News Releases

October 7, 2002

CBC/Radio-Canada to Offer Queen's Golden Jubilee Gala Concert Program Package to Other Broadcasters

Ottawa — CBC/Radio-Canada is proud to have been asked to be the exclusive broadcaster of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Gala, to take place on Thursday, October 10 from 8 to 10 p.m. at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. CBC/Radio-Canada is especially proud to broadcast the Gala on its French and English Radio and Television networks since this, our 50th anniversary of television in Canada, coincides with Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee.

To let as many Canadians as possible see this very special event, we are pleased to provide other over-the-air broadcasters with the CBC/Radio-Canada live, branded program package of the Golden Jubilee Gala television broadcast, provided it is broadcast in its entirety simultaneously with the CBC/Radio-Canada signal in any local time zone, and presented without commercial or other interruptions. Broadcasters are also permitted to use up to two minutes of excerpts for news purposes.

About CBC/Radio-Canada

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. CBC/Radio-Canada reaches Canadians through eight national radio and television networks, its full-service Web sites, local/regional stations and affiliates, as well as the digital television channel Country Canada and the continuous music network Galaxie. In addition, CBC/Radio-Canada has forged partnerships with other broadcasters and is a partner in the satellite radio service SIRIUS Canada as well as in the specialty television services ARTV and The Documentary Channel. Through this array of activities, CBC/Radio-Canada brings diverse regional and cultural perspectives into the daily lives of Canadians in English, French and eight aboriginal languages. (2006)

For additional information, please contact:

Katherine Heath-Eves
Media Relations
CBC/Radio-Canada (Ottawa)
Tel: (613) 288-6235
heathevk@cbc.ca
www.cbc.radio-canada.ca