Tag: Bell Media

All things Bell Media from Broadcast Dialogue, Canada’s broadcast industry publication of record.

Online & Digital Media News – TVA Sports moves to digital-only...

Quebecor’s TVA Sports says it’s responding to sports fans’ changing demands as it moves to 100% digital-only sportscasts, as well as daily news podcasts....

Radio & Podcast News – Numeris cancels fall radio diary release

Numeris has cancelled its Fall 2020 Radio Release. In a communique to members last week, the audience measurement agency said while it was confident...

Bell’s Quibi productions to air final broadcast Friday, contract staff impacted

Bell Media has confirmed that production on its Quibi content will cease at the end of the week and a number of contract positions...

Bell Media to continue production on Quibi shows

Bell Media says production is continuing on its Quibi shows as it discusses "next steps" following Wednesday's announcement that the short-form mobile video platform...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Cogeco turns down $11B revised...

Cogeco’s controlling shareholders have turned down a revised $11 billion takeover offer from Rogers Communications Inc. and Altice USA. Cogeco says it received a...

Bell Media President Randy Lennox to depart in 2021

BCE Inc. has announced that Randy Lennox is departing as President of Bell Media in the New Year with Bell Group President and Vice...

Sign Offs

Rob Zittlau, on Oct. 11, in a crash north of Edmonton, with his wife Grace. Following his graduation from the NAIT Radio & Television...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CBC to trim 130 jobs...

CBC is set to cut 130 staff across five locations over the next three months. As reported by the public broadcaster, the cuts were...

Corus scoops Winnipeg Jets radio broadcast rights from Bell Media

Corus Radio and True North Sports + Entertainment have announced a new deal that sees 680 CJOB acquire exclusive radio broadcast rights for the Winnipeg Jets...

HireBIPOC web portal launches aimed at increasing diversity in TV, film...

Bell Media, CBC/Radio-Canada, Corus Entertainment, and Rogers Sports & Media are the Foundational Partners of HireBIPOC, a new industry initiative that launched Monday, aimed at changing hiring...