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Radio and music industry veteran Bobby Gale killed

Radio and music industry veteran Bobby Gale died Friday night following a highway accident on his way home from a concert in Montreal. Gale, who...

Podcast listening growing in U.S., but getting whiter

Edison Research has released The Podcast Consumer 2019, the latest deep dive into the audience for podcasting in the U.S. The study combines new...

Bro Jake, Gerry Forbes, Guy Brouillard to be inducted into Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame

Guy Brouillard, Gerry Forbes, and Brother Jake Edwards have been announced as the 2019 inductees into the Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame. They'll be honoured...

Canadian Radio Music Award nominees released

The Canadian Music Week (CMW) Broadcast Jury has released the list of nominees for this year's Canadian Radio Music Awards. The winners of the...

Brad Karp named Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of the Year

Brad Karp, the morning show host at Rogers' Country 93.3 (CJOK-FM) Fort McMurray, is the 2019 recipient of the Allan Waters Young Broadcaster of...

Radio & Podcast News – Glacier Media acquires Castanet and Kelowna’s SOFT 103.9

Glacier Media Inc. has announced the sale of its interest in investment data and analytics firm Fundata Canada for $55 million, and its subsequent...

SiriusXM and Netflix partner on “Netflix Is A Joke Radio” comedy channel

SiriusXM Canada and Netflix have announced the launch of Netflix Is A Joke Radio, a full-time comedy channel to air exclusively on SiriusXM ch....

New study asserts YouTube is top destination for podcast listening

YouTube is the number one destination for podcast listening, according to new study by the University of Florida College of Journalism and Futuri Media. The...

Futuri-Nielsen study concludes radio is ready for time-shift revolution

A new Futuri-Nielsen study concludes that there is a "profound appetite" for time-shifted content among radio listeners, particularly among younger audiences, yet those opportunities...

Glacier Media sells interest in Fundata, acquires Kelowna’s Castanet

Vancouver-based Glacier Media Inc. has announced the sale of its interest in Fundata Canada for $55 million, and its subsequent acquisition of Castanet Media,...

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