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Sportsnet analyst and former NHL’er John ‘Cheech’ Garrett has passed away
Sportsnet analyst and former NHL goaltender John "Cheech" Garrett has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 74.
A colour commentator on Vancouver Canucks regional broadcasts...
Blink49 Studios, Yuk Yuk’s to develop comedy slate
Blink49 Studios has unveiled a new joint venture with Yuk Yuk’s to develop and produce a slate of live and digital comedy projects.
Under the...
OP-ED: The Public Broadcaster Built the Local Digital Infrastructure. Private Radio...
I came across a thread on LinkedIn recently from someone in Canadian media, frustrated, making the case that CBC was crowding out local stations...
Rogers offering voluntary buyouts to roughly 10K employees
Rogers Communications is offering voluntary departure packages to roughly half of its employees, excluding those at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) and the...
Paramount and Media Pulse expand sales partnership
Media Pulse and Paramount have announced a partnership expansion that will see the Blue Ant Media-owned Connected TV marketplace become the exclusive direct sales...
Networking pipelines key to broadcast engineering succession
Based on the 2025 Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) compensation survey, the numbers confirm what many employers across broadcasting and media operations are already...
‘Heated Rivalry’ to be recognized at Television Academy Honors
Canadian-made phenomenon Heated Rivalry will be honoured by the Television Academy, despite its ineligibility for the Emmy Awards.
The celebrated Crave series is among six...
Signal Hill Insights to launch Canada’s first holistic ‘share of ear’...
Signal Hill Insights has announced it's undertaking Audio on the Move, billed as the first holistic study diving into how and when Canadians are...
2026 NAB Show highlights AI, sports media and the creator economy
AI and its impact on media and entertainment, the creator economy, and live sports - from broadcast rights to distribution - are among the...
CBC Podcasts’ spring/summer slate headlined by new comedy pod ‘The Big...
CBC Podcasts has unveiled its spring/summer slate of original podcasts, headlined by new comedy podcast The Big Five, hosted by musician Donovan Woods and Tom...
Blink49 Studios taps producer Tieren Hawkins to lead vertical content push
Blink49 Studios is pushing further into vertical content and microdrama production, announcing Tuesday it's appointed Canadian producer Tieren Hawkins as Vice President of Vertical...
Freelance Local News Producer (Multiple)
Who we’re looking for:
Rogers tv is looking for freelance producers in various markets across Canada. These freelancers will produce short-form community news stories as...
Departure Festival + Conference
Departure Festival + Conference from Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (OVG) returns May 4-10, 2026.
Early bird conference and priority passes are on sale now at departureto.com. Hotel X...
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