Marketplace(Canadian TV program)
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Marketplace | |
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Also known as | CBC News: Marketplace |
Genre | Newsmagazine Investigative Journalism Consumer Affairs |
Presented by | Charlsie Agro David Common Asha Tomlinson |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No.of seasons | 50[1] |
No.of episodes | 500 |
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Executive producer | Nelisha Vellani |
Producers | Greg Sadler Jeremy Macdonald Katie Pedersen Jenny Cowley |
Editors | Simon Parubchak Aaron Taylor |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation(CBC) |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 5 October 1972 present | –
CBC Marketplaceis a Canadian investigative consumer program which has been broadcast onCBC Televisionsince 1972. The program investigates consumer reports on issues such asproduct testing,healthandsafety,fraudulentbusiness practices, and also tests government and industry promises.
History
[edit]The program was influential in the banning ofurea formaldehyde foam insulationandlawn dartsin Canada, the legislation of warnings on exploding pop bottles, successful prosecution ofretailersfor falseadvertising,new standards forbottled wateranddrinking fountains,new regulations to make children's sleepwear less flammable, and the implementation of safer designs for children's cribs.
In recent years, the program's reporting has exposed the illegal dumping and burning of Canadianplastic recyclingin Malaysia, the sale of fake university degrees to Canadian professors and social workers, and its hidden camera investigations documented hygiene issues in hospitals, misleading sales practices, and violence and neglect in long-term care homes.
Investigations have led to corporate and government changes: Google Maps launched a review of the country's locksmith listings after the identification of dozens of fake listings and reviews. Ontario's real estate board launched an investigation and review of its agents after the program documented agents breaking rules around “double-ending”.
When the program's original lab testing found dangerous levels of cadmium in jewelry sold by Ardene and Aldo, journalists travelled to China to expose how these chemicals end up on Canadian store shelves. The episode prompted an investigation by Health Canada and changes in the companies’ suppliers.
One of its most popular programs involved an international investigation tracking the people behind those annoying fake Canada Revenue scams and tech support scams. The reporting triggered “Project Octavia”, a criminal investigation by the country's top police force (RCMP). In February 2020, journalists were granted exclusive access to document the arrest of Canadian “super money mules” alleged to have been working with criminals in India to defraud Canadian victims.
Marketplacewas originally hosted by Joan Watson and George Finstad. Joan Watson eventually married one of the first producers of the show, Murray Creed. Other hosts have included Bill Paul,Harry Brown,Norma Kent,Jacquie Perrin,Christine Johnson,Erica Johnson,Jim Nunn,Tom HarringtonandWendy Mesley.The program's current hosts areDavid Common,Charlsie Agro andAsha Tomlinson.[2]
Early seasons of the program had a theme song, "The Consumer", which was written and performed byStompin' Tom Connors.For several years, every episode would begin with Connors singing the song, which became a hit.
Every Thursday,The Nationalairs a weekly segment that is based on the week's episode withAdrienne Arsenaultintroducing the segment.
In 2023, an audiopodcastversion of the show was produced and with the episodes scheduled for release on July 4, 2023. In addition, the podcast was broadcast as a summer replacement series onCBC Radio One.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Marketplace".CBC Media Centre.
- ^"Marketplace".cbc.ca.Retrieved2015-12-02.
- ^"CBC Marketplace".CBCListen.CBC.Retrieved3 July2023.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- MarketplaceatIMDb
- Marketplaceplaylist onYouTube
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