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KiSS Vancouver parts ways with Kevin Lim & Sonia Sidhu

KiSS Radio (CKKS-FM) Vancouver has parted ways with morning show co-hosts and KiSS network personalities Kevin Lim and Sonia Sidhu. Lim and Sidhu announced the...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Nancy Regan – From Showing Off to Showing Up

Nancy Regan is best-known for her 15-year hosting stint on highly-rated ATV/CTV Atlantic supper-hour lead-in Live at 5...a job she literally fell into after...

CMG fears CRTC decision will lead to cancellation of CBC TV newscasts

The Canadian Media Guild (CMG), the union representing the majority of CBC workers, says it's concerned that Wednesday's CRTC-issued licence renewal sets out a...

CRTC imposes new spending, reporting requirements on CBC/Radio-Canada

The CRTC is imposing new spending and reporting requirements on CBC/Radio-Canada that the regulator says will promote the creation of more diverse content, while...

Average SOCAN writer-member made $67 from online streaming in 2021

While SOCAN royalties were up in 2021, the Canadian rights management organization says the average writer-member received just $67 in royalties from online streaming...

Smart Audio Report shows smart speakers increasingly the go-to to access media

Edison Research and NPR's 2022 Smart Audio Report, which looks at usage of voice technology in the U.S., finds that smart speakers are increasingly the...

DGC BC tentative agreement includes wage increases, meal penalty, among other improvements

The Directors Guild of Canada, BC District Council (DGC BC) has shared details of a tentative agreement it's recommending to members that includes a...

SkyChoice challenges Bell’s ‘FIBE’ trademark in Federal Court

SkyChoice Communications is challenging Bell Canada's FIBE trademark in Federal Court, maintaining it's impeding independent ISPs from using the word "fiber" in their marketing...

CRTC imposes $7.5M in penalties on Bell in telephone pole dispute

The CRTC has imposed a total of $7.5 million in penalties on Bell Canada for three violations of the Telecommunications Act, related to an ongoing dispute in regards...

Friends: The Reunion, Captive doc among 2022 Banff Rockie Award winners

The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) has announced the winners of the 2022 Rockie Awards International Program Competition. Juried by a panel of 150 international...

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