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Overstory Media Group makes more layoffs

Overstory Media Group (OMG) has made another round of layoffs, focused on Victoria's Capital Daily. Among those caught up in Monday's job losses were managing...

Online & Digital Media News – Postmedia plans layoffs, more digitization as part of cost-cutting plans

Unifor says it is looking at all options to protect media workers following Postmedia’s announcement that it plans layoffs. Planned cost-cutting over the coming...

Online & Digital Media News – Brandon Gonez startup acquires NOW Magazine

Gonez Media (GMI), the digital media startup helmed by former CTV and CP24 journalist Brandon Gonez, has announced its acquisition of Toronto’s NOW Magazine....

Brandon Gonez startup acquires Toronto’s NOW Magazine

Gonez Media (GMI), the digital media startup helmed by former CTV and CP24 journalist Brandon Gonez, has announced its acquisition of Toronto's NOW Magazine. Starting...

Online & Digital Media News – MTM finds Indigenous Canadians are bigger social media and SVOD users

Media Technology Monitor (MTM) has released a report on media and technology usage by Canada’s Indigenous population (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit). Encompassing survey...

How many journalists could ChatGPT replace? I asked it

Unless you've been off the grid for the past few weeks, you have probably heard the buzz by now around ChatGPT, the OpenAI model...

Online & Digital Media News – The Economist and PressReader expand strategic partnership

The Economist and PressReader have announced an expansion of their strategic partnership to broaden the publication's digital distribution and increase group subscriptions. As part...

Online & Digital Media News – TV and internet remain key ways of getting news, says MTM

Media Technology Monitor (MTM) says almost 80% of English-speaking Canadian adults and 74% of French speakers are now reading news online. MTM's data indicates...

CBC launches ‘CBC News Explore’ FAST channel

CBC News Explore has launched, the public broadcaster's new free ad-supported streaming (FAST) news channel, available on digital and connected TV platforms. The channel will...

Online & Digital Media News – CMF winding down Encore+ YouTube channels

Canada Media Fund (CMF) has announced it’s winding down Encore+ and Encore Plus, its respective English and French YouTube channels featuring vintage Canadian series...

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