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1310 News Ottawa cancels The Rick Gibbons Show

Rogers has unexpectedly cancelled The Rick Gibbons Show on its Ottawa newstalk station 1310 News (CIWW-AM). Gibbons, 66, the former publisher and CEO of The...

Mirko Bibic to assume leadership of Bell

Chief Operating Officer Mirko Bibic will assume leadership of Bell and BCE Inc. in January when President and Chief Executive Officer George Cope retires. Cope,...

Bell acquires minority interest in esports company OverActive Media

Bell has acquired a minority interest in global esports entertainment company OverActive Media (OAM) and signed on as the organization's first founding marketing partner. Headquartered...

Lisa LaFlamme among new Order of Canada appointees

CTV News anchor Lisa LaFlamme, Lionsgate Entertainment founder Frank Giustra, Food Network Canada host Michael Smith, and Dragons' Den entrepreneur Jim Treliving are among...

BTLR panel releases its “What We Heard Report”

The Broadcasting and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel has released its What We Heard Report reflecting feedback gathered during its consultations into the modernization of Canada's communications...

Privacy concerns hurdle to smart speaker ownership: Smart Audio Report

Privacy concerns are getting in the way of more smart speaker ownership, according to the latest Smart Audio Report from Edison Research and NPR. Edison...

Sportsnet cuts off-air positions as it “repositions” for the future

Rogers' Sportsnet has confirmed it's making an unspecified number of layoffs. The cuts, said to be primarily off-air positions, follow last week's sudden release of...

SiriusXM targets mobile users with new subscription offering

SiriusXM is offering a new "Essential" subscription package targeting listeners who want to access the satellite radio service from their mobile phone, tablet, desktop,...

Nahlah Ayed named new host of CBC Radio One ‘Ideas’

Nahlah Ayed will succeed Paul Kennedy as the new host of CBC Radio One's Ideas, starting in September. Kennedy, who announced earlier this year he...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Numeris answers your questions on year-round measurement

Numeris is set to start year-round measurement in all radio diary markets starting in August. This major shift for small and medium market radio has...

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