Tag: Canada

All things Canada from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

Trust In News survey finds online leading go-to for news

Canada's first-ever Trust in News survey finds that online news is the leading go-to medium for news audiences, while radio scored top points for...

ATN acquires Canadian broadcast rights for Afghanistan Premier League cricket

Asian Television Network (ATN), Canada's largest South Asian broadcaster, has acquired exclusive Canadian broadcast rights for the first-ever Afghanistan Premier League 2018 (APL 2018). ATN will broadcast all 23...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Scott Moore will step down from his role as president of Sportsnet and NHL Properties at the end of October. During his eight...

The Weekly Briefing

RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: CBC Radio One satirical current affairs show This Is That will end its nine-year run following this season. Creators and hosts Pat Kelly and...

CRTC reveals criteria to tap $750M Broadband Fund

The CRTC has revealed the criteria that will be used to evaluate applications for funding from its $750-million Broadband Fund, established to improve broadband internet...

CBC Radio’s ‘This Is That’ to wrap after this season

CBC Radio One satirical current affairs show This Is That will end its nine-year run following this season. Creators and hosts Pat Kelly and Peter Oldring made...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Hélène Laurendeau will be the new deputy minister at Canadian Heritage, starting Oct. 9. Laurendeau has been deputy minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and...

The Weekly Briefing

RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: Dave Wheeler, the former 92 CITI FM Winnipeg morning man fired by Rogers in July after controversial on-air comments about transgender people, is suing...

Quebecor urges Quebec political parties to maintain Film Tax Credit

Quebecor is calling on Québec's political parties to make a formal pledge to maintain the predictability of the province's Film or Video Production Services...

Broadcasting and Telecommunications review kicks off public consultations

The panel reviewing the Broadcasting and Telecommunications Acts has officially kicked off its public consultations with a call for comments from stakeholders and interested...