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CBC, Citytv, CTV, Global to simulcast Stand Up To Cancer special

All four major, English-language, Canadian networks will once again simulcast the Stand Up To Cancer (SUC2) fundraising telecast on Friday, Sept. 7. For the third time,...

Romanuk leaves HNIC, Bartlett new regional voice of Leafs

Paul Romanuk has called his last Leafs game for Hockey Night in Canada. Sportsnet PR announced the move on Twitter Thursday saying “Paul Romanuk has elected to...

APTN to premiere three-part doc challenging Indigenous stereotypes

APTN is set to premiere its three-part documentary series First Contact, Sept. 11-13, aimed at challenging the average Canadian's stereotypical perceptions of Indigenous people. Narrated...

CBC live streaming 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships

CBC begins live streaming the 2018 World Wheelchair Basketball Championships today through Aug. 26, from Hamburg, Germany. Canada historically has been a world leader in wheelchair...

Corus Toronto’s Sandra Carusi loses battle to cancer

Sandra Carusi, longtime Corus Toronto sales rep and host of Inside Jokes on AM 640 (CFMJ-AM), has lost her battle to breast cancer. Carusi died...

Evanov rebrands Live 105 Halifax in move to take on Newcap’s Q104

Evanov Radio’s Live 105 (CKHY-FM) Halifax has been rebranded to Rock 105.1, in a move to compete with ratings powerhouse Q104 (CFRQ-FM). Program director J.D. Desrosiers tells Broadcast Dialogue, the...

Bell Media becomes Canadian broadcast home to VICE

Bell Media and VICE Media have struck a long-term programming deal that will see VICE content air and stream across Bell television, mobile, and...

DAZN signs Canadian distribution deal with World Boxing Super Series

DAZN Canada has announced a number of sports-streaming and distribution deals, including an exclusive three-year Canadian distribution agreement with World Boxing Super Series (WBSS)....

Cameras rolling in N.S., P.E.I. on new CBC original comedy Cavendish

Cameras are rolling on Season 1 of new original comedy series Cavendish, set to premiere in winter 2019 on CBC. The half-hour series is shooting...

Jim Pattison Broadcast Group to acquire Fabmar Communications

The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG) is poised to acquire Fabmar Communications and its four radio station licences in B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan. Subject to CRTC...

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