CBC to launch doc-specific FAST channel and up investment in genre by $7 million

CBC boosts doc investment as it shifts strategy toward FAST

The public broadcaster is putting $7 million more into docs and launching a FAST channel this fall as viewing shifts further toward streaming.

CBC to double down on documentary storytelling with new FAST channel

CBC has announced it’s significantly increasing its investment in documentary storytelling and launching CBC Docs, a dedicated documentary FAST (free ad-supported streaming) channel, this fall. The public broadcaster announced Thursday it’s increasing its investment in the genre by $7 million, which will include supporting more feature-length films, as well as emerging digital creators. CBC says the investment will enhance its existing slate, in…

CBC to launch doc-specific FAST channel and up investment in genre by $7 million

Canadian pubcaster CBC is upping its investment in documentaries by CAD$7 million, and plans to launch a doc-focused FAST channel this fall, as it winds down its linear Documentary Channel. Announcing ...

CBC Documentary Channel Shuttered

I'm a CBC fan, and a documentary fan, but I'm not sure I knew about CBC's Documentary Channel. It launched on September 7, 2001, primarily owned by Corus Entertainment, until Corus sold its shares to CBC in 2006. That gave CBC 82% ownership, with The National Film Board of Canada owning the bulk of the rest.I'm told the Documentary Channel is going off the air on August 31, 2026.