Tag: Layoffs

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Shaw temporarily lays off 10%...

Shaw Communications has temporarily laid off approximately 10% of its workforce, mostly those in retail and sales roles, effective Apr. 16. President and CEO...

Shaw temporarily lays off 10% of workforce

Shaw Communications says it's made the difficult decision to temporarily lay off approximately 10% of its workforce, mostly those in retail and sales roles,...

Radio & Podcast News – At home radio listening up 29%...

Radio Connects has released COVID-19 Insights, an analysis of radio listening in the five PPM markets, that indicates at home tuning of AM/FM radio...

Stingray Radio temporarily lays off 90 nationwide

Stingray Radio has temporarily laid off just under 90 employees nationwide due to what Steve Jones, SVP Brands & Content, Radio, describes as a...

Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – CRTC waives $30M in broadcaster...

The CRTC will waive Part I licence fees for broadcasters for the 2020-21 fiscal year, representing a collective savings of $30 million for more...

Glacier Media halts production of Vancouver Courier

Glacier Media has temporarily halted production of the Vancouver Courier and laid off staff, with an internal memo citing revenue losses and poor cash...

Quebecor, Cogeco announce temporary layoffs

Both Quebecor and Cogeco have announced temporary layoffs as media companies move to shutter non-essential parts of their business and grapple with a decline...

Online & Digital Media News – Saltwire Network, CN2i lay off...

Saltwire Network, the biggest newspaper publisher in Atlantic Canada, is laying off 40% of its workforce for up to three months and temporarily shuttering...

Radio & Podcast News – iHeartMedia cuts deep in U.S. as...

iHeartMedia, the largest radio conglomerate in the U.S. with more than 850 radio stations, has announced a new organizational structure for its Markets Group...

TorStar pulls plug on StarMetro brand, lays off 121

Torstar has announced that it will cease publishing print editions of its StarMetro daily commuter papers in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax as...