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Lionsgate and Bell Media partner on comedy/drama co-development deal

Lionsgate and Bell Media have struck a co-development deal to produce comedy and drama series for the global market. The multi-year partnership will enable Lionsgate...

Corus hires Jeff Norton to head new scripted content venture Waterside Studios

Corus Entertainment has signed an overall deal with UK-based creative content company Dominion of Drama and hired its founder, Jeff Norton, to head its...

ZoomerMedia acquires Daily Hive publisher Buzz Connected Media

ZoomerMedia is pushing further into the digital publishing space, announcing late Monday it has acquired Buzz Connected Media, owner and publisher of Daily Hive. A leading digital...

CISN-FM founder Bob McCord signs off

The Edmonton broadcast community is mourning the passing of former 630 CHED personality and CISN-FM founder Bob McCord. McCord died Monday at his home...

Centennial, Fanshawe & Seneca collaborate to address screen industries skills shortage

Fanshawe, Seneca and Centennial College are collaborating on a new set of microcredential courses to address the skills shortage in Ontario's screen-based industries as the...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: World College Radio Day founder Dr. Rob Quicke

Over 600 college radio stations in more than 45 countries will celebrate World College Radio Day on Friday, Oct. 7. On this episode of Broadcast...

Lisa LaFlamme to join CityNews as special correspondent

CityNews has announced that Lisa LaFlamme will help anchor its coverage of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, as a special correspondent. LaFlamme, 58, joins...

‘The Paul Wells Show’ signs Toronto Star and iPolitics as media partners

The Toronto Star and iPolitics have signed on as media partners for upcoming podcast, The Paul Wells Show, scheduled to launch in mid-September. Hosted...

Telecom providers strike formal mutual aid agreement

Canada's telecom service providers have struck a formal agreement committing to provide support and assistance should another provider be faced with a major network...

Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach named new host of Canadaland’s ‘The Backbench’

Canadaland has unveiled its fall podcast slate, headlined by the introduction of Jeopardy! champion Mattea Roach as the incoming host of weekly political pod,...

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