The Tower of Babble
Sins, Secrets and Successes Inside the CBC
The CBC is a national obsession. Everyone has an opinion on it. It's too left-wing; it's too right-wing. It's too commercial; it's too boring. The CBC mirrors, reflects and magnifies all the tensions within Canada. The debate about its direction and focus is the debate about what matters to the country.In 2004, CBC television had sunk to its lowest audience share in its history and Radio 2's audiences were on life support. That same year, Richard Stursberg, an avowed popularizer with a reputation for radical action, was hired to run English services.With incisive wit and a flare for anecdote, Stursberg tells the story of the struggle that res…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-926812-74-8
- EAN: 9781926812748
- Produktnummer: 21827823
- Verlag: Douglas and McIntyre (2013) Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 288 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 699 KB
Über den Autor
RICHARD STURSBERG is the former head of CBC's English services: television, online and radio. Before that, he was executive director of Telefilm Canada and achieved the largest share for Canadian movies at the domestic box office in history. He was also chair of the Canadian Television Fund (now the Canadian Media Fund), CEO of the satellite television company Star Choice, president of the Canadian Cable Television Association and Assistant Deputy Minister for Culture and Broadcasting. He lives in Toronto.
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