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94.3 NOW!radio rebrands as MEOW!radio for International Cat Day

In celebration of International Cat Day, Pattison Media's 94.3 NOW!radio (CHNW-FM) Winnipeg has temporarily rebranded as 94.3 MEOW!radio. Morning hosts Marika and Turnbull unveiled the...

CAB, CBC, News Media Canada call for news blocking inquiry

News Media Canada, the Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) and CBC/Radio-Canada are calling on the Competition Bureau to investigate Meta’s decision to block news...

Evanov’s Arise Christian Radio in Brantford goes dark

Evanov Communications' Arise Christian Radio AM 1380 (CKPC-AM) in Brantford, ON is going off the air, effective today. CKPC-AM had been broadcasting a Christian Contemporary...

Lionsgate to acquire eOne from Hasbro in $500M deal

Lionsgate has confirmed it will acquire eOne from Hasbro in a transaction valued at approximately $500 million. Under the agreement, Lionsgate acquires eOne's 6,500-title film...

Global BC anchor Sophie Lui recognized by Jack Webster Foundation

Global BC anchor Sophie Lui is being honoured as the 2023 recipient of the Shelley Fralic Award by the Jack Webster Foundation, celebrating a...

CMG members at TVO reject employer’s latest offer

Canadian Media Guild (CMG) members at TVO have returned a strong strike mandate to their bargaining team with 95.8% of members voting to reject...

Meta confirms end of news availability in Canada

Meta has confirmed it has begun the process of ending news availability in Canada on Facebook and Instagram, ahead of the implementation of the...

Air Canada adds Apple TV+ to in-flight entertainment lineup

Air Canada is further expanding its in-flight entertainment experience with the addition of  Apple TV+ original programming, as of Aug. 1, bringing hit series...

Relaxing paywall access boosts subscriber counts longterm, says new study

A new study finds temporarily relaxing or suspending paywall access on news sites eventually leads to an increase in subscribers. Published in the journal...

WABE partners with SBE to offer on-site certification at upcoming conference

This month, I’m writing the WABE newsletter while on a freelance assignment in Australia at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, working for Broadcast Systems...

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