CBC has launched a new channel on YouTube, enabling audiences to access a variety of CBC podcasts via the digital platform. More than a dozen CBC Podcasts, including investigative shows like Someone Knows Something and Uncover, acclaimed series such as Let’s Not Be Kidding and Run, Hide, Repeat, as well as daily programs like Front Burner and Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud, are now streamable on YouTube.
The move comes as CBC plans for future expansion to include video podcasts. The introduction of the CBC Podcasts YouTube channel coincides with the Canadian launch of podcasts in the YouTube Music app.
CBC’s Executive Vice-President Barbara Williams said, “The launch of CBC Podcasts on YouTube furthers a commitment to making our amazing catalogue of podcast content available to audiences on the platform of their choice.”
Stephanie Wilson Chapin, YouTube Canada’s Strategic Partner Lead for News, added, “Podcasters have been leveraging YouTube’s reach for quite some time. In fact, a good portion of the more than one billion hours watched per day on YouTube is podcasting content from creators, artists, and others looking to share their unique perspectives. We are very excited about partnering with CBC to continue the growth we’ve seen in this area over the last few years, and look forward to expanding our relationship with them in the future.”
