m-p{3}@lemmy.caM to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agoCBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10 per cent of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfallwww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up136arrow-down10
arrow-up136arrow-down1external-linkCBC/Radio-Canada to cut 10 per cent of workforce, end some programming as it faces $125M budget shortfallwww.cbc.cam-p{3}@lemmy.caM to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square40linkfedilink
minus-squareConcetta@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 years agoFuck them for defunding CBC. They have too much value to lose to austerity.
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoInflation (increasing production cost, hardware, licensing, salaries) and dwindling ad revenue was a double-whammy on their finance projection, and now they sadly have to adjust where layoffs are necessary… :(
minus-squareConcetta@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years agoI mean, I get it, but I also don’t think our federal broadcaster should have ever had to rely on ad dollars.
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.caOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoI wish they did manage to rely entirely on public funding…
Fuck them for defunding CBC. They have too much value to lose to austerity.
Inflation (increasing production cost, hardware, licensing, salaries) and dwindling ad revenue was a double-whammy on their finance projection, and now they sadly have to adjust where layoffs are necessary… :(
I mean, I get it, but I also don’t think our federal broadcaster should have ever had to rely on ad dollars.
I wish they did manage to rely entirely on public funding…