations have to compete against a heavily subsidized TV station, that's a very unfair playing field for the other stations. If CBC can't survive on its own advertising revenue, them maybe it should be in business.

 

[Locutus]

Jason Kenney Verified account ‏@jkenney

So the CBC demands more money from taxpayers as a public service broadcaster, while refusing to broadcast leaders' debates?


but anyway whiners...

Typical left-wing thinking. I don't care if you want it. I do. And you should pay for it because I won't.

1 Billion dollars for the CBC or 1 Billion dollars for Healthcare every year.

Lacroix has a $1,500 monthly living allowance, a car allowance, club memberships AND an annual salary between $350,000 and $421,000.

If you think that the CBC is doing so well rating-wise, why not stop its sucking on the Federal Government's teat and go head-to-head in the real world

Go do do pledge drives like PBS.

No soup for you!


lacroix funfacts:
https://bcblue.wordpress.com/?s=Lacroix

hey cbc...why u no "ratings"

http://assets.numeris.ca/Downloads/Septembre 7 - September 13, 2015 (National).pdf

:lol:

 

[mentalfloss]

Typical conbot judging quality based on ratings.

And that's aside from the fact that you proved the point that there was a drop because of lack of resources.

 

[Locutus]

NP Politics ‏@nppolitics

‘It’s a problem for the CBC to fix’: Stephen Harper blames broadcaster’s budget woes on low ratings


http://natpo.st/1h6Koai



grow up and grow a pair cbc. :lol:

 

[mentalfloss]

Rhetoric?

Can't wait til he pulls out the daughter card.

 

[Locutus]

stay flumoxed. it'll be ok when the media party finally goes away. :lol:

 

[mentalfloss]

That was an angry post in case you weren't aware lol

 

[Locutus]

nobody cares how you feel kid.


anyway:

Another story you won't see on CBC...

 

[mentalfloss]

Uh huh.

You can't actually address the OP anymore.

Shame.

 

[Locutus]

their entitled ratings suck.

they want more entitled tax-payer money.

no.

buh-bye. :lol:

 

[mentalfloss]

They want more when they have less?

C'mon now.


Who are you trying to fool?


And how much are they paying you? Lol

 

[Locutus]

nice try. keep on flailing kid. :lol:

 

[mentalfloss]

If you're going to resort to attacks at least be creative.

 

[Locutus]

pledge now and get your over-priced tote bag. :lol:

 

[Jinentonix]

So it's not about a lack of audience eh?

With the CBC’s TV ratings down 40% to a specialty channel-like 5% share of viewers even before it lost its NHL contract

CBC: Not the public’s broadcaster after all | Financial Post

CBC’s Audience Crisis: CBC TV Audience is Down 40%, Lowest in History


CBC TV has an audience crisis, according to the most recent data released by CBC.

Canadian Media Research: CBC’s Audience Crisis: CBC TV Audience is Down 40%, Lowest in History

 

[mentalfloss]

The audience is there.

They just aren't watching because there is less market exposure due to budget cuts.

 

[Walter]

The audience is there.

They just aren't watching because there is less market exposure due to budget cuts.

Holy crap. CBC is out there as much as it ever was.

 

[mentalfloss]

They can barely get their ballot box working. They have late footage and half the time they are apologizing because of some technical difficulty.

They might as well be filming with Ezra from his mom's basement.

 

[Walter]

They can barely get their ballot box working. They have late footage and half the time they are apologizing because of some technical difficulty.

They might as well be filming with Ezra from his mom's basement.

They'd have better shows if they did.