Tag: Canada

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

Brad Phillips set to retire from Corus Entertainment

Brad Phillips is set to retire from his role as Senior Vice President, Corus Audio. Phillips has been with Corus Entertainment for a decade, starting...

ACTRA members standing in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA

ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) says its 28,000 members are standing in solidarity with SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and the...

Google joins Meta in announcing plan to block news in Canada

Google has joined Meta in announcing that it will remove links to Canadian news stories from its search engine results in response to the...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Kathleen Meek, Manager, Original Content, Drama & Factual, responsible for original scripted and factual series for Global, History Canada, Showcase and W Network,...

SOCAN says not all creators benefiting as digital royalties surge

SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) says it saw a significant year-over-year increase in digital royalties for members as the...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Michael Melling, former Head of CTV News, who more recently held the title of VP, Shared Services, is among the new names to...

Three in 10 Canadians actively avoiding news, says MTM report

Three in 10 online Canadians are actively avoiding news content, according to a newly-published report from Media Technology Monitor (MTM). The report, gauging Canadian perspectives...

Sign Offs

Doug Caldwell, on June 12. Following his graduation from the Radio Television Program at NSCC Kingstec, Caldwell got his start in broadcasting with Annapolis...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: CTV National News Executive Producer Rosa Hwang has departed the network as Bell moves to lay off 1,300 staff, amounting to six per...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Catherine Tait’s appointment as President & CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada has been extended another 18 months, until Jan. 2, 2025. The former President &...