Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Summary

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is a broadcaster^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,355 views/month, #3 of 333).^[2]

Key Facts

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's field of work was public broadcasting^[3].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was a member of Radios francophones publiques^[4].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation was influenced by British Broadcasting Corporation^[5].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is in the country of Canada^[6].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as broadcaster^[7].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's instance of is recorded as production company^[8].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Ottawa^[9].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as CBC Ottawa Production Centre^[10].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's has organizational division is recorded as CBC Records^[11].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation took place at CBC Ottawa Production Centre^[12].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as CBC Sports^[13].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Canadian Broadcasting Corporation^[14].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as broadcasting^[15].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as mass media^[16].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's industry is recorded as public broadcasting^[17].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's foundational text is recorded as Broadcasting Act^[18].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's chairperson is recorded as Michael Goldbloom^[19].
• November 2, 1936 marks the founding of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation^[20].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Department of Canadian Heritage^[21].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's official website is recorded as https://cbc.radio-canada.ca/^[22].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation^[23].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as radio^[24].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as television^[25].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's product or material produced is recorded as digital media^[26].
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's replaces is recorded as Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Production^[28]

• Country: CA^[29]

• Began / founded: 1936-11-02^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: d2e663ce-6d21-4f92-952d-68463273a6f6^[31]

Body

Founding

November 2, 1936 marks the founding of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation^[20].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Canadian Broadcasting Corporation'}^[32] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Société Radio-Canada'}^[33]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CBC'}^[34] and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'SRC'}^[35].

Leadership

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's chairperson is recorded as Michael Goldbloom^[19].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Ottawa^[9], a census division of Canada^[36], in Canada^[37], founded in 1855^[38] and CBC Ottawa Production Centre^[10], a television studio^[39], in Canada^[40], founded in 2004^[41]. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Department of Canadian Heritage^[21]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as CBC Sports^[13].

Industry

Industries include broadcasting^[15], mass media^[16], and public broadcasting^[17]. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's field of work was public broadcasting^[3].

Ownership

Products include radio^[24], television^[25], and digital media^[26].

Why It Matters

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ranks in the top 0.9% of broadcaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,355 views/month, #3 of 333).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

It is credited with the discovery of Panama Papers^[44], an information leak^[45], in Panama^[46].

FAQs

What did Canadian Broadcasting Corporation discover?

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is credited as discoverer of Panama Papers^[44].