Tag: CBC

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

FRIENDS petition to restore local CBC TV newscasts gaining traction

A petition by independent CBC watchdog, FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting, calling on the public broadcaster to restore local TV newscasts is gaining traction. CBC announced...

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Vern McNair, 91, on Mar. 11. Raised on a farm near Shoal Lake, MB, McNair was a pioneer in Canadian farm broadcasting. Starting his career...

CBC News Network coverage to temporarily replace local CBC TV newscasts

CBC News Network coverage will replace local CBC supper hour and evening TV newscasts across the country starting today, with the exception of CBC...

‘Movie Night in Canada’ to replace HNIC on CBC

With the cancellation of the NHL season, CBC is introducing 'Movie Night in Canada' which will replace Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) on its...

CBC commits to gender-balanced sports coverage

CBC Sports has announced a commitment to gender-balanced coverage of sports and athlete stories, in recognition of International Women’s Day, Sunday, Mar. 8. The public...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – SAIT Broadcast Systems Technology course...

SAIT’s Broadcast Systems Technology (BSXT) program, the last broadcast engineering course of its kind left in the country, is set to fall under provincial...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Call for sponsors for The...

Broadcast Dialogue is issuing a call for sponsors for The Great Canadian Suite, an NAB Las Vegas tradition for most of the last six...

TV & Film News – Brad Peyton to receive CFC Award...

The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) has announced that director, producer and writer Brad Peyton is the recipient of its seventh annual CFC Award for...

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Kevin Horner, 60, suddenly on Feb. 2. A graduate of SAIT’s Class of 1987, Horner started with CTV Calgary (CFCN) part-time while still a...

Anna Maria Tremonti to receive CJF Tribute honour

Longtime CBC journalist and host Anna Maria Tremonti is this year's recipient of the Canadian Journalism Foundation's Tribute honour, recognizing a journalist who has made...