The channel will be supported by ads and will be available for streaming 24/7, according to a press release. Chang will leave The National in August, with co-presenter Adrienne Arsenault taking over as host from Monday to Thursday with a new title as chief correspondent for CBC News. Starting this fall, National Andrew Chang will lead a new daily newscast on an upcoming streaming channel announced by CBC News on Thursday. (CBC) CBC News editor-in-chief Brodie Fenlon said the channel would offer the best in CBC journalism, reaching out to a younger audience that has migrated to streaming. “It will include things like The National and other original programs like The Fifth Estate and the Marketplace,” he said. “It will include grouped stories that appear across the country and are gathered around certain topics and will include some original programs.” Adrienne Arsenault of the National will take over hosting duties from Monday to Thursday with a new title, head correspondent for CBC News. (CBC) Fenlon said the channel will be different from the CBC News Network, with an emphasis on great content and longer-lived stories. “Part of that streaming strategy started when we noticed more than a year ago that a lot of people were watching The National at night on a connected TV, so they were streaming it over a traditional cable.” Ian Hanomansing is the new permanent host of Cross Country Checkup and will continue to host The National on Friday and Sunday. The news comes a week after the Canadian Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission renewed its CBC licensing agreement for an additional five years. Ian Hanomansing will be the permanent host of Cross Country Checkup. (CBC)
