that features characters Luna, Chip and Inkie. With funding from the provincial government and over 40,000 individual donors, Knowledge Network acquires and commissions over 750 hours of original programming per year. In 2011, Knowledge Network acquired Shaw Media's stake in the children's television service BBC Kids, and converted it into a commercial-free service. Knowledge Network launched an HD feed on September 25, 2013. It became available to provincial customers of Shaw Cable and Shaw Direct on October 8, 2013. Controversy In February 2022 an internal audit of the Knowledge Network Corporation, conducted by the Castlemain Group, was released to the public. The audit revealed that under former President & CEO Rudy Buttignol's leadership, 98.3% of the Knowledge Network's $2.054 million pre-licence funding was awarded to production companies with "non-diverse" owners. The remaining 1.7% ($34,000) had been awarded to production companies owned by people of colour. Indigenous filmmakers meanwhile had received none of that funding. The Racial Equity Screen Office, the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and the Documentary Organization of Canada had lobbied the broadcaster for more than a year to conduct the audit and release the results. In response, Melanie Mark, British Columbia's minister of Culture, appointed three new members to the Network's board. In a statement she directed Buttignol and the board to make improvements. Buttignol meanwhile claimed he had "major reservations" with the audit. Members of the IBPOC film community claimed that Buttignol's response "contributed to an increased distrust and lack of confidence from filmmakers of colour and other concerned British Columbians". A petition on Change.org was started calling for his replacement. On June 17, 2022, the Knowledge Network's board released a statement that Buttignol's contract had been terminated. Logos See also List of programs broadcast by Knowledge Network References External links "Knowledge Network’s CEO weighs in on the importance of public broadcasting." Global Civic Policy Society Westland – A television series on environmental issues aired on the Knowledge Network from 1984 to 2007 - UBC Library Digital Collections Mass media in Burnaby Educational television networks in Canada Public television in Canada Television channels and stations established in 1981 Television stations in British Columbia Crown corporations of British Columbia 1981 establishments in British Columbia