Tag: Canada

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

Stand Up To Cancer telecast raises $162.7M and counting

Stand Up To Cancer Canada (SU2C Canada) says Friday night's star-studded fundraising telecast in Canada and the U.S. has raised $162.7 million CDN so far. For the third...

Cardinal, Alias Grace lead DGC TV Award nominees

Cardinal and Alias Grace lead the nominations for The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) 2018 DGC Awards for Television Series, Movies for Television and...

New PPM Ratings: May – August 2018

By David Bray The latest radio book is out. The new PPM release from Numeris reflects the 13-week listening period covering May 28th to Aug. 26th, 2018.  David...

Citytv unveils fall schedule highlighted by Murphy Brown revival

Citytv has released its fall schedule anchored by Candice Bergen’s return as broadcast news legend Murphy Brown (Sept. 27). The network has picked up the CBS...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Netflix has hired Stéphane Cardin, VP of Industry and Public Affairs for the Canada Media Fund (CMF), as its first Canadian employee. Cardin...

The Weekly Briefing

RADIO/AUDIO/PODCAST: Sauga 960 AM (CKNT-AM) Mississauga launched Sept. 4, nearly seven years after getting approval from the CRTC. Owner Elliott Kerr who also owns local...

CTV confirms fall premiere dates

CTV has confirmed its fall premiere dates with its 2018/2019 television season kicking off with the 70th Emmy Awards on Sept. 17. Other hotly-anticipated...

CRTC ups PNI spending requirements for Bell, Corus

The CRTC has increased the programs of national interest (PNI) spending requirement for both the English and French-language large television ownership groups. The move comes...

Netflix hires CMF VP Cardin as first Canadian employee

Netflix has hired Stéphane Cardin, VP of Industry and Public Affairs for the Canada Media Fund (CMF), as its first Canadian employee. According to La...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Shaun Majumder will not be returning to This Hour Has 22 Minutes on CBC this fall due to "creative differences". He made the...