- Corporation (TV series)
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Corporation Genre documentary Written by Arthur Hammond Directed by Arthur Hammond Country of origin Canada
Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 6 Production Executive producer(s) George Pearson Producer(s) Arthur Hammond Editor(s) Pierre Lasry Cinematography Jean-Pierre Lachapelle Running time 30 minutes Broadcast Original channel CBC Television Original run 16 February 1975 – 6 April 1975 Corporation is a Canadian business documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1975.
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Premise
This series broadcast all but one of the National Film Board of Canada documentary films on the Steinberg grocery company, documenting the business life of the company. The films received co-operation and involvement from company leader Sam Steinberg. One of the documentaries, "After Mr. Sam", ran almost 78 minutes long and was not broadcast on CBC during this run.[1]
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast most Sundays at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 16 February to 6 April 1975.
Episodes
- "Growth" describes the past and future development of the company
- "Real Estate" concerns the company's land holdings and their effect on residential patterns
- "International Operations" featured the results of Steinberg opening a store in Paris
- "The Market" documented the company's approach to managing its relationships with customers, competitors and suppliers
- "Motivation" documented the company's relationships with its workers
- "Bilingualism" documented the company's relationships with Quebec
References
- ^ Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Corporation". Canadian Communications Foundation. http://www.broadcasting-history.ca/programming/television/programming_popup.php?id=1076. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
External links
- Allan, Blaine (1996). "Corporation". Queen's University. http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Con.html. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- Retailing Industries documentaries at the National Film Board of Canada
Categories:- CBC network shows
- 1975 Canadian television series debuts
- 1975 Canadian television series endings
- National Film Board of Canada documentary series
- Documentary films about business
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