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Articles: CBC-TV gets new head

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 22, 2004 - 12:59 AM

Richard Stursberg, the chief executive officer of Telefilm Canada, was named Wednesday the new head of CBC Television.
Harold Redekopp, executive vice-president and the current head of English-language television, is retiring this fall to pursue other career plans. Mr. Redekopp, a 30-year CBC veteran, told the Globe earlier this year that he had an interest in doing international work. A message to employees the CBC said Mr. Stursberg brings a “fresh pair of eyes and an awareness of the strategic challenges” faced by CBC Television. Mr. Stursberg, a high-profile figure in the TV business, was the head lobbyist for the cable-TV industry. He has served as the chairman of the $200-million Canadian Television Fund. He will take up the new position on Oct. 1. “In the rapidly changing world of television broadcasting, Richard's challenge will be to continue to build a well managed, ambitious, distinctive and, above all, creative broadcaster at the service of the Canadian public,” CBC president and CEO Robert Rabinovitch said in a statement. “There is no better medium than television to do that and no other institution than the CBC/Radio-Canada with the mandate and the means to promote the Canadian voice in our own broadcast environment and abroad,” Mr. Stursberg said. “In today's global environment, it is critical to remember the regional and local nature of our country. In a release, Telefilm Canada said Mr. Stursberg is resigning and that Carolle Brabant, the finance and administration will be the acting executive director. The job pays a minimum of $225,000 a year and an annual budget of about $500-million. CBC as a whole got $927-million from the federal government in the 2004 budget, up 8 per cent from the previous year.

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