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TV design personalities Debbie Travis and Tommy Smythe enter podcasting space

The Sound Off Podcast Network, in collaboration with executive producer Sarah Burke, has launched Trust Me…I’m a Decorator, a new podcast from designers Debbie...

Jenny West named Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the Year

Jenny West, the co-host of afternoon drive on Pattison Media's The Zone @ 91-3 (CJZN-FM) in Victoria, has been named the 2023 Allan Waters...

Jimmy Pattison in conversation with Pattison Media President Rod Schween at BCAB

On this special edition of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we bring you the opportunity to listen in on a  conversation from the recent...

Rogers to redirect $13M in local expression funding from Global to CityNews

Without access to funding, Corus Entertainment says its Global television stations across the country will be left "in a precarious and unduly disadvantaged position"...

Carriage dispute to see Eastlink drop 34 Corus Entertainment channels

Eastlink cable subscribers soon won't be able to watch HGTV Canada, W Network, and Showcase, among 34 other channels on the service, as the...

Alanis Obomsawin, Sphere Media among those to be honoured at BANFF Rockies Gala

Alanis Obomsawin, Jennifer Podemski, and Sphere Media are among those set to be honoured during the Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) next month. Set for...

Peter Niegel & Nik Goodman on bringing the spirit of Radiodays to North America

With Radiodays set to make its North American debut June 8-9, during Canadian Music Week in Toronto, we welcome General Manager and CEO Peter...

Corus formally applies to air news/talk on FM in Calgary, questions viability of AM

Corus Entertainment has formally applied to amend the licence of CFGQ-FM Calgary to add an AM rebroadcasting transmitter for the station, while revoking the...

Scenes of suicide require 13+ classification, says CBSC

A Canadian Broadcast Standards Council (CBSC) panel has ruled that themes of murder, suicide and domestic violence require a certain level of viewer maturity,...

Ford reverses course on plan to remove AM radio from new vehicles

Ford Motor Company has reversed course on its plan to remove AM radio from all new vehicles, starting in 2024. "After speaking with policy leaders...

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