Tag: Digital

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

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Ronnie Stanton has been promoted to Vice-President, Audio at Corus Entertainment, leading the Corus Audio division and overseeing its 39 FM and AM...

Online & Digital Media News – Meta begins news blocking process...

Meta has confirmed it has begun the process of ending news availability in Canada on Facebook and Instagram, ahead of the implementation of the...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: This is a 📻 Goodbye. Sort of. Friday marks my last @CityNewsKIT morning show. Huge Thank You, Gary Doyle, for hiring me almost...

Relaxing paywall access boosts subscriber counts longterm, says new study

A new study finds temporarily relaxing or suspending paywall access on news sites eventually leads to an increase in subscribers. Published in the journal...

Online & Digital Media News – Acadia Broadcasting shutters Maritime biz...

Acadia Broadcasting has shuttered its Maritime business publication Huddle, which it acquired in 2019. In a company announcement, Acadia President Chris Pearson cited an...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Pascale St-Onge has been appointed the new Minister of Canadian Heritage as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced an anticipated cabinet shuffle Wednesday morning....

CBC Podcasts launches YouTube channel

CBC Podcasts has launched a new channel on YouTube, making a collection of the public broadcaster's most popular shows available through the platform. Audiences can now...

Online & Digital Media News – ‘Regulatory and financial uncertainty’ leads...

Nordstar Capital, owner of Torstar (the Toronto Star and Metroland Media Group), and Postmedia Network have terminated discussions regarding a potential merger. The companies...

The Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Brad Phillips is set to retire from his role as Senior Vice President, Corus Audio in early August. Phillips has been with Corus...

Online & Digital Media News – Postmedia in merger talks with...

Postmedia is in talks with the owners of the Toronto Star, discussing a potential merger. Nordstar Capital, owner of Metroland Media Group and the...