Tag: Canada

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

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Ian “The General” MacArthur is leaving 98.1 CHFI Toronto after 34 years. MacArthur has been a Senior Producer and On-Air Contributor with the...

CRTC data shows commercial radio, television revenues hit hardest by pandemic

Commercial radio and private conventional television were hit the hardest by the pandemic impact on advertising as Canadian broadcast revenues declined overall by 6.6%...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Keith Radford, the Windsor, ON-born WKBW-TV Buffalo anchor, has retired after 50 years in radio and television. Radford had been with WKBW for...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Hugh Burrill is leaving broadcasting and Sportsnet The Fan 590 (CJCL-AM) Toronto to take up a new position as Communications Manager for Sporting...

More than 400 radio stations to participate in ‘A Day to...

More than 400 radio stations across the country will participate in A Day to Listen on Wednesday, June 30 - an event recognizing National...

TV & Film News – BANFF Rockie Awards International Program winners...

The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) has announced the winners of the 2021 Rockie Awards International Program Competition. The UK came away with a...

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REVOLVING DOOR: Mike Stafford, the morning show host on Toronto’s Global News Radio 640 (CFMJ-AM), and Corus Entertainment have parted ways after the news/talk veteran...

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...