Tag: Canada

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

Canadian Sync Awards return during Canadian Music Week

The Canadian Sync Awards are returning to Toronto during Canadian Music Week (CMW), recognizing excellence in music supervision in screen media. Presented during CMW, in...

Sign Offs

Stuart Robertson, 74, on March 27. Robertson was called to the Ontario bar in 1974, starting his career with CBC’s legal department and eventually...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Corus Entertainment has restructured its radio division to reinforce the distinction between the company’s radio news teams and opinion-based talk programming. The internal...

Removal of RT by Canadian BDUs exposes power dynamic

The laudable removal of the Russian government’s propaganda service, RT, from the channel lineups in Canada exposed more than just the ease with which...

Just one-third of immigrant journalists employed, finds NCM survey

Canada's first-ever study of immigrant and refugee journalists reveals that less than one-third are employed in the Canadian media industry and of those, over...

Sign Offs

Don Johnston, 91, on Feb. 27. Growing up in Hamilton, a summer stint as a copy boy at the Hamilton Spectator sparked Johnston’s career...

TV & Film News – Russia Today removed by Canadian carriers

Russia Today (RT), Russia’s state-owned television network, has been removed by Canadian cable providers including Bell, Rogers, Shaw and Telus, and faces sanctions on...

Canadian carriers add Ukraine channels to basic packages

With the increased demand for reliable information on the evolving situation in Ukraine, some cable providers have added Ukrainian channels to their basic television...

Corus to launch Magnolia Network in Canada

Corus Entertainment will launch the Magnolia Network – Chip and Joanna Gaines’ joint media venture with Discovery, Inc. - in Canada, starting March 28. Curated...

Russian state television removed by Canadian carriers, sanctioned online

Russia Today (RT), Russia's state-owned television network, has been removed by Canadian cable providers including Bell, Rogers, Shaw and Telus, and additionally faces sanctions...