Tag: CRTC

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

Paul Larsen’s Radius Holdings makes bid for Kelowna’s CKOO-FM

Paul Larsen, the former co-owner and President of Clear Sky Radio, has made a bid to take over the broadcast licence for Kelowna's CKOO-FM. Up...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – BCE net earnings down 64%...

BCE Q2 2020 operating revenue was $5,354 million, down 9.1% compared to Q2 2019, due to reduced consumer and commercial activity as COVID-19 negatively...

Radio & Podcast News – Alan Thicke honoured by Canadian Songwriters...

The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (CSHF) has inducted the iconic theme songs from Facts of Life, Diff’rent Strokes and Wheel of Fortune, co-written...

Radio & Podcast News – CRTC revokes two Quebec broadcast licences,...

  The CRTC has ordered two Quebec French-language radio stations off the air following a lengthy history of non-compliance. The commission announced Friday it would...

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Scott Metcalfe, Rogers’ National Format Director of News and the longtime news director at Toronto’s 680 News (CFTR-AM), has announced he’ll retire early...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CAJ condemns journalist attacks at...

Ça peut sembler rigolo. NON, un "câlin" non-désiré, n'est pas moins pire qu'une insulte ou que des menaces. Les femmes journalistes ne devraient pas avoir...

TV & Film News – Schitt’s Creek finale season earns 15...

Schitt’s Creek is going out with 15 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series; Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Eugene Levy; an...

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Corus Entertainment initiated restructuring last week with layoffs hitting the Global News network digital desk hard as part of a move away from...

ANALYSIS: Why we must act now on the Yale report (Part...

More delay, indecision, will force a choice upon us It's time for the government to take action to re-structure Canada’s broadcasting system. The Yale Report...

Broadcast Dialogue – The Podcast: Laith Marouf of the Community Media...

Laith Marouf has been fighting for more diversity in Canadian media for more than a decade. His background in community radio and television, led him...