CBC cancels New Year's Eve broadcast special due to 'financial pressures' : canada

[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 55 points 8 months ago

Are they only cancelling this now, three days before NYE? Did they have entertainment and bookings lined up, or did they just quietly do nothing?

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

I'm assuming that they didn't line it up, otherwise there would be a bunch of artists complaining on Twitter that their NYE gig just got cancelled. But I can't find anything definitive.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 39 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's what happens when you mostly just watch American content and don't support local productions, the government doesn't see the point of funding the public broadcaster properly. Funny how Radio-Canada is more profitable than CBC even if French Canadians are not even a quarter of the population.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 months ago

It's what happens when conservatives scream "But muh tax dollars!" and succeed in getting CBC's funding cut.

Fuck Poilievre and every one of his syncophants.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

Oh it's been an issue even before Harper was in power!

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 9 points 8 months ago

Well I mean, French Canadian Radio Canada has francophone content that's distinctively from French Canadian/Québécois culture or even France that you can't find in American media.

Unlike a lot of the content on anglophone media in general that might be originating from the US.

Maybe that's why it's more popular?

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago

Sure and that's my point, we encourage our own culture while Anglo Canadians just watch American content. We very well could settle for dubbed shows or shows from France, we don't.

[-] skankhunt42@lemmy.ca 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

No american TV here. I'll be in bed by 10, just like any other day. What's the big deal about the new year? (Serious question, I never understood)

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 27 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That was a comment on Anglo Canadian cultural habits in general, not just on that specific day.

CBC has on average 4% market shares, R-C is at 23% if I recall correctly. Anglo Canadians complain about the lack of Canadian original content but at the same time they've been moving away from Canadian broadcasters for decades in favor of watching American broadcasts while French Canadians punch way above their weight when looking at the amount of content they produce for how little of the North American population they represent.

The result is what we're seeing now, CBC cutting one of their major show because they don't have the revenue necessary to produce it while the government has been cutting their funds for decades because most MPs don't understand the point of having a public broadcaster that guarantees access to local culture.

[-] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

I think you explained it much better here. I just don't understand how multiculturalism is to blame.

[-] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

Yeah, this looks like the exact opposite of multiculturism. The guys who preferentially don't share a language with 95% of the population of the continent consume more local content than those who share a common language with 80% of the continent.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Eh... That's what I'm saying? Multiculturalism isn't a thing in Quebec and French Canadians proportionally have a lot more cultural productions while Anglo Canadians have multiculturalism so to them there's nothing special about their own culture so might as well just settle for American culture since it's in the same language.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Multiculturalism is a system in which there's a mix of culture that don't blend together. There's no "Canadian culture", there's just a bunch of people with their own culture all calling themselves Canadians. There's no central cultural element that people get attached to so in the end you've got a national broadcaster that no one cares about since cultural productions from elsewhere are seen as just as important as local ones and with the US' influence... Well, English Canada doesn't have much of a chance, does it? Not as if Anglo Canadians were told their culture is important anyway...

Meanwhile in Quebec you've got interculturalism where everyone is invited as long as they want to integrate themselves and it shows in the amount of culture produced by French Canadians for French Canadians and by the fact that R-C even gets defended by the separatist parties because it's a very important element to the survival of French Canadian culture.

[-] Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

What's the big deal about Christmas or Valentine's Day? Nothing, except that people enjoy the excuse to celebrate.

[-] jnb@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

it's an excuse for an occasion to get together with friends/family. that's it.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 15 points 8 months ago

That's sad

[-] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 8 months ago

That's a shame, was planning on watching this year. I get it's not everyones cup of tea, but I'm spending NYE with my mom who's older and enjoys this sort of thing. Kind of a fun end-of-the-year variety show. I guess we'll have to find something else, and I'd rather not watch something American.

[-] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

How about the BBC? They switch to Big Ben bonging at midnight.

[-] SilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 8 months ago

I could do that, but then we'd have to find something else to do for 8 hours until it's midnight here lol

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 8 months ago

Yep, same. I'm not much of a party guy, but there's no way I'm staying up that late doing nothing, and it's a way to still participate.

If anyone has ideas, I'm all ears.

[-] autotldr 11 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

"Unfortunately, CBC is not able to produce a live New Year's Eve special this year due to financial pressures," read a statement obtained by CBC News from CBC spokesperson Chuck Thompson and Kerry Kelly, senior manager of public relations English communications.

This year, CBC plans to air a new Just For Laughs special hosted by comedian Mae Martin on Sunday at 11 p.m. in most markets.

It will be followed at midnight by episodes of Comedy Night with Rick Mercer as the new year rolls in.

It's a notable change for CBC, which has long been a reliable stop for viewers on the momentous night.

The New Year's Eve program swept across the country's time zones to feature musical performers on the ground in key cities.

The broadcaster announced early in December that it plans to cut 10 per cent of its workforce — about 600 union and non-union positions — and axe some programming as it copes with a potential $125 million budget shortfall.

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[-] Woofcat@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

I guess it's not a great advertising opportunity.

[-] atomWood@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

That’s really too bad

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world -5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

All the 70 year olds that still have cable will be disappointed, if they manage to stay up that late.

[+] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca -6 points 8 months ago

Darn now I won't be able to watch an hours old recording of an outdoor concert from Toronto. New year's eve will never be the same! /s

[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 10 points 8 months ago

Been a few years since you watched it, yeah?

[-] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca -4 points 8 months ago

No way, I flipped it on last year just to complain!

[+] Nudding@lemmy.world -15 points 8 months ago

You would think we would have bigger things to worry about than a concert, what with the climate breaking down, the economy being fucked, and housing and food being most of a paycheck.

[-] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 22 points 8 months ago

Good point - all things the CBC is solely responsible for.

However, I'm forced to award you 50 000 demerits for taking time away from fixing the climate and economy to write that comment. Do better.

[+] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -19 points 8 months ago

Only under a multicultural system would people watch their culture get axed and say "Yeah, but we have other things to worry about!"

[-] AFaithfulNihilist@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

I'm struggling to understand what exactly It is you wanted to communicate here.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

Hmm. No offense, but your comment makes you sound like a bigot. I'm sure that wasn't your intention. Can you please elaborate?

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -1 points 8 months ago

How does it make me sound like a bigot? I've got other comments in this discussion expanding my thought about multiculturalism and what it l leads to.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

I read your other comments and I'm struggling to understand your point on multiculturalism.

Saying multiculturalism isn't a thing in Quebec is false. There's such a great mix of cultures here that all integrated so well into our society. I couldn't imagine Québec's culture without the Haitian or Vietnamese diaspora for example. And we can't deny the influence of the Irish and Scottish culture in our own, especially food and music wise. Or that of the First Nations with their myths and legends and general knowledge of nature and survival here. And obviously, the French.

Québec's culture is a melting pot of cultures that turned into its own thing. It's the best example of what multiculturalism should be. Unlike Canada and it's "post-nationalism".

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

That's interculturalism, people of different origins integrating to the local culture.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

Ah ok. I see what you mean now.

I went to see what the difference is and I understand your point.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

All good and I know a lot of people in Canada don't understand the difference and think that Quebec just doesn't want immigrants...

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world -5 points 8 months ago

What? Climate collapse is the only thing that should be on everyone's minds. We're literally living through "don't look up" lol.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 0 points 8 months ago

And a good way to get everyone to work together is to have what? A central culture people are attached to and where the environment is important instead of a bunch of cultures that don't mix up and that care about whatever else is important to them, very often things that concern their country of origin more than the country they live in.

You won't care about foresr fires in a province 4000km away if the news that you watch are exclusively the ones from a country 10 000km away.

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

You're right about one thing. Nobody cared about the forest fires this year. Off the charts

[-] orbitz@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah I was watching the fire reports this year, got within two kms maybe less but with city between. It was a nerve racking time seeing the evacuation notices so close. Going to work one day could see them burning across the lake with red glows and hoping it wouldn't get closer, it jumped the lake though. A good reminder to have a go bag ready in case you were evacuated on short notice, definitely had the car filled and provisions in case they were needed. Maybe it was an overreaction with so many buildings between but rather be prepared.

[-] Nudding@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It's going to get worse before it gets better. The co2 emissions from forest fires aren't counted towards Canada's carbon footprint either, despite producing more greenhouse gases than Mexico's economy. I think we're doing too little too late, and we're just seeing the dominos start to fall.

But yeah how dare they cancel new years >:(

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