Tag: CBC

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

Beijing most-streamed Olympic Games, says CBC

Despite controversy around the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, CBC says seven in 10 Canadians tuned into the games. With more than 1,200 hours of...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Carol Off reflects on 40 years...

Carol Off will co-host her final episode of CBC Radio's As It Happens on Friday, Feb. 25. After an estimated 25,000 interviews, the former foreign correspondent...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bell Media ad revenue up...

BCE has reported results for the fourth quarter (Q4) and full-year 2021, announcing a 5.1% or $0.18 per share increase in the BCE annual...

TV & Film News – Dune, Nightmare Alley spur Canadian Oscar...

Denis Villeneuve's Dune leads the Canadian-helmed productions earning Oscar nominations. Among the epic sci-fi feature's 10 nods are nominations for Villeneuve for Best Adapted...

TV & Film News – Corus purchases majority stake in Toronto’s...

Corus Entertainment has purchased a majority stake in Aircraft Pictures, a Toronto-based kids and family-focused prodco, which also has an office in Los Angeles....

Marla Boltman to head public broadcaster watchdog ‘FRIENDS’

Marla Boltman has been appointed Executive Director and Spokesperson of public broadcaster watchdog FRIENDS (formerly Friends of Canadian Broadcasting), effective immediately. Ahead of the anticipated introduction...

Sign Offs

Bill Anderson, 77, on Jan. 25. On a suggestion from his high school English teacher, Anderson attended Radio & TV Arts at Ryerson, which...

Radio & Podcast News – Four in five Anglo Canadians listening...

Media Technology Monitor (MTM) has released its latest Radio report indicating nearly four in five English speakers still listen to AM/FM radio through a...

CBC Edmonton host Adrienne Pan passes away after lengthy illness

Adrienne Pan, the host of CBC Edmonton afternoon drive program Radio Active, has passed away after being hospitalized with a serious illness. She was...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Duff Roman, Bob McKeown among...

Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame inductee Duff Roman, The Fifth Estate co-host Bob McKeown, and Quebec actor and comedian Marc Labrèche...