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CBC News announces closure of China bureau

CBC News has announced the closure of the public broadcaster's China bureau, citing its inability to secure visas for its journalists from the Chinese...

Unifor calls for Bill C-11 amendments to maintain local news

Unifor is calling for amendments to Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act, directed specifically at preserving local news as employment levels in broadcasting decline. Unifor...

The News Forum granted mandatory distribution

The CRTC has approved an application for mandatory distribution made by The News Forum for its national news service. Launched in 2020, the right-of-centre news...

One in three Canadians dropped a streaming subscription in the past six months: Angus Reid

One in three Canadians have cancelled at least one subscription to a streaming platform in the last six months, according to new data from...

Second Rogers/Shaw mediation attempt fails

A second attempt at mediation in the $36 billion Rogers-Shaw merger has failed. Earlier today, Quebecor Inc., Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications attended a mediation...

Gen Z leading Spoken Word Audio’s continued growth

Edison Research and NPR have released the fourth edition of their Spoken Word Audio Report, which shows continued growth in share of listening, particularly...

I Mother Earth drummer Christian Tanna joins 94.9 The Rock

94.9 The Rock (CKGE-FM), serving Greater Toronto and Oshawa, is doubling down on its rock star talent, announcing that Christian Tanna of I Mother...

Optimism amid uncertainty at OAB’s Connection ’22

The Ontario Association of Broadcasters (OAB) Connection '22 came back with a bang as it returned in-person for the first time since 2019. If there...

Status quo not an option for radio, Deloitte tells OAB

Broadcasters were told to prepare for potential negative growth as economic uncertainty starts to impact discretionary spending, Deloitte's Josef Hrebik told last week's Ontario...

SiriusXM drops four CBC/Radio-Canada music channels

SiriusXM has quietly dropped four of CBC/Radio-Canada's music channels as the satellite radio provider and streamer moves to bring more of its programming in-house. SiriusXM...

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