Corporation (TV series)

Corporation
Genre documentary
Written by Arthur Hammond
Directed by Arthur Hammond
Country of origin Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6
Production
Executive producer(s) George Pearson
Producer(s) Arthur Hammond
Cinematography Jean-Pierre Lachapelle
Editor(s) Pierre Lasry
Running time 30 minutes
Release
Original network CBC Television
Original release 16 February – 6 April 1975

Corporation is a Canadian business documentary television series which aired on CBC Television in 1975.

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

  1. "Growth" describes the past and future development of the company
  2. "Real Estate" concerns the company's land holdings and their effect on residential patterns
  3. "International Operations" featured the results of Steinberg opening a store in Paris
  4. "The Market" documented the company's approach to managing its relationships with customers, competitors and suppliers
  5. "Motivation" documented the company's relationships with its workers
  6. "Bilingualism" documented the company's relationships with Quebec

References

  1. Corcelli, John (August 2005). "Corporation". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • Allan, Blaine (1996). "Corporation". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  • Retailing Industries documentaries at the National Film Board of Canada
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