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Canadian Heritage committee  I want to underscore that we no longer look at a single platform as a stand-alone platform. I can't speak to the specifics of the anchor in Saskatchewan. Generally, however, I can say that our anchors and our producers and our reporters typically are working on multiple platforms at any given time on any given day.

May 19th, 2016Committee meeting

Andrew Cochran

Canadian Heritage committee  I take your point and I agree. The production of television has been streamlined. The difference with a CBC local person today is that they are working across all the platforms.

May 19th, 2016Committee meeting

Andrew Cochran

Canadian Heritage committee  Late night and weekend come from Halifax.

May 19th, 2016Committee meeting

Andrew Cochran

Canadian Heritage committee  That was a few years ago.

May 19th, 2016Committee meeting

Andrew Cochran

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm happy to tell you that Here and Now is substantially back, perhaps not quite to the historic levels you're talking about, but still neck and neck with VOCM in the marketplace and vital to the life of Newfoundland and Labrador. In fact, an example I wanted to bring to your attention about the commitment of local broadcasting to the community happened on Here and Now a few weeks ago.

May 19th, 2016Committee meeting

Andrew Cochran

Canadian Heritage committee  There you go. Absolutely Here and Now is vital to us and to Newfoundland and Labrador. It's one of our two most successful evening news programs, along with Compass in Prince Edward Island, in terms of viewers. Interestingly, in Newfoundland and Labrador, the staff there are not only working with that program, but they're leaders in providing digital services throughout the province, and they're leading in some of our experimental activities in starting out an experiment to do a local YouTube channel for Newfoundland and Labrador.

May 19th, 2016Committee meeting

Andrew Cochran

Canadian Heritage committee  No, what's—

May 19th, 2016Committee meeting

Andrew Cochran

Canadian Heritage committee  Here's what has been regionalized and what hasn't. We took a decision about three years ago to change the management structure of our regions across the country. What used to be two separate CBC regions, the Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador, became one. I happened to be the managing director at the time and was part of that activity.

May 19th, 2016Committee meeting

Andrew Cochran