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Unionized journalists and producers at TVO vote 100% in support of strike mandate

TVO employees, unionized under the Canadian Media Guild (CMG), have voted 100% in support of a strike mandate. The collective agreement governing journalists, producers and...

Stingray Charlottetown mourns passing of longtime broadcaster Kerri Wynne Macleod

Stingray Charlottetown is mourning the passing of longtime Ocean 100 (CHTN-FM) morning show co-host Kerri Wynne MacLeod on Sunday, following an ongoing illness. She...

‘Ongoing History of New Music’ celebrates 30 years

Ongoing History of New Music, the long-running music documentary series hosted by Alan Cross, will celebrate its 30-year anniversary on Toronto's 102.1 the Edge...

Rogers Sports & Media beta testing new ‘RadioGPT’ AI voice tech

Rogers Sports & Media is beta testing new AI voice tech from broadcast solutions provider, Futuri, capable of training artificial intelligence to power a...

Google news blocking test amounts to ‘bully tactics,’ says CAB President

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) is accusing Google of using bullying tactics as the digital giant confirms it's been testing limiting Canadian users...

Corus rebrands linear kids’ channels

Corus Entertainment has announced it's rebranding two of its linear kids' television channels, as TELETOON moves solely into the streaming space. Starting March 27, TELETOON's...

Rogers Sports & Media confirms layoffs at Pacific Content branded podcast division

Rogers Sports & Media has confirmed restructuring is underway at its branded podcast division, Pacific Content. Acquired by Rogers in 2019, the branded content studio...

More than half of Canadians binge-viewing monthly, says MTM

Media Technology Monitor (MTM) has released new data indicating more than half of Canadians are binge-viewing television monthly. Fifty-eight per cent of Canadians, 18+, say...

CBC’s The Porter leads 2023 Canadian Screen Awards nominations

CBC drama series The Porter leads the nominees for this year's Canadian Screen Awards, set to recognize talent across 145 television, film and digital...

CBC TV, TVO exec Peter Herrndorf has died

Media executive and former National Arts Centre (NAC) President & CEO Peter Herrndorf passed away Saturday. He was 82. Born in Amsterdam and raised in...

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