Tag: Film

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

TV & Film News – NHL, NBA return draws sports fans...

Sportsnet says Canadian sports fans returned in droves last weekend for the long-awaited debut of the Stanley Cup Qualifiers and NBA, with the network...

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...

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...

TV & Film News – Networks prepare for return of major...

Sportsnet is preparing for the return of the NHL, MLB and NBA across its TV, radio and streaming platforms. Its MLB coverage begins Friday,...

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Crossroads Christian Communications, the parent company of independent religious station, YES TV, has named Reverend Kevin Shepherd as its news CEO, effective Sept....

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Nirmala Naidoo, former CBC and Global Calgary anchor, and New Brunswick lawyer Ellen C. Desmond have been named to the two vacant commissioner...

TV & Film News – CMPA continues to lobby for national...

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) is lauding the Quebec government announcement of a $51 million fund to help reopen Quebec's film and television...

Sign Offs

Ray Orchard, 89, on June 19. Orchard’s radio career began at CJVI Victoria in the 1940s, while he was still a teenager. Orchard moved...

TV & Film News – CBC reveals successful Creative Relief Fund...

thinktv, on behalf of member companies, Bell Media, Corus Entertainment, Rogers Sports & Media and Quebecor Media, has announced an agreement in principle to...

Weekly Briefing

REVOLVING DOOR: Harvard Broadcasting has eliminated its General Manager positions across the chain as it looks to minimize the revenue impacts of COVID-19. The layoffs...