Tag: Canada

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

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos talks Canadian production, pandemic lessons

Netflix co-CEO and Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has revealed that the streaming giant will start production on its first Original Canadian feature film...

Sign Offs

Cam Cathcart, 83, on June 5, unexpectedly at home. Cathcart spent 25 years with CBC as a reporter, foreign correspondent, producer, and on-air host....

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Lucy van Oldenbarneveld is leaving CBC Ottawa with her final turn as co-host of the local supper-hour newscast on June 30. van Oldenbarneveld...

Evanov’s CHLO becomes first Canadian AM to utilize IBOC HD technology

Evanov Communications is banking on HD technology to help alleviate growing sound quality and interference issues plaguing the AM broadcast band. The company has begun...

Broadcast & production orgs urge swift passage of Bill C-10 as...

The Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB), Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the Directors Guild of...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Caroline Paquet will take the helm of Cogeco Media and its 23 radio stations, effective July 5. Paquet steps into the President’s role...

The Weekly Briefing

  REVOLVING DOOR: Wayne Gretzky has reached a multi-year agreement with Turner Sports’ networks to offer studio analysis during key moments of the NHL regular season...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Christian Hall will be joining Rogers Sports & Media as National Content Director, JACK and Content Director for Vancouver stations JACK 96.9 (CJAX-FM)...

Podcasts continuing to attract new audience, Infinite Dial Canada study finds

Podcasts are attracting a new audience as media habits continue to be impacted by the pandemic, according to the latest Infinite Dial Canada survey...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Terry DiMonte has announced he's hanging up his headphones after a more than four-decade career in broadcasting. His last day on Montreal's CHOM...