CBC cuts hit sports
Though sports produces a lot of CBC's revenue, it didn't escape today's cuts aimed at overcoming the corporation's $171 million shortfall.
Gone is the radio show The Inside Track, a CBC staple for decades. At this point, the CBC is saying only that the following sports will face reductions or cutbacks in coverage of alpine skiing, world aquatics, track and field, international figure skating and CONCACAF soccer. The depth of those cuts will be made clearer soon.
As for personnel, all the CBC is saying at this point is that 313 jobs will be cut in sports, entertainment, current affairs and sales.
I like CBC's coverage of Alpine Skiing and Track. I hope they don't get hit too hard, CBC already is doing less Track.
Posted by: Josh O'Donnell | 03/26/2009 at 04:57 PM
I can live with the cutbacks to CONCACAF soccer. As long as they don't touch Toronto FC games.
Posted by: chris | 03/27/2009 at 10:50 AM
It's a shame that they are cutting CONCACAF soccer since that was coverage of teams outside of Toronto (at least last season) and it helped quiet down the folks that complain about a Toronto focus.
Posted by: Pension Plan Puppets | 03/27/2009 at 01:38 PM