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‘Major transformation’ of Radio Canada International includes smaller team, more language offerings

CBC/Radio-Canada has announced "a major transformation" of Radio Canada International (RCI) that includes expanding into Punjabi and Tagalog-language content, producing a new weekly podcast...

Digital tax announced, Part II fees waived in federal fall economic update

Starting July 1, foreign-based digital services like Netflix and Spotify will be forced to charge GST/HST, while a corporate level tax on digital companies...

Multicultural TV veteran Bhupinder Hundal to helm Global BC

Global BC has named Bhupinder Hundal as its new News Director and Station Manager, overseeing editorial direction, staff and operations. For the past two...

Q&A: Paul Larsen on acquiring Kelowna’s CKOO-FM in a pandemic

The CRTC has approved former Clear Sky Radio President Paul Larsen's bid to acquire the broadcast licence for Kelowna's CKOO-FM. An early pandemic casualty, the...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: CAB President Kevin Desjardins

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) has appointed its first president since 2009 when the organization representing the interests of Canada's private radio and...

Blue Jays play-by-play man Mike Wilner parts ways with Sportsnet

Sportsnet announced Friday morning that it has parted ways with Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play announcer Mike Wilner. Wilner had worked with Rogers Sports & Media...

Denham Jolly, Glenn O’Farrell among new Order of Canada appointees

SCTV cast member Dave Thomas, former Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) President Glenn O'Farrell, and Denham Jolly, founder of Canada's first Black-owned radio station Flow...

Shane Hewitt succeeds Drex as host of Corus late night show ‘The Shift’

Corus Entertainment has named Shane Hewitt as the new permanent host of late night network talk show, The Shift. Hewitt succeeds Drex, aka Justin Wilcomes,...

Roz & Mocha Show expands to more markets

Rogers Sports & Media has extended the reach of the Roz & Mocha Show to more markets in the wake of last week's cross-country...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Francis Currie on UK radio, Smashprep & competing on content

On this episode of Broadcast Dialogue - The Podcast, we talk with UK broadcast veteran and consultant Francis Currie on why radio needs to...

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