Tag: Canada

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

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Donald Lizotte, General Manager and Chief Revenue Office, CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions, is set to retire March 31. Lizotte has been with...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Michelle van Beusekom has been named the new President and CEO of British Columbia public broadcaster, Knowledge Network. van Beusekom has had a...

Zane Schwartz, CEO & Editor-in-Chief of the Investigative Journalism Foundation

The current reality is that it's harder than ever to do investigative journalism amidst a broken freedom of information system and tight resources, in...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Vicky Eatrides has been named the new Chairperson and CEO of the CRTC, beginning her five-year appointment Jan. 5. Most recently Assistant Deputy...

Investigative Journalism Foundation launches with eye to helping media ‘follow the...

You're probably familiar with the catchphrase "follow the money" which rose to popularity alongside the release of 1976 Watergate docudrama "All the President's Men,"...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: George Lagogianes, co-host of CP24 BREAKFAST, has announced his retirement. Lagogianes, whose 36-year broadcast career has included stops at MuchMusic, Citytv, and CBC,...

How many journalists could ChatGPT replace? I asked it

Unless you've been off the grid for the past few weeks, you have probably heard the buzz by now around ChatGPT, the OpenAI model...

Sign Offs

Michael Blake, 66, on Nov. 29 after a year-long battle with cancer. Prior to entering broadcasting, Blake had a goaltending career that began with...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Martin Stringer has retired from CPAC (Cable Public Affairs Channel) after 27 years. Prior to joining CPAC in 1996, Stringer was a producer...

Pluto TV launches in Canada with 20K hours of free programming

Pluto TV made its debut in Canada today, via a partnership with Corus Entertainment, launching with more than 20,000 hours of free programming. The Paramount-owned...