The TV news Ottawa-Gatineau, one of Radio-Canada’s last remaining hour-long regional newscasts, will be shortened to 30 minutes next season. A new half-hour national public affairs program produced from Ottawa will air at 6:30 p.m. in regions where the TV news lasts only 30 minutes.
This change should not result in cuts at the Ottawa-Gatineau regional station. Radio-Canada announced this to employees on Thursday, it has learned The duty. During this meeting, there was also discussion of a new public affairs program hosted by Mathieu Nadon, the current anchor of the Ottawa-Gatineau regional newscast, which will cover national news.
It will be broadcast starting at 6:30 p.m., not only in the federal capital region, but also in all those where the newscast already lasts only 30 minutes. In 2014, following cutbacks under Stephen Harper’s Conservative government, Radio-Canada had reduced the newscast to 30 minutes. TV news to 6 p.m. in most areas.
During the last season, Economy Zonehosted by Gérald Fillion, took over on air after the TV news in these stations. Mathieu Nadon’s new show will therefore replace Economy Zonewhich will however continue to be broadcast on RDI.
“We are indeed considering a new proposal for the fall which would be distributed in all regions of the country where the TJ is 30 minutes instead of Economy zone, which will keep its slot on the airwaves of ICI RDI,” confirmed the management of Radio-Canada by email.
This “new proposal” will not be broadcast, however, in the regions of Montreal and its surroundings, Quebec and Acadia. The latter are for the moment keeping their one-hour news bulletin.
