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Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast

Rob Hopkins of OpenBroadcaster on World Radio Day

Connie Thiessen - 6 days ago

Rob Hopkins - aka "Radio Rob" has used his DIY ethos to become a pioneering force in community broadcasting and open-source innovation in Canada's...

‘Canadian True Crime’ host Kristi Lee on her 200th episode milestone

January 21, 2026

Terry O’Reilly, Larry MacInnis & Mike Occomore on promoting the power of Canadian radio

January 7, 2026

‘Happy Has-Been’ Bill Welychka

December 15, 2025

Tapping the Collective Brain Trust @CCSACONNECT

December 11, 2025

Canadian Perspectives

OP-ED: Consultation Is Killing Media Velocity In Canada

James Wallace - February 3, 2026

Canadian media policy moves at the speed of consensus. Media markets move at the speed of product cycles. That gap is no longer survivable. Over...

OP-ED: CanCon Is Still Regulating the Wrong Scarcity

January 28, 2026

The Quiet After WABE: A Reflection on Our Industry and Its...

November 20, 2025

Federal bolstering of CBC, print will not save local news, says...

November 5, 2025

Media leaders blast ‘1985’ regulation at WABE

October 17, 2025

Features + OP-ED

OP-ED: Consultation Is Killing Media Velocity In Canada

James Wallace - February 3, 2026

Canadian media policy moves at the speed of consensus. Media markets move at the speed of product cycles. That gap is no longer survivable. Over...

Canadian Perspectives

OP-ED: CanCon Is Still Regulating the Wrong Scarcity

James Wallace - January 28, 2026

The JUNO Awards nominations arrive every year like a national pulse check. We scan the list, argue about snubs, celebrate the breakthroughs, and for...

Why Validate Is the Attribution Standard Radio Has Been Missing

January 22, 2026

Tessa Potter’s 2026 lookahead at media & entertainment tech

January 19, 2026

Broadcasters We Lost in 2025

December 27, 2025

Fall 2025 Radio Diary Ratings

December 11, 2025

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Long-running Ottawa talk host Lowell Green dead at 89

Connie Thiessen - 1 day ago

Lowell Green, best known for his more than five decades as a talk show host on Ottawa's CFRA, has passed away at age 89. Green...

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Radio still reaching strong majority of Canadians, says MTM release

Connie Thiessen - 5 days ago

Radio continues to reach a strong majority of Canadian listeners, according to the latest report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM), diving into time spent...

Rob Hopkins of OpenBroadcaster on World Radio Day

6 days ago

Canucks broadcaster Jim Robson dead at 91

7 days ago

Chatham-Kent’s CFCO to transition to FM

7 days ago

Sid Seixeiro to debut sports podcast after year-long absence from media

February 2, 2026

TV + Film News

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CBC greenlights five new Canadian kids series

Connie Thiessen - 48 minutes ago

CBC has greenlit five new Canadian kids series the public broadcaster says build on its Here for Canada strategy, "strengthening the pillar of bringing people...

Super Bowl LX reaches nearly 16M Canadian viewers

February 9, 2026

Milano Cortina Opening Ceremony draws 16M Canadian viewers

February 8, 2026

Blue Jays broadcaster Buck Martinez announces retirement

February 6, 2026

Canadian streaming viewership flat, according to latest thinkTV report

February 5, 2026

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Broadcast Tech + Engineering News

Tessa Potter’s 2026 lookahead at media & entertainment tech

Tessa Potter - January 19, 2026

As we turn the corner and land firmly in 2026, it’s both daunting and exciting to think about the future of tech in media...

Advertorial

Radiating Responsiveness for RF and Radio

Dielectric | Trusted for Decades. Ready for Tomorrow. - December 3, 2025

Time passes by and trends in broadcast come and go, and inevitably a season of change emerges. In Dielectric’s universe, the fading pool of...

WABE elects new executive

December 3, 2025

Media Pulse secures Canadian rights to 3Rock Global’s 3D, AR ad capabilities

November 25, 2025

The Quiet After WABE: A Reflection on Our Industry and Its Future

November 20, 2025

Doug Kirk, Orest Sushko, Keith Beaulieu recognized by CCBE

November 5, 2025

Regulatory + Telecom + Media News

Class B shareholders fail to support Corus Entertainment recapitalization plan

Connie Thiessen - January 30, 2026

Corus Entertainment will still pursue court approval for its proposed recapitalization transaction, despite a vote by Class B shareholders falling short of the required...

General + Regulatory + Telecom + Media News

Douglas Smith appointed EVP at CBC

Connie Thiessen - January 15, 2026

CBC/Radio-Canada has announced the appointment of former Paramount exec Douglas Smith as Executive Vice-President. Smith will succeed the retiring Barb Williams in the role, beginning...

CBC News announces plan to create and staff 11 new bureaus

January 14, 2026

Raj Shoan takes on Interim ED role at Friends of Canadian Media

January 12, 2026

CRTC releases study outlining potential measures to improve Cancon discoverability

January 8, 2026

Pary Bell appointed CEO of TVO

January 6, 2026

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Majority of Canadians now online first viewers, says MTM study

Connie Thiessen - February 3, 2026

Media Technology Monitor (MTM) has released highlights from its latest report, Canadian Viewing Profiles, indicating a majority of Canadians (34%) are now Online First...

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